What Makes a Great Aerial Yoga Teacher?

A great aerial yoga teacher is defined not by performing hard to copy breathtaking aerial yoga tricks or how wide their split is, but by knowing how to lead the class, how to adapt the pose to each person, how to react and solve critical situations quickly and safely, how to set new goals and reach them together and above all to inspire the students. In other words it's great being able to do epic tricks and being bendy but there is so much more to being a motivational and inspirational teacher.

After years of practice and experience in aerial yoga and teaching over 7,000+ hours of yoga classes, teacher training courses, workshops, retreats and gaining so much knowledge of teaching aerial yoga and meeting various people with different body types, health issues, injuries and facing challenging situations, I discovered how aerial yoga leads to improvement and can benefit everyone with whatever goals they have. 

I felt that it was time to systematise everything that I’ve learned over the years and pass it on to others who desire to teach aerial yoga or further their own practice. I have spent time to develop my aerial yoga method where I was looking for a way to adapt a pose to each person, so that the pose would be accessible to everyone, also, putting emphasis on alignment, presentation of the class and the space you create as a teacher. When I started practicing aerial yoga, very few people were aerial yoga practitioners and little information was available, this encouraged me to search through my own practice in my studio with students and adapt ground-based yoga poses to aerial as well as creating unique sequences, transitions, Sun and Moon Salutations.

I lead aerial yoga classes, but also, courses for both: teachers, who want to teach and guide other people through aerial yoga magic, and those who want to deepen their practice at home. I have been running courses for over 10 years now and I am very happy to see how teachers are constantly improving and sharing the joy of aerial yoga with others. Once in the while I receive messages from aerial yoga enthusiast that they want to attend my teacher training course but they already practicing aerial yoga 1-2 years and want to skip Level 1 course and enrol straight to Level 2. But here’s the truth:

📌 You can’t skip the foundations.

Level 1 isn’t just about poses — it’s where you build the teaching mindset, learn how to lead, manage safety, and understand what’s really happening behind the scenes.

So, what makes a great aerial yoga teacher? Is it someone who can do jaw-dropping flips, deep splits, and picture-perfect poses? Or is it the one who can:

✨ Adapt every pose to any body

✨ Know the alignment of the poses and progressions

✨ Guide & hold space for a mixed-level group

✨ Lead with confidence, clarity & care

✨ Set shared goals & help students achieve them

✨ Inspire through presence, not just performance

Being a teacher and being a practitioner is not the same, unless you are both - which is ideal👌 It's great being able to do epic tricks and being bendy but there is so much more to being a motivational and inspirational teacher. Our love for aerial yoga drive us to share the excitement and challenge with others but of course, as a teacher you should never forget your own practice and developing your skills - by continually growing you'll be able to share more!😀💖🧚‍♀️

More aerial tips, alignment of the poses are in my courses🎓 Deepen your aerial yoga practice with my Live or Online 50hr CamiyogAIR Aerial Yoga Teacher Training courses, Yin, Level 1, Level 2 & Level 3!🤸‍♀️🕊💖📚

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