Antwerp Aerial // Souplesse Oblige
Heidi Wittevrongel
SURRENDER EXPAND RELEASE
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Aerial Yoga
Experience the traditional yoga postures in a unique way using the hammock.
Enjoy a sense of weightlessness, freedom, space and length throughout your body.
Aerial yoga might seem like an intimidating exercise at first but it can be
incredibly rewarding and exciting.
Where to?
After 5.5 successful years aerial yoga classes come to an end at Zaal Van Trier. I'm taking a break from teaching yoga.
So where to now? I can recommend
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my teacher Boban at HOMYOGABREDA
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my colleague Tamara at Inner Balance Center in Brecht
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my student Lise at Ugo Relax in Wijnegem
Fans of the beautiful location Zaal Van Trier can check out the different teachers on the website and take yin yoga or kundalini.
I don't know anyone teaching aerial yoga in the centre of Antwerp but you can give trapeze yoga a try (I haven't).
My favorite place to take yoga in Antwerp is Hatha Yoga Surya. That's where I will work on my own relaxation.
A heartfelt thank you to all my dear students.
It was truly a pleasure to teach you all. Namasté
FLAIR MAGAZINE
“Zacht wiegend in mijn hangmat kwam ik tot het besef dat ik zonet een uur lang pure me-time had beleefd.”​
— Flair artdirector Line
About
LIFE IS YOGA
My first passion was dance. In the eighties I started dancing to music by Michael Jackson and Prince and watched movies like Flashdance and Footloose over and over again.
After a fantastic summer dance workshop in Albuquerque, New Mexico I took the plunge and moved to the US to study dance. During my BFA in Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico I took classes in modern dance, flamenco and African dance. I especially enjoyed the many opportunities to perform.
Back in Belgium I took a steady job at the magazine Humo but continued dancing, teaching and choreographing, mainly at Dance Studio Kriskin in Turnhout.
In 2014 – doing a simple turn - I tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus of my right knee in dance class. During the recovery from two knee surgeries I discovered a new passion: yoga.
In order to immerse myself in the world of yoga I enrolled in the life changing yoga teacher training organized by Manoj and Sanjeev Bhanot of Yogalife. Since then I have been spreading yoga love in
hatha, vinyasa and aerial yoga classes.
LET'S FLY
May 2015 in New York I took my very first Aerial Yoga class at Sacred Sounds in Greenwich Village and absolutely loved it. For me it links dance and yoga: it gives me the flow, freedom and joy of dance and the union of body, breath and mind of yoga.
I kept searching online for Aerial Yoga classes in Antwerp but since no one was teaching it here I decided to start Aerial Yoga classes myself. I found the right teacher and training with Boban Krstic from
HOM Yoga Breda.
As of January 21 2018 Antwerp Aerial is flying at Zaal Van Trier.
Antwerp Aerial featured in the first season of Dancing With The Stars, in the late-night talk show 'Gert Late Night' and in the trailer of F*** You Very, Very Much.​
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ANTWERP AERIAL TAKES A BREAK AFTER JUNE 2023
I'm 52 years old. I don't mind the age, it's just a number. But it is an age - for me - that mentally and physically triggers an awful lot as a result of hormonal changes. Menopause is not limited to hot flashes.
Menopause for me means aching joints and extreme fatigue and many other minor inconveniences.
This is the reason why I have decided to quit teaching yoga. I enjoy spreading the yoga love
but for now I have to look for relaxation for myself.
Namasté
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