7 Mind-Blowing Yoga Swing Poses for Ultimate Flexibility

Looking to improve the flexibility and want to achieve the next level with Yoga? Let me introduce you to the world of Yoga swing poses and they might just be the answer to your prayers. 

Here are those special innovative poses, those you can try in a yoga swing or an aerial hammock, they can change your workout and give you great results.

Yoga exercises, or asanas, of conventional yoga programs may seem rather monotonous and, therefore, might not adequately stimulate your muscles. 

This can cause a lot of frustration and slow progress towards achieving set goals. But do not worry, there are yoga swing poses which are a welcome change because they afford the practitioner a chance to progress to the next level.

Without further ado, the swing yoga poses you have been waiting for, 7 Mind-Blowing Yoga Swing Poses for Ultimate Flexibility. All these poses are in a way that targets your musculature differently and thus makes your practice useful and fun.

7 best yoga swing poses

Yoga swings come in different varieties and types, but in this feature, I am going to list out the 7 best yoga swing poses. ^[1]

1-  Inverted Split

How to Do It: The first thing that one needs to do is catch the swing handles and bring one leg over the hammock. 

Now, using your other leg, stretch it out backward while keeping it off the floor. Ensure your abdominal muscles are switched on and you need to avoid falling backwards.

Benefits: This pose facilitates the hamstrings and the hips as well as balances the body — with added effect of boosting the abdominal muscles. 

It’s perfect for deepening the splits particularly if you want a way to make adjustments to your body flexibility.

2- Flying Pigeon Pose

How to Do It: Standing up, get one leg into the swing and take your other leg back. Bend forward at the hip joint such that your chest is close to your folded leg as you stretch your other leg backward as far as possible.

Benefits: This pose releases the hips and tones your behind and tummy muscles. That’s great for people targeting their pigeon pose and hips flexors.

3- Aerial Warrior II

How to Do It: Place the swing at your hip level, now, move one leg forward then spread your arms as far as possible. 

Bend the front knee and bend forward at the waist, drawing the head and chest towards the front knee while keeping the back straight to maintain a plank-like stance.

Benefits: Like all the poses, this also helps to increase flexibility of the hip joint, helps develop Bigger muscles for the legs and helps to balance the entire body. 

It is an effective technique for practicing Warrior II with the bonus of the swing movement to support the stretch.

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4-  Suspended Forward Fold

How to Do It: Sitting, with your legs stretched forward in the air, sit right on the metallic chair like the one in the picture below. 

Bend in your waist, grab the swing’s chains and let your upper body rest while you stretch your hamstrings and lower back.

Benefits: This is a very beneficial posture for the hamstrings and lower back and as such one will benefit from this stretch if he has tight muscles in these parts of the body.

5- Aerial Backbend

How to Do It: Initially, one must put the back on the seat of the swing and stretch both arms up towards the head position. 

Swing your hips slightly forward while curling your spine, so that the back muscles lean into the swing as you arch your back further.

Benefits: This pose loosens the chest and the shoulders and affects the correct position of spines, and is good for back muscles. Ideal for enhancing the range of motion, and reducing stiffness in the back and Shoulders.

6- Upside Down Mermaid Pose

How to Do It: Holding this position while sitting in the swing, extend one leg and swing it over the top of the swing and hook it over the other leg. 

Bring your other leg far as you can to the side, while you raise one of your arms as far as you can towards your opposite foot.

Benefits: This posture benefits the hips, sides of the thighs, and side of body and at the same time strengthens the tummy muscles. It is rather fun and contributes to improving your mermaid pose.

7- Aerial Handstand

How to Do It: To perform the trick: Clasp the swing with your hands and lift your legs up, make sure your body rests against the swing while in a handstand.

Benefits: This pose is a modification to the regular handstand; this is because it strengthens the upper body, helps in developing balance and presents a different variation of the handstand. 

It is for the intermediate to the advanced yoga practitioners because it can be somewhat demanding.

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Expertise and Experience

Based on my practice and years of teaching yoga and aerial fitness, here I have provided details of yoga swing poses based on my experience. 

These 7 poses are chosen insofar as they are effective at loosening up in the flexible sense of the word and they can be added to most any routine to provide variety. ^[2]

All the described swing yoga poses will help to increase flexibility and bring enthusiasm to your further practice.

Conclusion

Yoga swing poses are fun and will give your flexibility and yoga practice a new level of enjoyment. 

It doesn’t matter if you are new to Yoga or if you’ve been practicing for years, these seven exercises can help anyone get the flexibility they want from Yoga and put a much needed twist to your practice. 

So what is it you have been waiting for, pick up your swing yoga poses and prepare for a total body makeover!

You can reach out to other like-minded yogis and let them also read this article and become aware of some of the fantastic yoga swing poses. 

Happy swinging!

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