
Thicha: With my strong background in the Pilates field as well as through my many years of teaching Pilates, naturally, I do explore other forms of practices to enhance my Pilates knowledge. MFA: How did you progress to focusing on antigravity aerial Pilates specifically? Once I was fully recovered, I knew I found my calling in spreading the wonderful nature of this exercise method hence I became an instructor trainer. I discovered the beauty and grace of Pilates helped me not only rehabilitate my injury, but also allowed me to put on my ballet shoes once again to dance. Through the recommendation of a fellow dancer, who encouraged me to attend a Pilates class. It was through my many years of ballet dancing that I experienced severe back and ankle injury.

Back in the day, when I was based in Boston and studying at MIT, I was also a ballet dancer with a ballet company. Thicha: My love for Pilates came about simply from my dance background. What encouraged you to try Pilates in the first place? MFA: We understand that Pilates helped cure your ankle injury and other bodily ailments you once had. A low impact workout that not only lengthens, stretches but also strengthens your body and soul, all at once. Our teaching is one that is systematic and encourages mostly on aerial conditioning and proper hammock placement. Thicha: AntiGravity® Aerial Yoga for me, decompresses, refreshes and rejuvenates my body from the simple use of the Harrison AntiGravity® Hammock – what sets AntiGravity® apart from normal aerial yoga apart is the simple fact that, AntiGravity® is the originator and leader in this method of fitness. Marie France Asia: Why AntiGravity® Aerial yoga? And how does this differ from normal aerial yoga? In 1999 Christopher Harrison incorporated his practice of yoga, Pilates and calisthenics into the Harrison AntiGravity®Hammock – thus a new genre of aerial yoga and suspension fitness was born.By lowering the aerial silks onto almost ground level, Christopher Harrison discovered the Harrison AntiGravity® Hammock.

AntiGravity® Fitness techniques were at first concentrated upon aerial arts techniques through aerial silks.

