Ebony Prinns stretches her arms and legs out like a child playing Superman while she balances on the upstretched feet of Scott Cashins.

They are practising AcroYoga, a combination of yoga practice with acrobatics.

Mr Cashins said class participants learned about trust and having fun with movement.

"We don't get to be so playful in our day-to-day lives," he said.

"So having that time and allowing ourselves to be playful just opens up new possibilities for a lot of people in other aspects of their lives."

Scott Cashins says everyone gets a go at being the base and the flyer in the classes. ( 936 ABC hobart: Ted Dobrotin )

AcroYoga is a fairly new activity trend in Hobart.

"I would say it's the yoga of trust," Mr Cashins said.

"It's combining the fluid movement of yoga with the trust of another person to support you through those movements."

How does it work?

One person acts as the "base", lying on the floor with their legs in the air.

The other person is the "flyer". They balance themselves on the feet of the base and go through a number of yoga poses.

Mr Cashins and Ms Prinns have been yoga devotees for many years and are able to flow through a number of poses in an acrobatic style with ease.

But they believe anyone can do it.

Their advice: Start off with slow and steady movements and have a third person acting as a spotter to prevent falls.

'It's not circus'

"With AcroYoga, you don't need to be super fit, you just [need] a sense of adventure and playfulness," Mr Cashins said.

Ms Prinns said it was different from standard tumbling classes.

"It's not circus," she said.

"It's not like we come and we train these tricks; we come to have an experience together, interacting with others and moving our bodies in new ways."

Surprisingly, given the one-on-one contact, most people who come to AcroYoga classes come on their own.

"What I really love about the practice is bringing the connection and community into it," Ms Prinns said.

You can give AcroYoga a go at the Threads yoga studio in Hobart.



