Aerial Yoga Guides
Soaring with the Soul:
An Aviana Aerial Yoga Guide
Soaring with the Soul is more than an aerial yoga book, it’s an invitation into a deeply embodied relationship with movement, breath, and presence.
This fully revised Second Edition of Aviana Yoga’s signature guide offers a visually rich and thoughtfully curated exploration of aerial yoga. Rooted in alignment and woven with feminine wisdom, it brings together nervous system support, sensory awareness, and intuitive self-connection in a way that honors both structure and softness.
Developed over more than a decade of teaching, this methodology is shaped by years of witnessing how bodies respond in the air through what builds trust, what creates safety, and what allows a practitioner to truly soften into the experience. Rather than emphasizing performance or spectacle, this approach centers accessibility, intelligent progression, and deep attention to the details that unlock the therapeutic potential of the practice.
Inside, you’ll find over 100 aerial yoga postures and variations, ranging from grounding, floor-based shapes to uplifting, hammock-supported forms. Each pose is offered with clear guidance, supportive cues, and thoughtful modifications that honor the uniqueness of every body.
More than a pose manual, this book offers a framework for creating practices that engage the body, mind, and spirit, blending movement with breath, subtle energetics, and sensory elements such as aromatherapy to support deeper regulation, presence, and inner awareness.
Subtle threads of chakra awareness and energetic flow are woven throughout, allowing the practice to become not just physical, but deeply rejuvenating, supporting emotional release, nervous system balance, and a return to self-trust, while still embracing the lightness, play, and joy that aerial yoga invites.
This guide is especially suited for:
- Aerial yoga teachers seeking refined language and a more intentional approach
- Yoga instructors expanding into aerial practices with care and clarity
- Dedicated students ready to deepen their understanding of hammock-supported movement
- Those drawn to a feminine, supportive, and therapeutic style of practice
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What People Are Saying
"This text serves as a comprehensive guide for a lifestyle of healing through the avenue of aerial yoga. Much more than a manual of poses, this text offers an introduction to the chakra system, essential oils, Goddess energy, and much much more. This text has elevated my practice to new heights and changed the way I approach teaching my classes. Beneficial for anyone interested in improving their quality of life."
"In this colorful yoga guide Holly gracefully outlines the benefits of aerial yoga while offering a playful insight on essential oils, chakras, and the idea of embodying the goddess within. After taking her teacher training through Aviana and using this book for the course, I couldn't imagine a better text for learning how to sequence an elegant and intentional yoga practice. It is beautifully written and easy to navigate. Would highly recommend to anyone interested in deepening their yoga practice or just interested in learning about aerial arts and other healing modalities."
About the Author
Holly Johnson is an internationally recognized yoga instructor and author with a passion for balancing the mind, body, and spirit through therapeutic practices. Based in Illinois, she plays a key role in the growth of the aerial yoga industry in the Chicagoland area while traveling globally to share her expertise in aerial and stand-up paddleboard (SUP) yoga. Holly’s diverse certifications—including nutritional therapy, personal training, equine massage, aromatherapy, Reiki, Thai bodywork, and 200-hour yoga instruction—reflect her deep understanding of holistic wellness. Her commitment to alignment, spirituality, and energetic awareness shines through her work as a compassionate leader in the aerial and SUP yoga communities. Holly’s journey of education, healing, and empowerment has shaped her vision, which came to life through Aviana Yoga during her travels in Ecuador.
