Aerial yoga

Aerial yoga makes use of fabric hung from the ceiling, which supports particpants’ feet, hands or other parts of the body during poses. At Kinship, instructor Veronica DeSoyza, right, leads Shelby Williams-Gonzalez through positions.

Instructor Veronica DeSoyza, center, with Araceli Contreras, left, and Shelby Williams-Gonzalez during an aerial yoga class.

Shelby Williams-Gonzalez holds a pose during an aerial yoga class.

Veronica DeSoyza leads an aerial yoga class at Kinship yoga studio. For aerial yoga, each student has a “hammock,” a light fabric hanging from the ceiling that can be bunched or spread out like a sling.

Shelby Williams-Gonzalez, left, holds a pose as Veronica DeSoyza leads a class.

An inverted pose, supported by the fabric “hammock.” Instructor Veronica DeSoyza, right, leads Araceli Contreras through the position.

At Kinship Veronica DeSoyza leans into a pose, supported by the fabric.