Acroyoga book by Marcus Baierlein
The Ultimate Acroyoga Manual
40 partner poses, 185 transitions, and 108 washing machines for beginners to advanced.
- Beginner to Advanced
Lightness, Trust and the Joy of Flying
Acroyoga playfully combines acrobatics and yoga. It is an encounter, a lightness and a challenge, and a unifying art of movement that builds confidence, body awareness and communication.
- 40 asanas with a clear entry into each pose
- 185 transitions: steps, whips and icarians
- 108 washing machines to flow with
- 200+ pages of detailed photos and descriptions.
One System, Three Building Blocks
From simple steps for beginners to whips and icarians for advanced practitioners, everything is included.
Asanas
40 poses
The basic positions. Each asana describes how to enter the figure. All positions where the flyer faces the base’s head are defined as „normal“.
Transitions
185 ways to move
- Steps: the most controlled way between figures.
- Whips: swinging moves using gravity and pivots.
- Icarians / Pops: the flyer gets real airtime.
Washing Machines
108 flows
Sequences that start and end in the same position, with at least one full 360° rotation of the flyer.
Beginner
First steps and controlled transitions.
Intermediate
Whips and first flows.
Advanced
Pops, icarians and complex washing machines.
Detailed Photos on Every Page
In over 200 pages, you learn acroyoga step by step, or deepen what you already know.
The Guideline
How the system works
Index of Asanas
All 40 poses at a glance
Asana Pages
Entry and transitions
Washing Machines
Photo by photo
From Bird to Hand to Hand
A first look at the 40 asanas in the book.
BIRD
Asana 01
BACKBIRD
Asana 02
FLYING WHALE
Asana 05
THRONE
Asana 08
Flows that Come Full Circle
A washing machine starts and ends in the same position. On the way, the flyer turns at least once through 360° in one of three body axes.
"As a base you will feel grounded and supportive, as a flyer you will feel light and fluent."
From ACRONYC
Marcus Baierlein
One of the founding figures of the German acroyoga and contact impro scene. Since 2016, he has organised festivals and retreats, including Acronyx.
He draws on 20 years as a kung fu teacher. His passion for dance acrobatics and contact impro adds lightness, technique and the pure joy of movement to his precision. Born in Feuchtwangen, he studied sports education, philosophy and political science in Würzburg. Today he lives and works in Würzburg and Uslar, and travels wherever acroyoga is lived and loved.
Kung Fu Teacher
Festivals & Retreats
& Uslar, Germany
Workshops, Training & Festivals
Book a workshop or partner yoga training with Marcus, or join the Acronyx festivals and retreats.