Author, Podcaster, Aerial Yoga & Accessible Yoga teacher and Mentor
Aerial Yoga for Accessibility, Neurodiversity and Mental Health
Hi, I'm Jo Stewart. Iām passionate about helping people feel good in their bodies and find their flow. I believe in honouring Yoga's roots while adapting practice to support individual needs.
The book
Eight Limbs of Aerial Yoga
Adapting Practice for Accessibility, Neurodiversity, and Physical Support. Published by Singing Dragon, with a foreword by Jivana Heyman.
Grounded in yoga philosophy and informed by trauma-aware practice, this book shows how aerial yoga can support people with diverse needs, including those with mobility challenges, anxiety, MS, EDS and PTSD. Jo shares options for pregnancy, bigger bodies, older adults and neurodivergence.
Ways to work together
Training, mentoring, and workshops for teachers and studios.
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Aerial Yoga Teacher training
Learn to teach aerial yoga in an inclusive, accessible and creative way.
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Mentoring
One-to-one work on your teaching and yoga business.
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Workshops
Trauma informed, accessible, body positive and neurodiversity friendly Yoga, Pilates and Aerial Yoga workshops.
Coming up
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Author Talk: Aerial Yoga for Your Mind
Ocean Air Yoga, The Monastery, 49 Tanner Street, Breakwater, Australia
Join Jo Stewart for an Author Talk on her newly published book "Eight Limbs of Aerial Yoga: Adapting Practice for Accessibility, Neurodiversity and Physical Support" at Ocean Air Yoga.
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Read in the Garden
Garden of Yoga, Melbourne, Australia
Join Jo and Meah for a chill afternoon of browsing art and reading books
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Bali Aerial Yoga Retreat
Floating Leaf Eco Retreat, Sukawati, Bali
Garden of Yoga and Ocean Air Bali Aerial Yoga Retreat
Endorsements
“Eight Limbs of Aerial Yoga offers a thoughtful and well-researched exploration of aerial yoga as both a historical and contemporary practice. I was especially interested to learn about the use of fabric hammocks and ropes as supportive tools in South Asian traditions. The authors clearly articulate how aerial yoga can expand accessibility and inclusivity in yoga spaces, while also providing grounded, practical guidance on trauma-informed care. The book presents many creative and clinically relevant ideas that invite teachers and therapists to reconsider what support, stability, and adaptability can look like in practice.”
“This is a truly impressive book on aerial yoga, a subject I knew almost nothing about before reading through it. The book is not only very clearly written and comprehensive, but it helped me to understand the surprising number of benefits this form of yoga provides as well as how to make the practice accessible to a very wide range of people of all ages, body types, and physical condition.”
“Yoga offers us many doorways into awareness. In this thoughtful and inspiring book, Jo Stewart invites aerial yoga teachers to explore their practice through the timeless framework of the eight limbs, reminding us that yoga is not only about what we do with the body, but also about how we relate to ourselves, to others and to the world around us. A must read for aerial yoga teachers who wish to connect their practice with the deeper philosophy of yoga.”
Bonus content from the book
Download the creative contemplative projects to practice self care in a joyful and inspiring way.
Something in mind?
Trainings, workshops, speaking, or a question about the book.