Why We Don’t Do Wraps & Drops in Aerial Pilates

(And Why What We Do Instead Is So Much More Powerful)

If you’ve ever watched an aerial silks, trapeze, corde lisse or hoop performance, you’ve probably been captivated by the breathtaking moments and heart-stopping drops. They’re thrilling, daring, and undeniably beautiful. But when you step into the hammock in Aerial Pilates, you’ll notice something very different: no wraps, no dramatic drops, no dangerous stunts.

Why?

Because Aerial Pilates isn’t about spectacle. It’s about sanctuary.

The Intention Behind the Practice

As a professional aerialist, when I first started working with the hammock, I could feel it had the potential to be so much more than a performance tool. Aerial Pilates brings together the precision and awareness of the Pilates method with the power of creative expression and support of aerial arts. The hammock is used as second skin, not to dazzle, but to nurture.

Every exercise we do has a clear purpose:

• To support your body, spine and decompress your joints

• To build functional strength from your centre and powerhouse 

• To create mobility, alignment, and ease in your body and mind

• To help you release stress and tension, while feeling safe and grounded

This isn’t about chasing adrenaline. It’s about cultivating awareness. It’s about learning how to move with intention, how to breathe more deeply, how to trust your body again.

Safety, Trust, and Transformation

Wraps and drops belong to the world of aerial performance — where risk and thrill are part of the art. But Aerial Pilates is different. Here, your body isn’t asked to perform — it’s invited to heal.

The hammock is your cocoon, not your stage. In its soft support, you’re free to explore movement without fear of injury. Free to surrender into poses that release the weight of the world.

Free to transform, one gentle practice at a time.

True courage isn’t in the drop.
It’s in the choice to show up for yourself with love, patience, and presence.

More Than Movement

When we let go of the need to impress or push past our limits, something beautiful happens: we find freedom.

Freedom to listen.
Freedom to move with compassion.
Freedom to rise — not for performance, but for peace.

That’s the heart of Aerial Pilates. And that’s why we don’t do wraps and drops. Because what we’re doing takes patience, time and focus.  We're delving deeper, working from our centre, cultivating strength from within, nurturing alignment, and lightness that radiates through every part of your life.

So the next time you step into the hammock, remember this: you’re not here to fall. You’re here to fly.

✨ Curious to experience the difference for yourself?

Join us inside the world of Air Control Pilates® — where movement becomes medicine, and the hammock becomes a home.

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