Your spine gets space
Hanging supported lets the vertebrae decompress in a way that is difficult to reach standing on the ground. It is the reason people walk out taller than they walked in.
Why this exists
Most people arrive
slightly embarrassed.
They’ve seen the videos. They’re fairly sure their body doesn’t do that.
Nine times out of ten what they actually want is ninety minutes in a room where nobody is assessing them — where the phone is in a bag, the lights are low, and the only thing being asked of them is to try the next small thing.
That’s the class May teaches. The impressive shapes come later, and they come more easily than anyone expects. What comes first is getting comfortable being held.
What the hammock does
Gravity, temporarily
on your side.
Strength you didn’t plan on
Holding yourself steady in a fabric that moves recruits every small stabilising muscle through the core, shoulders and grip. It builds quietly, without a single burpee.
Your head goes quiet
It is very hard to worry about tomorrow while you are three feet off the floor deciding where to put your left foot. Most people find this is the actual point.
Your instructor
May.
Humayra
Humayra — May to everyone who trains here — teaches every class at A Simple Twist herself.
That is the whole staff list, and it’s on purpose. She knows who is nursing a shoulder, who has been quietly terrified of inverting for months, and who is ready to be pushed a bit harder this week. In a room with a handful of hammocks, that kind of attention is the entire product.
She teaches beginner aerial yoga, the Saturday kiddies class, and bungee fitness on the same rig.
Progress isn’t about perfection, it’s about showing up for yourself.A Simple Twist
R150 a class
Come and hang
upside down with us.
Message May, pay to confirm your space, and wear something that covers the backs of your knees. That’s the whole process.