あなたのペースで、
一歩ずつ。
ここから始まる、心と体の旅。
この道のりには、自分のからだとじっくり向き合い、
誰かとやさしくつながる時間が含まれています。
やがて地域の中で、新しい出会いがそっと芽吹きはじめる、
そんな静かな可能性が広がっています。
誰かとやさしくつながる時間が含まれています。
やがて地域の中で、新しい出会いがそっと芽吹きはじめる、
そんな静かな可能性が広がっています。
支え合うヨガの道のり
🟢 ステージ 0：そっと、となりにいる
触れ合いが少し不安な方や、静かに始めたい方へ。
まずは呼吸やストレッチを通して、そばに人がいる心地よさを感じていきます。
目を合わせる、空気を感じる、となりにいる──
そんな小さなつながりを味わいながら、ふれあいの準備をやさしく進めていきます。
触れ合いが少し不安な方や、静かに始めたい方へ。
まずは呼吸やストレッチを通して、そばに人がいる心地よさを感じていきます。
目を合わせる、空気を感じる、となりにいる──
そんな小さなつながりを味わいながら、ふれあいの準備をやさしく進めていきます。
🟢 ステージ 1：ふれあいヨガ
そっと、となりにいることから始めたい方へ。
まずは触れ合いのないストレッチや呼吸のワークから、安心できるペースで。
目を合わせる、空気を感じる──そんな小さなつながりを通して、
「寄りかかる」「触れる」といったやさしいふれあいへ、自然につながっていきます。
そっと、となりにいることから始めたい方へ。
まずは触れ合いのないストレッチや呼吸のワークから、安心できるペースで。
目を合わせる、空気を感じる──そんな小さなつながりを通して、
「寄りかかる」「触れる」といったやさしいふれあいへ、自然につながっていきます。
🟡 ステージ 2：ひらくヨガ
少しだけ、支えられる体験に踏み出してみたい方へ。
スポッターが見守る中で、やさしいリフトに挑戦します。
支えられることで生まれる心の軽さや、静かなよろこびを味わっていく時間です。
少しだけ、支えられる体験に踏み出してみたい方へ。
スポッターが見守る中で、やさしいリフトに挑戦します。
支えられることで生まれる心の軽さや、静かなよろこびを味わっていく時間です。
🟠 ステージ 3：軽やかヨガ
呼吸に合わせて動く流れを楽しんでみたい方へ。
ポーズをつなげて動くフローや、少しダイナミックな展開に取り組みます。
支え合い、声をかけ合いながら、自信と軽やかさを育てていきます。
呼吸に合わせて動く流れを楽しんでみたい方へ。
ポーズをつなげて動くフローや、少しダイナミックな展開に取り組みます。
支え合い、声をかけ合いながら、自信と軽やかさを育てていきます。
🔴 ステージ 4：アクロヨガ
パートナーと共に、自然な表現としての動きを深めたい方へ。
信頼・つながり・遊び心をもとに、表現豊かなパートナームーブメントを育みます。
見せるためではなく、感じ合いながら共につくる、そんな時間です。
パートナーと共に、自然な表現としての動きを深めたい方へ。
信頼・つながり・遊び心をもとに、表現豊かなパートナームーブメントを育みます。
見せるためではなく、感じ合いながら共につくる、そんな時間です。
どこから始めればいいですか？
支え合うヨガのステージは、それぞれの心地よさや好みに合わせて、無理のない体験ができるように構成されています。
私たちは、一人ひとりが異なる人生の歩みを経て、今ここにいることを大切に考えています。だからこそ、どのステージにとどまってもかまいませんし、気になるステージがあれば、見学だけでもいつでもご参加いただけます。
迷ったときは あなたの気持ちとペースを大切に、無理のないステージをご案内します。
どこから始めても大丈夫です。どうぞ、お気軽にご相談ください。
支え合うヨガのステージは、それぞれの心地よさや好みに合わせて、無理のない体験ができるように構成されています。
私たちは、一人ひとりが異なる人生の歩みを経て、今ここにいることを大切に考えています。だからこそ、どのステージにとどまってもかまいませんし、気になるステージがあれば、見学だけでもいつでもご参加いただけます。
迷ったときは あなたの気持ちとペースを大切に、無理のないステージをご案内します。
どこから始めても大丈夫です。どうぞ、お気軽にご相談ください。
広島県内で、見学だけでもご参加いただける、やさしいクラスやワークショップを開いています。
「最初の一歩」を踏み出したいと感じたら、こちらのページをご覧ください。
「最初の一歩」を踏み出したいと感じたら、こちらのページをご覧ください。
ENGLISH
Sasae-au Yoga Practice Pathway
This journey offers time to gently connect —
with your own body,
and with another person,
slowly and with care.
And over time, within your community,
new encounters may quietly begin to blossom—
carrying with them a quiet, unfolding sense of possibility.
with your own body,
and with another person,
slowly and with care.
And over time, within your community,
new encounters may quietly begin to blossom—
carrying with them a quiet, unfolding sense of possibility.
🟢 Stage 0: そっと、となりにいる (Sotto, Tonari ni Iru) – Quiet Togetherness
Sasae-au Yoga is a practice where people connect physically, cultivating trust and warmth. But the first step in this journey begins with simply “gently being next to.” This stage is a time when there’s no physical contact yet. Slowly, as you focus on your own breath and movements, you’ll quietly cultivate the comfort and peace of mind that comes from someone being nearby.
As outlined in our important “5 Agreements,” all physical interactions take place based on mutual agreement and dialogue. Here, the choice “not to touch” is also a valued and respected form of communication. For those who may feel a little unsure about touch, or if this is your first time in a place like this, please feel completely at ease. Start by just “being there, without strain.”
Making eye contact, synchronizing your breath, feeling the atmosphere around you— even these small actions are already the beginning of a connection.
This stage is a preparatory time for gently starting physical contact. During the class, while observing the participants’ comfort, we will progress to the next stage (Fureai Yoga / Touch Yoga) with those who wish to. We’ll guide you gently, so you can take a step forward when you feel, “Maybe I’d like to try.”
Sasae-au Yoga is a practice where people connect physically, cultivating trust and warmth. But the first step in this journey begins with simply “gently being next to.” This stage is a time when there’s no physical contact yet. Slowly, as you focus on your own breath and movements, you’ll quietly cultivate the comfort and peace of mind that comes from someone being nearby.
As outlined in our important “5 Agreements,” all physical interactions take place based on mutual agreement and dialogue. Here, the choice “not to touch” is also a valued and respected form of communication. For those who may feel a little unsure about touch, or if this is your first time in a place like this, please feel completely at ease. Start by just “being there, without strain.”
Making eye contact, synchronizing your breath, feeling the atmosphere around you— even these small actions are already the beginning of a connection.
This stage is a preparatory time for gently starting physical contact. During the class, while observing the participants’ comfort, we will progress to the next stage (Fureai Yoga / Touch Yoga) with those who wish to. We’ll guide you gently, so you can take a step forward when you feel, “Maybe I’d like to try.”
🟢 Stage 1: ふれあいヨガ (Fureai Yoga) – Connection Yoga
Within gentle contact, a sense of safety grows.
Partner yoga, exploration of sharing and supporting weight in no-lift floor-based interaction.
Fureai Yoga offers the first steps exploring partner connection. This is a floor-based standing practice where each person primarily supports their own weight, and begins to explore contact and sharing and supporting weight within safe, defined boundaries. The principles of mutual support and counterbalance are gently introduced.
The practice emphasizes sensing and adjusting to shifts in weight and pressure, from light touch to simple leans. This practice provides opportunities to explore what it feels like to offer and to receive support, and ways to shift and hold your own weight, and your partner’s weight. Practicing together, listening to your own body, listening to your partner, this quiet yet profound experience builds trust and connection.
Within gentle contact, a sense of safety grows.
Partner yoga, exploration of sharing and supporting weight in no-lift floor-based interaction.
Fureai Yoga offers the first steps exploring partner connection. This is a floor-based standing practice where each person primarily supports their own weight, and begins to explore contact and sharing and supporting weight within safe, defined boundaries. The principles of mutual support and counterbalance are gently introduced.
The practice emphasizes sensing and adjusting to shifts in weight and pressure, from light touch to simple leans. This practice provides opportunities to explore what it feels like to offer and to receive support, and ways to shift and hold your own weight, and your partner’s weight. Practicing together, listening to your own body, listening to your partner, this quiet yet profound experience builds trust and connection.
🟡 Stage 2: ひらくヨガ (Hiraku Yoga) – Opening / Expanding / Beginning Yoga
A quiet check-in, a gentle lift, a heart begins to open.。
Coming up from floor-based mutual support to gentle, to completely supported poses with spotters. A taste of flying, further opportunities to explore balance, observation, care and communication.
For many of us, the experience of being physically supported by another person is quietly surprising — and deeply moving. We spend most of our lives carrying ourselves. But what might we discover when we let someone support us, just a little?
In this stage, we begin exploring gentle lifts with the support of spotters and clear, caring communication.
“Shall we try this?” “Is this okay so far?” — we check in gently as we go, feeling into balance, timing, and trust.
With a little guidance and encouragement, the body begins to lift. A subtle shift — a moment of lightness.
And suddenly:
“Oh… maybe I can do this.”
Smiles and laughter arise not from effort or performance, but from a sense of emotional ease — the quiet joy of being supported, and of supporting in return. It’s a time when the heart, the body, and even the imagination begin to open.
Not all at once.
Just a little.
But in a way that stays with you.
A quiet check-in, a gentle lift, a heart begins to open.。
Coming up from floor-based mutual support to gentle, to completely supported poses with spotters. A taste of flying, further opportunities to explore balance, observation, care and communication.
For many of us, the experience of being physically supported by another person is quietly surprising — and deeply moving. We spend most of our lives carrying ourselves. But what might we discover when we let someone support us, just a little?
In this stage, we begin exploring gentle lifts with the support of spotters and clear, caring communication.
“Shall we try this?” “Is this okay so far?” — we check in gently as we go, feeling into balance, timing, and trust.
With a little guidance and encouragement, the body begins to lift. A subtle shift — a moment of lightness.
And suddenly:
“Oh… maybe I can do this.”
Smiles and laughter arise not from effort or performance, but from a sense of emotional ease — the quiet joy of being supported, and of supporting in return. It’s a time when the heart, the body, and even the imagination begin to open.
Not all at once.
Just a little.
But in a way that stays with you.
🟠 Stage 3 – 軽やかヨガ (Karoyaka Yoga) – Graceful / Light Yoga
As you breathe, lightness develops.
Bridging the gap from ひらくヨガ to アクロヨガ, this stage offers a chance to deepen confidence in movement and balance through gently challenging flows.Karoyaka—lightness, grace, ease—isn’t something you need to have, but something we nurture together through steady practice and mutual support.
Building on the experiences of the previous stages, this is where we begin to refine the movement and communication skills that make AcroYoga feel light, stable, and alive.
“Poses” introduced in the previous stage are now linked together to form “Flows,” with smooth, intentional transitions. Instruction is provided not only on how to succeed, but also how to fall and reset safely.
As movements become more dynamic, the role of the spotter becomes essential — not just as a guardian of safety, but as an active, supportive presence. Here, safety, communication, and consent remain core, as participants explore their limits gently, respectfully, and together.
You’ll practice entering and exiting poses with clarity and care, listening to your body and your partner, and offering support calmly and confidently.
The experience of flow begins to emerge — not because everything is new, but because you are becoming more attuned, responsive, and connected.
As you breathe, lightness develops.
Bridging the gap from ひらくヨガ to アクロヨガ, this stage offers a chance to deepen confidence in movement and balance through gently challenging flows.Karoyaka—lightness, grace, ease—isn’t something you need to have, but something we nurture together through steady practice and mutual support.
Building on the experiences of the previous stages, this is where we begin to refine the movement and communication skills that make AcroYoga feel light, stable, and alive.
“Poses” introduced in the previous stage are now linked together to form “Flows,” with smooth, intentional transitions. Instruction is provided not only on how to succeed, but also how to fall and reset safely.
As movements become more dynamic, the role of the spotter becomes essential — not just as a guardian of safety, but as an active, supportive presence. Here, safety, communication, and consent remain core, as participants explore their limits gently, respectfully, and together.
You’ll practice entering and exiting poses with clarity and care, listening to your body and your partner, and offering support calmly and confidently.
The experience of flow begins to emerge — not because everything is new, but because you are becoming more attuned, responsive, and connected.
🔴 Stage 4 – アクロヨガ – AcroYoga
When trust becomes movement, expression becomes free.
Equipped with the tools of self-awareness, care for your partner, open communication, and empathy, this is where a full expression of Acroyoga can begin.
By this stage, you’ve come to know how to listen to your own body, how to care for your partner, and how to move together with trust. With these foundations, AcroYoga begins to unfold in a new way — as a shared expression of strength, balance, and joy.
It’s not about doing something impressive. It’s about co-creating movement that feels free, present, and connected. Whether with familiar partners or new ones, you begin to sense how this practice can carry you beyond yourself — into new forms of communication, shared rhythm, and lightness.
And sometimes, without effort, a small spark appears: a moment where you feel 共に動くことの美しさ — the beauty of moving together.
When trust becomes movement, expression becomes free.
Equipped with the tools of self-awareness, care for your partner, open communication, and empathy, this is where a full expression of Acroyoga can begin.
By this stage, you’ve come to know how to listen to your own body, how to care for your partner, and how to move together with trust. With these foundations, AcroYoga begins to unfold in a new way — as a shared expression of strength, balance, and joy.
It’s not about doing something impressive. It’s about co-creating movement that feels free, present, and connected. Whether with familiar partners or new ones, you begin to sense how this practice can carry you beyond yourself — into new forms of communication, shared rhythm, and lightness.
And sometimes, without effort, a small spark appears: a moment where you feel 共に動くことの美しさ — the beauty of moving together.
Where should I start?
How we differentiate Stages in the Sasae-au Yoga Pathway is described below. These have been developed to provide experiences to speak to different levels of comfort and preference for each individual. We recognize and respect that every person has had a unique pathway through life, and that this has shaped who they are today. You are welcome to stay at whatever Stage you are comfortable for as long as you like, and you are always welcome to observe a class at a different level to see if that is something you would like to try.
Not sure where to start? We’ll help you find a stage that feels right—honoring your pace and comfort.
There’s no wrong place to begin. Please feel free to reach out anytime.
🟢 Stage 0: はじめてのふれあい – First Encounter
For those who feel unsure about touch, or want to start gently.
Enjoy quiet presence with others through breathwork and gentle movements. No physical contact is required—just being beside someone and sharing space is enough.
🟢 Stage 1: ふれあいヨガ – Connection Yoga
For those ready to explore soft, grounded partner interaction.
Through simple ground-based movements, you’ll begin to experience gentle contact, mutual support, and the calm trust that grows from simply leaning on one another.
🟡 Stage 2: ひらくヨガ – Opening Yoga
For those curious about light lifts and supported balance.
With spotters for safety, this stage introduces the sensation of being gently lifted. It deepens awareness, communication, and the subtle joy of being supported—with care, not pressure.
🟠 Stage 3: 軽やかヨガ – Graceful / Light Yoga
For those who want to feel more flow, stability, and shared rhythm.
We begin linking movements together, finding breath-based flow and learning how to support, reset, and move confidently together. Lightness and joy emerge not from skill, but from connection.
🔴 Stage 4: アクロヨガ – AcroYoga
For those ready to explore expressive, dynamic partner movement.
Combining all prior experiences, this stage invites you into collaborative movement—light, strong, quiet, playful. It’s not about performance, but shared expression built on trust, breath, and presence.
How we differentiate Stages in the Sasae-au Yoga Pathway is described below. These have been developed to provide experiences to speak to different levels of comfort and preference for each individual. We recognize and respect that every person has had a unique pathway through life, and that this has shaped who they are today. You are welcome to stay at whatever Stage you are comfortable for as long as you like, and you are always welcome to observe a class at a different level to see if that is something you would like to try.
Not sure where to start? We’ll help you find a stage that feels right—honoring your pace and comfort.
There’s no wrong place to begin. Please feel free to reach out anytime.
🟢 Stage 0: はじめてのふれあい – First Encounter
For those who feel unsure about touch, or want to start gently.
Enjoy quiet presence with others through breathwork and gentle movements. No physical contact is required—just being beside someone and sharing space is enough.
🟢 Stage 1: ふれあいヨガ – Connection Yoga
For those ready to explore soft, grounded partner interaction.
Through simple ground-based movements, you’ll begin to experience gentle contact, mutual support, and the calm trust that grows from simply leaning on one another.
🟡 Stage 2: ひらくヨガ – Opening Yoga
For those curious about light lifts and supported balance.
With spotters for safety, this stage introduces the sensation of being gently lifted. It deepens awareness, communication, and the subtle joy of being supported—with care, not pressure.
🟠 Stage 3: 軽やかヨガ – Graceful / Light Yoga
For those who want to feel more flow, stability, and shared rhythm.
We begin linking movements together, finding breath-based flow and learning how to support, reset, and move confidently together. Lightness and joy emerge not from skill, but from connection.
🔴 Stage 4: アクロヨガ – AcroYoga
For those ready to explore expressive, dynamic partner movement.
Combining all prior experiences, this stage invites you into collaborative movement—light, strong, quiet, playful. It’s not about performance, but shared expression built on trust, breath, and presence.
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