Creativity, self-expression, self-love, sparkles, kindness, play, honesty, discipline, rainbows, communication, collaboration, magic, trust, pixie dust, global impact and YOUnicorns!
We use circus movements from acrobatics, aerials, inversions, hoop and dance, develop to functional strength and flexibility, while encouraging playful creativity and connection with the community you are practicing with.
We love the color, courage and inclusiveness of circus.
The yoga element explores graceful, creative, anatomically-safe movement, synchronizing dance, breath and mindfulness to open every corner of you, inspire peace and bring you into the present moment.
We love the wellness focus and peaceful quiet of yoga.
Integrating positive psychology serves as the super sweet fairy-dust on top, providing research backed techniques to amplify your creative confidence and collaborative capabilities for purpose-driven impact and a happy heart.
We love studying the science of happiness.
It has been so incredible building my strength and getting to another level, because I never thought I could do all the things I’ve been doing.
- Maria-Jose, Nicaragua
Saffron believes creativity and movement are the best medicine. Saffron found yoga in 2008, at a time when she was struggling with depression, anxiety and lack of self-esteem. Yoga opened her eyes to the real peace of the present moment, and continues to give her the tools to work through fears, develop healthy relationships with herself and others, and find the courage to express her creativity into the world. The transformation of her own well-being fuels her desire to share the practice with others.
Saffron is a professional aerial silks performer internationally, qualified partner acrobatics teacher, hula hoop artist and functional movement and anatomy nerd.
Saffron is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of CircAsana and is passionate about blending the art of introspection with expression. She loves combining creative play-filled movement, anatomical alignment and strength intelligence with the body-mind magic of yoga to unleash the YOUnicorn within.
One of her favorite things to do is develop CircAsana's community circus in Nicaragua and choreograph acts that teach the principles of yoga and happiness science through circus spectaculars.
Previously a banking and finance lawyer in Australia and Japan, Amy left her corporate career to run away with the circus and do more yoga. She performed as an adagio acrobat in Australia, studied at circus school in China, street performed in Serbia, traveled with clowns in Mexico and practiced plenty of yoga along the way. Her travels landed her in pretty Popoyo-land on Nicaragua's Pacific Coast, where she spent 5 years at Magnific Rock hosting yoga retreats and developing deep connections with the local community.
After various circus related injuries, and learning more on the mindful magic of yoga, Amy began working with her fellow YOUnicorn Saffron to develop a new style of yoga designed especially for those interested in beautiful, creative movement expression: CircAsana.
Today, Amy is a hand-standing, aerial-yogi acrobat, who spends her time researching and experimenting with using circus and yoga to empower individuals and communities. She is extremely passionate about combining circus, yoga and education for social impact in Nicaragua through the CircAsana programming.
I like the unknown; I like being a little scared for that final performance at the end. I’m definitely nervous going into it, and definitely scared, but in that feeling, it’s the feeling of being alive. And that is something that you can either embrace or not, and I’ve definitely chosen to embrace it each time.
- Derek, Los Angeles USA
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