Free Spirit Wellness brings unconventional fitness to Prosser with trapeze yoga classes

The BriefTrapeze yoga, offered at Free Spirit Wellness in Prosser, combines aerial exercises with yoga poses to relieve spinal compression caused by everyday gravity and posture.The practice accommodates people of all ages and fitness levels, from children as young as 8 to adults in their 80s, because the trapeze provides support that allows participants to focus on muscle engagement rather than balance.Free Spirit Wellness hosts weekly classes and beginner workshops where newcomers can experience trapeze yoga firsthand.PROSSER, Wash. — If you’re searching for a fresh approach to fitness, trapeze yoga might be the answer. This unconventional exercise method combines the support of aerial equipment with traditional yoga principles to deliver physical and mental benefits that traditional ground-based workouts cannot.At Free Spirit Wellness in Prosser, trapeze instructor and mindfulness guide Megan Tyler teaches students how to use the trapeze to strengthen their bodies while decompressing their spines. The practice addresses a fundamental problem everyone faces, the constant pressure gravity places on the spine.”We are not humans that walk on our hands, we’re always on our feet obviously,” Tyler explained. “So we’ve got gravity compressing on our spines, pushing our vertebrae together, and over time that creates a lot of pressure in the spine. Everything is connected to the spine, so a lot of people are dealing with these issues that are because of gravity.”Watching others, you will see them often hanging upside down from the trapeze. Many people initially dismiss trapeze yoga as something they could never accomplish. Tyler regularly encounters this hesitation from prospective students, but she has learned that once people try it, their perspective shifts dramatically.”I do hear a lot of people, ‘Oh I could never do that.’ They just see it and ‘No I could never do that.’ They just immediately put that limit on themselves,” Tyler said. “Once they do it they realize ‘Oh that wasn’t that bad, that was actually a lot more fun than I thought.'”This mental barrier often proves strongest among older adults. Tyler has worked with students in their 60s and 70s who initially believed the practice was beyond their capabilities. Her experience demonstrates otherwise.”We have a lot of students who are in their 60s and 70s, a lot times that’s usually the age range where they are like ‘No I could never do that!’ I’m like ‘Actually I’ve had an 80-year-old before doing it just fine,'” Tyler said.The trapeze’s design makes trapeze yoga accessible to a remarkably wide age range. Children as young as 8 years old can participate safely, while adults well into their 80s continue to benefit from the practice.Free Spirit Wellness hosts weekly classes for ongoing students as well as beginner workshops specifically designed for people trying the practice for the first time. Private parties for groups are also available. Those interested in learning more can click here to go to the Free Spirit Wellness website.Whether you’re looking to relieve chronic back pain, build functional strength, or simply try a workout that challenges both body and mind, trapeze yoga deserves consideration. As Tyler’s students consistently discover, the experience often exceeds expectations.​COPYRIGHT 2026 BY APPLE VALLEY NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.