Posted Sep 27, 2013
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Acro-Yoga, a discipline combining the athleticism of acrobatics and the mental calm of yoga is gaining an audience at Athletic Playground in Emeryville, Calif., photographed Monday, Sept. 23, 2013.
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Acro yoga -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga -- calls upon participants to work as a team, with one acting as a "base" while the other person builds muscle tone through balance and muscle control, photographed Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Instructor Ron Avitzur, right, leads an acro yoga class -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga -- Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 at Athletic Playground in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Kate Hutchinson of Oakland, Calif., left, and Lauren Korshak of San Francisco work together on a stretching drill during an acro yoga class -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga -- Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Participants warm up with some stretching exercises that involve working with a partner during an acro yoga class -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga -- Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Kate Hutchinson of Oakland, Calif. sports a fine sheen of perspiration after a few minutes of working out during an acro yoga class -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga-- Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Instructor Ron Avitzur, right, leads an acro yoga class -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga -- Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 at Athletic Playground in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Kate Hutchinson of Oakland, Calif., left, and Lauren Korshak of San Francisco use their own body weight to work together on a stretching drill during an acro yoga class -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga -- Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Participants take turns helping their partners stretch during an acro yoga class -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga -- Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Kate Hutchinson of Oakland, Calif., left, and Lauren Korshak of San Francisco use their own body weight to work together on a stretching drill during an acro yoga class -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga -- Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Participants take turns acting as a "base" for their partners, during an acro yoga class -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga -- Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Valerie Acton of Berkeley, Calif. works as the "base" in a shin stand, during an acro yoga class -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga -- Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Valerie Acton of Berkeley, Calif., performs a shin stand while Teresa Kabba of Santa Rosa, Calif. acts as her "base," during an acro yoga class -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga -- Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Instructor Ron Avitzur, bottom, "flies" Medha Garg of Oakland, Calif. during an acro yoga class -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga -- Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Instructor Ron Avitzur, bottom, "flies" Lysette Kiritanar of Hayward, Calif., top, and Medha Garg of Oakland, Calif., simultaneously, during an acro yoga class -- a combination of acrobatics and yoga -- Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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Classes end with a cooling down exercise that ends with applause -- partners clapping the hands of their partners -- during an acro yoga class, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Emeryville, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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