杂技瑜伽日益盛行

 　　Acro yoga, which is catching¹ on in Canada is a dynamic style of yoga that combines acrobatics², balancing and so-called 'flying'.

　　It not only helps practitioners³ get flexible and fit, but also helps to build their courage as there are many daring poses involved.

　　Mallory Eddy⁴ is an acro yoga enthusiast⁵ in Squamish, British Columbia on Canada's West Coast:

　　"You're capable of anything. It looks really hard to do at first, but it's the type of thing that you just practice it enough and you're doing these amazing things. You're doing the splits, or you're doing headstands, or something like that. It seems very intimidating⁶, but it's so rewarding."

　　杂技瑜伽日益盛行

　　Eddy is working on balancing in the air with the help of fellow students.

　　Eddy says the key to balancing or 'flying' is learning to trust the partners who are known as bases.

　　So she says one of the great things about acro yoga is she can build trust with new people who have a passion for yoga.

　　Meanwhile, Slava Goloubov, a well known acro yoga instructor⁷ based in Vancouver, says acro yoga is unique because of the immediate⁸ rewards students can feel.

　　"It's a moment of achievement, especially in our culture. It gives you a really direct experience. Where sometimes in a yoga class you might practice for years and years before you get something, we get immediate satisfaction here, and then you grow off of that, you get more complex. But initially⁹, when you go to an acro yoga class, to our class, you'll feel this big moment of wow."

　　The instructor adds that when acro yoga students try poses they may have previously¹⁰ thought they couldn't do, they gain a sense of accomplishment¹¹, which is helpful to other parts of their lives.

　　Teresa Joe, a yoga instructor in Squamish says although the poses demand a high level of concentration, strength and flexibility¹², students of all levels can try acro yoga.

　　"There's always ways to modify and there's always a part of it that you can do. You don't have to feel pressurised to do something that you're really not ready for. But you'll be supported at every level that you're up for."

　　At the end of the acro yoga session, students unwind by massaging¹³ each other's backs.

　　It's just one more way of supporting each other in the challenging but rewarding style of yoga.

　　For CRI, I'm Luo Wen.

1 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

2 acrobatics   

n.杂技

参考例句：

• Acrobatics is hard to learn but beautiful to watch.杂技不好学，但很好看。
• We watched a performance which included a puppet show and acrobatics.我们观看了一场演出，内容有木偶和杂技。

3 practitioners   

n.习艺者，实习者( practitioner的名词复数 )；从业者（尤指医师）

参考例句：

• one of the greatest practitioners of science fiction 最了不起的科幻小说家之一
• The technique is experimental, but the list of its practitioners is growing. 这种技术是试验性的，但是采用它的人正在增加。 来自辞典例句

4 eddy   

n.漩涡，涡流

参考例句：

• The motor car disappeared in eddy of dust.汽车在一片扬尘的涡流中不见了。
• In Taylor's picture,the eddy is the basic element of turbulence.在泰勒的描述里，旋涡是湍流的基本要素。

5 enthusiast   

n.热心人，热衷者

参考例句：

• He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
• He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。

6 intimidating   

vt.恐吓，威胁( intimidate的现在分词)

参考例句：

• They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
• This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。

7 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

8 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

9 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

10 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

11 accomplishment   

n.完成，成就，（pl.）造诣，技能

参考例句：

• The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
• Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标，钱是至关重要的。

12 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

13 massaging   

按摩，推拿( massage的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He watched the prisoner massaging his freed wrists. 他看着那个犯人不断揉搓着刚松开的两只手腕。
• Massaging your leg will ease the cramp. 推拿大腿可解除抽筋。