Tamer Begum Anti Gravity Fitness Master Instructor Trainer
Tamer Begum • Anti. Gravity Fitness Master Instructor Trainer, B. S. in Public Health • I am the nephew of Anti. Gravity founder, Christopher Harrison • Been apart of the development of this technique from a very young age. Anti. Gravity is in my DNA • Have accumulated over 5000 hours teaching experience, and have trained over 300 instructors • Lived in Hong Kong 5 years developing Ant. IGravity Fitness in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, and Philippines • Focusing on the mind / body connections of the technique and benefits of spinal decompression therapy • My high profile clients have are USA Olympic Winter sports athletes, Celebrity Yoga personalities, UFC MMA athletes • As a master instructor by applying the Anti. Gravity principles and philosophies I have discovered the accessibility for a wide demographic from children to elderly. The many therapeutic benefits from high level athletes to everyday yoga/ fitness enthusiasts inspires me to continue this work
Tamer Begum
Christopher Harrison • Anti. Gravity Fitness techniques were created by Christopher Harrison, an acrobat whose quest for innovation took him to the World Games in gymnastics, to Hollywood as a dancer, to Broadway as a dancer and choreographer and into history as the Father of Aerial Yoga. • His journey was not free of challenges. As an extreme athlete, he tested the laws of gravity at every turn. As a result, he had both of his knees partially reconstructed by the time he was 25. Each challenge for Harrison was but another opportunity to learn more about the body. • Harrison started Anti. Gravity in 1991 as a reflection of his quest to fly. Anti. Gravity, a team of champion athletes, was America’s first contemporary aerial acrobatics performance company. They performed on world stages from the Olympic Games to the Academy Awards, Victoria Secret’s Fashion Show, and Obama’s first Presidential Inauguration. • Christopher has choreographed aerial numbers for Mariah Carey, P Diddy, Gwen Stefani, Pink, and Rihanna. He also choreographed for Disney’s Oscar nominated film “Enchanted” and “Lion King” for Disneyland Hong Kong. • In the mid 1990’s while in India, Harrison discovered yoga as a healing modality. Over time, he combined his yoga practice with his aerial arts invention, the silk hammock, and used it to heal his own body. His focus shifted to exploring the many benefits of his new ‘aerial yoga’ bringing it to wider populations in a safe environments. • As a result, Anti. Gravity Fitness was born in 2007, and is America’s first aerial yoga and suspension fitness company. • The original “Anti. Gravity Yoga” program started a new genre of yoga, exercise and bodywork. Harrison has now authored 9 programs. His techniques are practiced safely in over 50 countries worldwide.
Christopher Harrison
Christopher Harrison Welcome Video
Anti. Gravity® Entertainment Anti. Gravity® is an aerial acrobatic performance troupe that was founded in NYC in 1991 by Christopher Harrison. From the Olympics to Broadway to the Presidential Inauguration to the Academy Awards, they are pioneers and the most prominent American-based company in the rapidly emerging eld of aerial arts. • President’s Choice: During the Inauguration of President Obama, Anti. Gravity ® • Grammy Awards: P!nk sang while flying on the Harrison Anti. Gravity ® Hammock at the 2010 Grammy Awards, under the direction of Anti. Gravity ® • Broadway: In the Broadway revival of Nine, Jane Krakowski won the Tony Award for her performance • Mariah Carey flew on a Harrison Anti. Gravity ® Hammock on her ”Charmbraclet” Tour. • 50 Cent performed with the women of Anti. Gravity ® in Harrison Anti. Gravity® Hammocks on the 2007 B. E. T. Awards. • The 2002 Olympic Winter Games featured an Anti. Gravity ® Hammock performance nightly at the Olympic Medals Plaza. • 2013 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show TV Broadcast • Stephen Speilberg’s SMASH (2013) featured an Anti. Gravity ® number created by Mr. Harrison
Anti. Gravity® History Timeline Video
Anti. Gravity® Entertainment Video
Anti. Gravity® Fitness • Anti. Gravity® Fitness has 9 different programs: • Fundamentas, Aerial Yoga, Suspension Fitness, Restorative Yoga, Pilates, AIRbarre, Just Kids, 1 on 1, Massage • Anti. Gravity® Fitness is represented in 50 countries, translated in 20 different languages, 400+ studio/gym locations, and 6000+ instructors • What makes Anti. Gravity® Fitness unique is that every program is made up of specific sequences which includes specific queuing, and safety progressions • Zero Compression Inversions on the Harrison Anti. Gravity® Hammock provide practitioners with many health benefits
Anti. Gravity® Fitness Videos
Learn more about Anti. Gravity® Fitness • www. antigravityfitness. com • www. anti-gravity. com • www. precor. com
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