Every single day people are trying aerial class for the first time, and walking out believing it's not for them. Not because it isn't. But because the instructor wasn't able to support them, and the student blamed themself. And yes - there ARE many thoughtful, attentive instructors out there who honor and make space for their beginner students - thank you! The Experience Too Many Beginners Have They walk into their first class. They’re excited. Nervous. Hopeful. But when they walk in the...

In the aerial world, we love levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. (Even though different studios define them very differently). But when it comes to teacher training, it limits and misguides us to use those categories. And if you attended a week-long teacher training and walked away feeling oddly...unprepared and unsure what you learned? Here's why. 1. Skill Level ≠ Teaching Capacity Someone can execute advanced drops and still: Struggle to sequence a safe progression Miss nervous...

Aerial arts is highly nervous system intensive, and it has the potential to be very regulating or dysregulating - depending on how the teacher works with it; teacher training doesn't usually include this discussion, but it affects everything in the classroom. The nervous system affects: How students process information How clearly they control movement How they regulate under pressure How they experience pain How they respond to challenge and failure How quickly they recover after a mistake...