Explore Performance Aerial Retreat

Explore PERFORMANCE Aerial Retreat

Intermediate Silks, Lyra & Sling

March 3 - 12

Early bird discounts coming soon!

Calling all lifelong students and lovers of aerial, artists, and performers! Explore Aerial Retreat is geared towards those who want to take a dive into more intermediate level aerial technique, skills, and theory.

Explore Performance Aerial Retreat is geared towards those who want to take their aerial skills to the next level, while dialing into the creative world of performance. It's an intentional space to tap into our unique style of movement and creativity in a non judgmental environment, to strengthen our bond with ourselves, each other, our apparatus, and to deepen our overall aerial practice from the inside, out! It's a chance to connect with aerialists from around the world, all while surrounded by the natural beauty and culture of the Mayan Riviera.

This year we are excited to provide two different experiences depending on your goals for the week, energy level and budget!

This retreat has an emphasis on strengthening your creative and expressive performance abilities

Imagine having a week of support meeting you exactly where you are at. A week of daily lessons and open studio time to practice!

Imagine making life memories as you adventure through PARADISE!

Imagine having two training spaces during your retreat; one nested in the trees and one situated directly over Mexico's white sanded beaches, onlooking the ocean.

Imagine not losing 2 full days on arrival and departure day because this retreat is intentionally a little longer than most to allow you to settle and drop into to absorb all the goodness that Mexico, Tulum, and your amazing hosts have to offer!

What's Included

16 hours of training time mainly focused on silks and lyra with some sling material throughout the week
Open gyms and group warm ups
Daily yoga classes to fuse mind, body & spirit
9 nights of quality, boutique hotel accommodations
Three meals a day...delicious, mostly organic!
Group circles for connection through discussion and journaling
Airport shuttle for arrival and departure
Coordinated group transportation to and from included excursions.
Mermaiding adventure (swim with a mermaid tail in Mexico's beautiful cenote!)
Beach day & gift shopping
Salsa night (lessons for all levels!)
Relaxing sound bath experience
Professional photoshoot
Swimming pool and sundeck for relaxing
Access to wifi

Your Responsibilities

Airfare/ baggage fees
Travel insurance (required)
Gratuities to staff or hosts
Alcohol
Additional Snacks / Meals
Optional Massage
Optional Private Lessons
1-2 dinners on excursion outing nights depending on which package you choose

Your Accommodations

A Non-refundable Deposit of is Required to Reserve Your Spot

Looking to take your booking to the next level? Go to Cirque Du Soleil and enjoy a tranquil pool day pass at the stunning Radhoo pool (including a 60 minute massage!). Upgraded packages are $500 more to any booking.

Anahata

$2500

Whether you're traveling with old friends or open to making new ones, our Anahata Suite, with three beds, ensure ample space and comfort for all. The suite comes with a large terrace overlooking the pool, a kitchen, air conditioning and private bathroom. Beds come at varying sizes and will provided on a first come, first serve basis.

Mandala

$2,700

This spacious room is situated directly next to the pool and provides maximum comfort for those looking to share an accommodation. Mandala rooms offer 2 king sized beds in private rooms, 2 bathrooms, a full sized kitchen, living and dining area, and air conditioning.

Hatha

$2,900

Our Hatha accommodation provides guests a private studio option. With natural light that pours into your second story paradise, students can enjoy the cool temperatures of their air conditioned room or the breeze greeting them on their private terrace. Additionally, Hatha rooms come with a kitchen, bathroom and small living area.

Mulahara

$3,200

Mulahara is a garden suite, which offers students a spacious, private stay. Tucked away on the first floor, this is a room suited for a student that wants to relax. Enjoy a king sized bed, full kitchen, living area and, of course, air conditioning.

Plus 1

TBD

Bring a non-aerial participant for TBD - no early bird discount it’s just an added fee. Please note at check out you're interested in this option and Lucid will send you a special check out link.

Meet Your Instructor

Sarah Patrinellis

Sarah Patrinellis is a retreat creator and facilitator, aerialist instructor, aerial performer, and yoga teacher originally from a rural river town in Northern California. Her love for adventure sports and nature leads her to live a somewhat nomadic life, and to have called some of the most beautiful places in the world home- such as Lake Tahoe, CA. and the Big Island of Hawaii. In contrast to her mutable, wanderlust lifestyle, her life’s purpose is firmly rooted in a deep-seated belief in the transformative power of movement practices, such as aerial, breathwork, and yoga. Likewise, she sees traveling as a vessel to true healing and human potential through the character-defining, real world learning that arises from new experiences in foreign places.

In 2019, she moved from Hawaii to Portland to pursue A-WOL Dance's program, FlyCo, to diversify and level up her aerial training which focused on dance trapeze, sling, lyra, duo lyra, partner acro, and contemporary dance. Currently, she teaches at 3+ studios in the Portland Metro area and loves to travel to teach workshops. Her specialties are strength-based moves and conditioning, choreography and musicality. As a yoga teacher she is trained in the Anusara tradition, and uses this same intuitive and heart-centered approach in her aerial classes to make them supportive, inspiring, and accessible.In the performance realm, she has been a freelancer since 2017, and has scaled both the corporate and creative worlds- with clients ranging from MTV Productions, Adidas, Burning Man Festival, private parties, weddings, night markets and festivals.

Sarah has led a dozen retreats that originated from her home in the South Kona jungle of Hawaii, and branched out to locations in Mexico and Guatemala pre-covid. She sees retreats as a beautifully potent week with the ability to create not only community, but ripples of positive change to bring home to our "normal" lives. In the future, she is excited to grow as an artist, explorer, instructor, advocate of the amazing aerial world. She feels that Explore Aerial Retreat is a breath of life in the aerial community, and a place where we can drop our baggage and expectations at the door. It’s a creation close to her heart, she sees it traveling far and wide!

Please contact exploreaerialretreat@gmail.com with any questions!