Why go on a Sweet Retreat?
10 reasons why a Sweet Retreats will improve your life, your training, your creativity,
and inspire you to thrive in everything you do.
In our every day lives there are so many things to manage, which can put us in a constant state of feeling overwhelmed. We have to prioritize our time and energy, and with so many other commitments we sometimes struggle to fit in our favorite things like aerial training. Time for a ‘train-cation’ that is all about you!
A vacation should be a break from having to figure out the next step of every part of the day. A vacation should be refreshing, fun and an opportunity to reset your tired brain, de-stress, and re-invigorate your body!…not to mention do what you love.
Retreats are the new Resorts
The out-dated way of vacationing – eating and drinking too much and sitting around on our butts – leaves us feeling sluggish, hung over, and bummed to have to go back to work. Us aerialists don’t want to sit around all day. We want to do what we love–aerial, eating, swimming and getting a taste of another culture! An aerial retreat leaves you feeling refreshed, relaxed, physically sore, and inspired to go back home and integrate the wonderful things you have learned.
Go home feeling better than when you came. Go home feeling excited to go home.
Based on our 12 years of running aerial retreats, receiving feedback from retreaters, and our continuous commitment to quality and improvements, we have come up with 10 great reasons why an aerial retreat will improve your life, your training, your body, and your creativity.
1. Reset
Do you get the winter blues? Does the cold stomp down your desire to move and practice? Or do you just get a little stuck in the mundane day to day routine? Either way, an aerial retreat at Sweet Retreats Mexico will cure all of that and more. Take a vacation from work and responsibility. Immerse yourself in nature, warm weather, and feel great! Get some inspiration and re-ignite your flame for life.
Jessica Smielecki – Sebastopol, CA
Attending the aerial hoop retreat has reignited the flame that had been missing for so long and has given me new goals to work towards and skills to progress. This trip was definitely among the top choices I have made in my life.
2. Integrate aerial into your life more fully
On an aerial retreat you get to unplug from your day to day responsibilities, and totally immerse yourself in aerial training and play. You will go home feeling like aerial is a bigger part of your life. You will understand how to integrate skills you learn into your training at home. A Sweet Retreat will teach you how to use training to inspire all things in life. You will be surrounded by people who understand you, and who share your passion for aerial and circus.
3. Take ownership of your movement practice and aerial training
At a Sweet Retreat you will learn tools and methods to empower you to be the boss of your training. Work towards YOUR goals, feel at home in your body, connect with your soul to discover the depths of your creativity. With this immersive experience, everything you do goes into your practice; from eating and resting well, to training smart and discovering your potential. Without the distractions of daily life you can focus only on training, dorking out with other aerialists, eating like an athlete, and living as an artist! Everything you learn here you can take home to inform your aerial journey.
Emily Hughes – Virginia Beach, USA
Sweet Retreats taught me how much more than a workout aerial arts could be, an artistic expression, an outlet, even therapy.
4. Live in community!
Don’t you hate it when you get home from aerial class and you remember the question you wanted to ask your teacher? At your aerial retreat, you get to essentially live with your coach. Classes are for skills and training. The rest of the day, meals, and pool time is when you can get inside info like how to eat, creating goals, anatomy questions, training vs overtraining, injury prevention, etc. We are at your disposal.
But what if I don’t know anyone and don’t fit in? At Sweet Retreats, you are immediately accepted into our family—no attitude, no cliques. Everyone is welcome and everyone is important… and we all have at least one thing in common.
You will also meet new friends from other places that you can go visit to train at their home studios. Sweet Retreats create a worldwide aerial family!
5. Beautiful warm weather, everyday!
Warm weather does wonders on your body including opening your muscles, working out kinks, and increasing blood flow. Make leaps and bounds in your flexibility. Since you get to relax by the pool or at the beach between classes, your body gets a chance to integrate everything it is learning and you can process much more new information that way.
Don’t forget the healing powers of the ocean! Go to the beach, and swim in the warm ocean every day! Too lazy to go to the beach?—float in the pool and sip on a coconut instead!
6. Feel like the best version of yourself
When was the last time you had a week where you could prioritize yourself, your body, and your growth? At Sweet Retreats we take away all the distractions of daily life, so that you are free to focus on what really matters. You deserve to relax and prioritize the health of your mind, body, and soul. For one week you will not need to worry about figuring out what/where to eat, planning out your day, transportation, work, kids, or anything! You will feel like the very best version of yourself, and get to take that home with you when you leave!
7. World class instruction that can break through plateaus
There are teachers that will show you new skills and tricks, and then there are teachers who are masters at teaching and inspiring. At home, sometimes we have to go to the class that works with our schedule. Sometimes we hit plateaus and blocks for long periods of time. An aerial retreat gives you a different perspective from a master teacher which can break through blocks and plateaus very quickly. Your questions get answered, skills solidified, and you get a complete download of new information to take home and process.
Best of all at Sweet Retreats, we always have world class teachers! We search the world for the best teachers and coaches around and bring them here…because they want a train-cation in paradise too. Everyone leaves feeling boosted and inspired.
As an arts administrator, I struggle to find time for my own training and art making. Sweet Retreats provided the perfect place for me to rejuvenate and find renewed passion for aerial. I feel stronger, inspired, and ready to share my energy with my circus community back home!
Stephanie Richards – Circus Space Madison, Wisconson
8. Life Bonuses! Get more than an aerial retreat!
At Sweet Retreats, we like to see the world in an ‘everything is possible’ way. Do you need perspective on you life, your choices, your relationships, your training, your happiness? Just come to a Sweet Retreat!
We love to encourage people to be yourself and live BIG! Kerri Kresinski founder and director of Sweet Retreats, has a few superpowers, one of which is to support and give tools to people who are ready for change. Whether your change is to eat more vegetables, find more time for training, change your career, love yourself more, or live outside ‘the box’ in any other way, Kerri will support and help guide you in the right direction.
This is your life. Be radical! Live BIG now!
9. Go solo or bring your friends, partner and kids!
If you are into aerial arts or Circus Fitness, chances are your partner (and kids) are a little jealous of your passionate obsession. It might hurt their feelings if you go on an aerial retreat holiday without them. Fear not my friends! We have friend referral discounts, significant other packages and FAMILY RETREATS to keep everyone entertained! Everyone’s needs get met, and you get to have your aerial retreat. Check out our Family Retreat packages here.
Check out our UPCOMING RETREATS HERE.
10. Experience Mexico
Sweet Retreats is located in the ‘hidden port’ of Puerto Escondido, Mexico on the Pacific coast. It is a very safe, friendly town with a lot to do and see including Mexican culture, beaches, surfing, adventures and relaxing. Incredible food, music, surfing, and more! Join us for our next Aerial Retreat or Circus Residency.
The week I spent with Sweet Retreats was not only inspiring and tiring but uplifting and opening. I had the honor of meeting people who wanted to learn and improve themselves. The energy was contagious and motivating. I’d recommend this trip to anyone who wants to sweat, swim and smile for an entire week.
Katherine Hutchinson (Oakland, CA)
Get perspective, step away from the daily grind, expand your aerial practice, and take a vacation by signing up for an upcoming retreat!
