ACROYOGA
TRAINING PROGRAM

(LEVEL 2 – INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED)

January 4 - 11, 2025
Ubud, Bali

Are YOU READY to take the next BIG STEP in your acroyoga journey?

This training program will help you break through the intermediate barrier and UNLOCK ADVANCED ACRO SKILLS. Plus you will learn how TEACH and COACH acro in the most effective and impactful way!

THIS TRAINING PROGRAM IS MEANT FOR YOU

If you find yourself answering 'YES' to some of the following questions:

Do you want to learn Castaways and other Icarians, Whips, Standing Hand to Hands and many advanced skills?
Do you want to develop industry leading acroyoga teaching and coaching skills?
Do you want to build proper training habits and learn to create your own custom acro training plans?

Are you committed to building a long and successful acro practice that lasts and continues to grow?

Are you bored of the same weekly classes and finding your progress and growth in acro is slow?

Are you stuck doing the same washing machines and acro moves, and need new inspiration and ideas?

Do you see others learning advanced acro skills, but don't know how to learn safely by yourself?

Do you want an intensive acro training program that will challenge you and bring you faster results?

Do you desire to grow your skills and abilities to look effortless and easy like other top acro teachers?

Do you have a dedicated acro partner and want to develop your partnership to reach its full potential?

This training will give you all of this and more!

At the end of this 1 week Acroyoga Training Program you will develop the techniques, skills and knowledge to grow your practice to an advanced level. You will learn and be able to implement many valuable teaching and coaching tools to make your acro teaching highly effective.

You will gain new inputs to your training approach and methodology, and experience a shift and significant level up in your physical practice.

OUR TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

AcroSpirit’s approach to the practice and teachings of Acroyoga goes deep into the technical skills, but also beyond the physical practice too!

We see Acroyoga as a beautiful pathway to greater connection, communication, teamwork, trust, empathy, support, friendship and play.

We focus our teaching on understanding key techniques, building embodiment and proper habits, plus learning how to effectively communicate and teach this to others.

We strongly stand for unity, inclusiveness and empowering each other to rise together beyond our individual limits.

Through Acroyoga we become more than a community, we become a family.

At our events we implement the AcroSpirit Code of Conduct for the safety and clarity of all participants and teachers.

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YOUR LEAD TEACHERS

Caspian Burrell and Laura Ilona are the Lead Teachers guiding this training program.

Together they are an international Acroyoga teaching pair who have taught at countless different Acroyoga Festivals, Retreats and Trainings.

They are well-rounded acro teachers, who value learning and teaching all different types of acro skills and teaching to all levels of students.

They are also both professional yoga teachers with extensive experience teaching studio classes, and on various yoga teacher trainings, and both have backgrounds in martial arts.

Caspian is the founder of AcroSpirit and his aim in teaching is to introduce this practice to more people, and pass on the many benefits and joys it has brought into his life, to others.

Laura also loves sharing the joy and connection that acro brings, and she brings her professional educational teaching knowledge and excellent communication skills into her acro teaching too.

Together they will lead you through this training program and help you achieve your acro goals.

@acrobativo

Caspian and Laura from Acro Spirit are among the best acro instructors I’ve had the pleasure to learn from. In addition to their great demos, they excel at diagnosing what both Base and Flyer can improve on to progress in each skill. Their feedback is always precise and helpful.

They taught me a wide range of acro skills, including both standing and L-Base, with a strong emphasis on safety. We practiced good spotting techniques and made safety a priority in every move.

I was especially impressed with the progress I made in whip-pops, a notoriously difficult skill requiring precise timing. Thanks to their guidance, I was able to base my first whip-pop during their June 2024 workshop. It was a challenging and rewarding experience!

STUDENT REVIEWS

WHAT'S INCLUDED

AcroSpirit Level 2 Manual - (200+ color pages with detailed information and pictures to help your practice and teaching).
AcroSpirit goodie bag
AcroSpirit t-shirt
The full teaching course content
2 meals per day provided at the venue

Professional photoshoot during the course
Personalized coaching, tips and advice from our Lead teachers
Certificate upon successful completion (accredited by Yoga Alliance as 50hrs continued education)
Accommodation at the venue during the training (options available if needed)

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THE COURSE

This course has been designed to provide you with all of the technical and theoretical knowledge and skills needed to take your acroyoga practice beyond the intermediate level.

The content we will cover is the most essential and technically valuable in growing you towards an advanced acroyoga practice. We will focus on progressions, drills and understanding skills, so you will be able to continue to practice and develop after the training.

In the theoretical classes we will bring more focus to teaching and coaching techniques and practices, whilst looking deeper into professional development, advanced training tips, community leading and injury prevention/management.

WE FOCUS ON:

Teaching progressive drills and techniques to safely learn advanced skills.
Promoting the best high-level safety and spotting practices.
Teaching and practicing supportive and positive communication.
Developing industry best practices for acroyoga teaching and coaching skills

PLEASE NOTE:

This is NOT a full and complete Acroyoga Teacher Training. We do put some significant focus and sessions towards teaching practice and refining teaching skills during the training, however a large focus is also on developing your own practice and acro skills.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Most days will begin with pre-hab exercises and warm-ups to prepare the body, combined with handstand drills to improve your understanding and ability in this critical skill.

After a hearty breakfast, we will explore an acroyoga theory topic in depth, which will involve group questions, discussion, and often practical exercises to implement and put the theory in to practice.

After theory we will have an acro workshop, focussed on one set of skills or techniques, building up progressions and drills and working in depth on the main focus skills.

After a relaxed lunch break, we will dive into another theory topic, followed by a different acro workshop (most days the two acro workshops will focus on different parts of the body and different skill sets to not cause overuse in one bodypart).

After the last acro workshop we will give some time for therapeutic practices like thai yoga massage, flying acro therapeutics or time for personal stretching and cool down, all to help the body recover and rest.

Each days content, and the overall week is designed with your experience, enjoymment and longevity in mind, we include several break and rest periods to allow more time for the body to recover and manage with the programs intensity.

Day Schedule Example:

07.30 - 08.30
08.30 - 09.30
09.30 - 10.30
10.30 - 12.30
12.30 - 14.00
14.00 - 15.00
15.00 - 17.30
17.30 - 18.30

Warm ups, prehab and handstands
Breakfast
Acro Theory - Teaching 1

Acro Class - Hand to Hands 1
Lunch
Acro Theory - Training Partnerships
Acro Class - Icarians 2

Thai Yoga Massage

CERTIFICATION

As part of this training, you will be required to demonstrate either the basing or flying for several of the skills and movements covered in the training along with the appropriate spotting for each.

You will have a short written examination focussed on many of the theory topics and technical aspects you will have learnt during the training program.

Upon successful completion of the practical and written exams, graduates of the course will receive a certification of completion which is accredited as 50hrs continued education credits with Yoga Alliance.

We believe that whether your intention is to teach/coach Acroyoga, to get more advanced and skilled in Acroyoga, or to become a community leader. This training and experience will allow you to unlock all of that and more!

EXPERIENCE LEVEL

To ensure a safe and appropriate group level for this Intermediate training we have a set of pre-requisitie skills that we require all students to meet if they wish to attend this training program.

To join this training you will be required to submit a video of the following pre-requisite skills:

4 Step Washing Machine
Front Plank (Bird to Bird) Icarian
Standing Bird on Hands (High Bird)
Handstand Kick Up and hold for 10 secs (can use a wall for support)

Additionally, you must confirm that you are capable of performing the following skills (video submissions for these skills are NOT required):

Ninja Star Washing Machine
Reverse Star
Two High (Standing on Shoulders)
L-base Foot to Hand (Low or Extended)
Front Plank to Straddle Throne Pop
Monkey Swings (Whip Progression)

For all of the pre-requisite skill submissions you can use a spotter for safety, but they cannot assist and help to make the skill or movement happen. We need to see that you are able to perform these skills by yourself.

If you do not meet these pre-requisites you can also check out our Level 1 foundations training course instead.