February 2025

40-hr Aerial Level 1 Teacher Training

Friday, February 21: 5pm-9pm

Saturday, February 22: 9am-6pm

Sunday, February 23: 9am-6pm

Monday, February 24: 9am-6pm

Looking to take your practice to the next level?

Join us for a transformative, immersive aerial weekend at Pier to Point Wellness and Spa’s outdoor aerial deck in Point Loma. This intimate experience promises a blend of learning, practice, laughter, and community.

Spanning from Friday to Monday, this extended weekend will feel like a refreshing retreat, offering both inspiration and a vibrant space for creative expression.

Whether you're a student seeking deeper engagement or considering the next step to become an aerial instructor, this training is designed to nurture your growth and equip you with the essential skills and knowledge to take the next step. This training is not your average cookie cutter aerial training, we’ll help you dive deep into your passions and background so we can help curate a class style that speaks to you.

  • Pier to Point Wellness and Spa (Outdoor Aerial Deck)
    Located in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego!

  • Friday, October 11: 5pm-9pm
    Saturday, October 12: 9am-6pm
    Sunday, October 13: 9am-6pm
    Monday, October 14: 9am-6pm

  • The Ins and Outs of Aerial Yoga
    Safety: Rigging, Knot-Tying, and Equipment
    Building Trust with Students 
    Creating Beginner, Intermediate, and Low-Hammock Classes
    Spotting Safety
    Cueing with Confidence
    Low Hammock Principles
    Finding Your Aerial Voice
    Intuitive Sequencing 
    Advanced Poses Workshop
    Practice Teaching
    Putting the Yoga in Aerial Yoga
    Kids’ Aerial Yoga and the Benefits of Play
    The Business of Aerial Yoga
    Wisdom from the Community
    Savasana Seminar

  • Immersive course led by Emily Artalejo Frailey and Amy Thai
    Printed Aerial Yoga Instruction Manual with a Step-by-Step Pose Directory Featuring 65+ Aerial Poses
    Galaxy Lifestyle Empowerment Affirmation Deck
    Welcome Goodie Bag
    Opportunity to teach 3 Community Classes at Pier to Point Wellness
    Level 1 Aerial Yoga Teacher Certification (upon satisfactory completion of all requirements)
    4 Free Classes at Pier to Point Wellness and Spa

Curriculum Highlights:

The Ins and Outs of Aerial Yoga

Explore the origins and current trends of aerial yoga. Discover your unique teaching style while acquiring the skills to design and develop your own aerial yoga classes.

Safety, Rigging, Knots, and Equipment

Acquire expertise in safely setting up your class by exploring various aerial equipment options and determining what best suits your needs. Gain hands-on experience in tying different silk knots and adjusting equipment to accommodate various class types.

Building Trust with Students 

Develop skills in cueing breath, instructing Level 1 poses, and providing effective spotting techniques. Gain expertise in conducting one-on-one interviews with students to ensure their safety and empowerment.

Practice Teaching

We go beyond theoretical instruction by offering daily opportunities to practice teaching in front of your peers. Additionally, you will have the chance to lead three Community Classes at Pier to Point Wellness.

Intuitive Sequencing

Master the art of designing classes guided by your intuition. We provide foundational principles and guidelines to help you curate sequences that naturally align with the flow of your class.

Specialized Workshops

Putting the “Yoga” in Aerial Yoga
Kids Aerial & The Benefits of Aerial Play
Savasana Seminar
Anatomical Cueing for Aerial Yoga
Advanced Poses/Sequencing Workshop

Investment is $1,400

Optional $200 Add On:
Hammock and Rigging Equipment

Meet Your Instructors

Amy Thai (Co-Facilitator)

Amy started her aerial yoga journey in 2018, she fell in love and started taking many classes. She got certified as an aerial instructor in 2019 by Galaxy Lifestyle and a sound healing facilitator in 2023 by Peace, Love and Yoga. She specializes in combining creative sequencing, playfulness and a dose of strengthening in all her classes. Her goal is to get you to build up the foundational poses and technique required to be successful in sequencing and aerial dance. On top of teaching weekly classes, Amy hosts specialized aerial workshops including: aerial burlesque, floating sound baths, acro-aerial, aerial skills, and aerial dance. In her free time, Amy loves going camping, photography, building charcuterie/pupcuterie boards, hosting elaborate dinners and cuddling with her pup Tsuki.

Emily Artalejo Frailey (Co-Facilitator)

Flying, Floating, Freedom — these are the feelings Emily strives to evoke in any client who works with her.

Emily moved to San Diego in 2019 and found community through aerial yoga. She earned her certifications in aerial, mat, and paddleboard yoga— all in an 18-month span! Her goal is to empower people to release their self-doubt and connect to their most authentic selves; that's why she created Elevated Elements Yoga: Land, Sea, and Air Yoga. Emily is a proud mama who credits aerial yoga with keeping her active and comfortable throughout her pregnancy. In her free time, Emily loves to dance and spend time with her loved ones near the ocean.

Kristina Zion (Guest Teacher)

Kristina began her aerial journey when a good friend asked if she would like to try hanging upside down and the rest is history! Kristina took her first aerial yoga class in 2016 and fell in love with the dynamic movement, inversions, and the ability to challenge her body in such a unique way. In 2019 Kristina received her Kids Aerial Yoga Teacher Training certificate through Playful Peace Yoga and currently teaches two weekly kids aerial classes at Pier To Point Yoga and Wellness Center. In 2021 Kristina completed her Aerial Yoga Teacher Training with Galaxy Lifestyle. Gravitating towards flips and tricks and dance styles of aerial, Kristina is passionate about creative expression and helping others find organic play and confidence in their movement. On top of her weekly kids classes Kristina co-hosts Aerial Burlesque and Aerial Playtime for Adults workshops.

Tam Leeper (Guest Teacher)

Practicing yoga for many years Tam found her passion for aerial yoga in 2015. Earning her teacher's certificate in 2018 she has continued to grow in her practice. Tam's classes allow students to be creative and silly while building the strength and flexibility needed for aerial yoga.

Debbie Leung (Guest Teacher)

Debbie is a certified RYT-200 vinyasa teacher and has additional certifications in stand up paddleboard (SUP), yin, aerial yoga, and Thai massage. She has been teaching at studios in San Diego since 2015. She is attracted to yoga by the subtleties of alignment in the body and the immense benefits it brings to our minds, bodies, and ability to function better on a daily basis. She originally sought out yoga as a way to calm her anxious mind and from that place seeks to help others find THEIR rhythm and beat within their own practice and lives. Debbie's classes combine her enthusiasm for creative sequencing with precise alignment and safety cues (and the occasional bad joke). 

Feedback from our past trainees:

  • “You ladies were amazing and you've made one of the most clear and beautiful manuals I've ever seen!”

    Past Trainee (Feb 2023)

  • “Amy and Emily could not have been more kind, caring, and helpful. They taught us so much in such a short time. They fostered a feeling of community for our group of students with varied levels of experience AND they made it FUN!".”

    Past Trainee (Feb 2023)

  • “This teacher training was so well-organized and I leaned so much and feel fully confident to teach an aerial yoga class now. I can tell that both Amy and Emily are so passionate about aerial yoga and have so much knowledge about the poses to be able to explain everything very well and at the same time they made it so fun.”

    Past Trainee (Feb 2023)

  • “Syllabus and training material are well structured. Pictures with steps make understanding how to get into poses easy and allow for easy referencing. Having other teachers come and teach poses allowed us to experience different styles.”

    Past Trainee (June 2023)

  • "I loved this training so much. I love how you incorporated the teacher community, positive energy, all good vibes, very informative."

    Past Trainee (Sept 2023)

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