March 30th – April 6th, 2025
House of Honey, Portugal
Escape dreary winter and short days for a Mediterranean aerial straps & rope retreat at House of Honey in Lagos, Portugal! Long days, pastel di natas, aerial straps and rope on an outdoor aerial rig raised above the Portuguese beach, a hot tub (aka the Think Tank), and a heckin’ dang good time.
Who should come? Rope and straps artists and aerialists interested in training hard, relaxing hard, and playing hard. Be ready to level up your 1 and 2-arm spins and swings, your c-shaping (for ANY apparatus), static strength technique, drops, transitions, and sequencing. Most days will include guided/structured training as well as time for open sessions on straps, handstands, silks (or any apparatus you choose to bring), you name it!
What’s Included:
– 3 catered local meals a day
– 7 nights of Algarve villa accommodation
– Aerial straps & rope immersion with 7:1 student to instructor ratio.
– 13 points, 8.5 m high w/unlimited training time
– 24/7 pool and jacuzzi access
– Temperatures around 18-20 C during the day!
– Private accommodations/other rentable apartments are available offsite for the introverts out there.
– All rooms have an en-suite bathroom or are close by and shared with no more than 2 people.
– 4-hour sailing excursion with SUP boards through the grottoes along the coast with a delicious lunch
Suggested Prerequisites:
- Multiple straight arm inversions
- Proficiency in skin-the-cat
- Familiarity with basic beat pathways
- Basic experience with meathooks on any apparatus
- Basic experience with c-shaping on any apparatus
Not included:
– flights to/from Faro (45 min) or Lisbon (2.5 hours by car)
– travel insurance
– additional excursions (wine tasting, ocean kayaking, massages, etc)
Fee (all prices are in Euros):
*Do not buy flights until you’ve received an acceptance email.*
Private room: 2500 early-bird, 2700 euro normal pricing.
Early-bird ends September 15th or after first 6 sign-ups.
*If you and a friend submit your deposits on the same date, get $50 off your price for the 7-day retreat.*
Payment plans are available, but full payment must be made by February 15th, 2025.
Where:
House of Honey provides a relaxing, boutique location for learning aerial with an international community of aerialists from the world over! Spend your days training hard, and your nights playing or relaxing hard (in the pool, on the rig, or playing actual games).
Enjoy delicious food grown in Portugal! Most of our meals include fresh fruits and vegetables from the local farmer’s market in Lagos. Carefully planned to provide you with everything your body needs to train, our chefs cater to specific needs — whether you’re vegan, vegetarian or you eat it all 🙂
On the terrace where we serve meals, you also have access to a gorgeous salt pool, jacuzzi and ice bath. The mature garden, over 30 years old, also offers plenty of places to relax and unwind.
I had so much fun at this straps retreat with Koz! Koz’s straps and overall training knowledge is amazing, and he is able to transfer it well and adapt it to different levels and learning styles. Will definitely attend more of these in the future!
I learned so much from training with Aaron and had the most amazing time on this retreat!! Aaron provided helpful scaffolding for skill-building appropriate for everyone on the retreat at any level, meeting each of us where we were. I’m so grateful to have gotten to grow as a straps artist in such a beautiful place with so many amazing people! –
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