PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Soaring In The South

Acro Yoga Teacher Training

Level 1

Raven Grace and the teaching team, are fired up and ready to bring you a world class Acro Yoga Training here in Australia.

As we move further into the advancement of online technology, it is so important to remember the art of being human, building healthy community and relationships and developing our internal connections to our physical and emotional landscape.

Re-establish our relationship to Earth & Sky and where we stand in the middle.

Maintain the ability to communicate and co-operate clearly.

Have healthy boundaries that allow what is wanted in, and what is not, out.

Connecting in person and advancing our natural technology that lives within our body, minds and hearts.

The journey of Acro Yoga brings what lies within us up and out into the world.

This adventure will warm you from the inside out as you reconnect with the joy of play through physical movement and the restoration of healthy trust in your fellow cohort crew. It will give you tools of exploration to last a lifetime and some real practical skills you can integrate immediately on and off the mat.

Acro Yoga Practice is thriving in Europe, Israel, Canada, South America and the USA. There are core communities in Australia in the capital cities, yet there is so much room for more teachers to be sharing this art form and the transformations healthy physical practice has to offer.

Will you be one of them?

The Soaring in the South Level 1 Acro Yoga Teacher Training Includes:

200 hour in person training

8 x 3-day weekends

8 x Online meetups

300 hour Home Quest log book

32 Saturday handstand online check ins

Acro Yoga Certificate of Completion

SOARING IN THE SOUTH STYLE

What influences our style of Acro Yoga?

Acro Yoga Practice and has been a melting pot of connection that included modalities of Yoga Asana, Partner Acrobatics, Thai Massage and Dance.

Our style is influenced by the principles of Feldenkrais, Shiatsu, Breakdance, Mobility Practice, Contemporary Dance, Parkour, Circus, Yoga, Qi Gong, Soatai, breathwork and Traditional East Asian Philosophy. When there’s so many things in the melting pot what even is this practice?

There is a common vocabulary of movements one can learn as a foundation so we can speak a common movement language and then form our own unique expressions.

At the core of this practice, it’s about coming back into connection, developing ourselves so that we are better in relationships, developing our relationships so we better understand ourselves, not just with other people but with gravity and the ground.

Ultimately, we are Human Gardeners, creating conditions for the unique person (and ourselves) in front of us, to blossom into their best expression. We can offer this by providing the ingredients for the human spirit to thrive. Trust, Fun, Safety, Challenge, Gravity, Nature, Nurture, Empty Space, Invitation, Support, Accountability, Freedom and Boundaries

From here we trust that each student has the capacity to walk through the door when the time is right...

You’re invited to walk with us in 2024.

WHO CAN JOIN?

• People looking to teach Acro Yoga formally through classes, workshops, retreats or mentoring programs or informally through Acro Jaming and community building.

• Yoga teachers who would like to explore this limb of Yoga and add these fun and transformative experiences to their classes, workshops and retreats.

• Acro Yoga Teachers from other schools who would like to enjoy another perspective, structure or some additional good quality training.

• Teachers of various movement modalities like parkour, dance, cross fit, circus, gymnastics, martial arts, contact dance or others who enjoy partnering, physical challenges and holistic movement.

• Bodyworkers who would like to strengthen their results in clinic through a stronger physical and energetic body, improved interpersonal skills and some new body work methods.

• Anyone that is interested in Acro Yoga and interested in having a once in a lifetime wholesome and nourishing experience.

WHO SHOULD NOT?

This training is not for anyone currently seriously injured.

We wish you a speedy recovery so you could join us for a future program.

Find full details of the course below, or simply skip to the section you are after by clicking the triangle next to 'Acro Yoga Teacher Training' in the top right of the header.

CURRICULUM

Part 1: Mastering the Foundations

February - May 2024

We begin our journey cultivating your mind, body and acro for what is to come. We will cover the fundamental postures and practices, work in both solo and parterned skills and begin or expand upon your handstand and inversion journey. You will start working on your teaching skills in a practical manner from the very start of Module 1.

Subjects:

• Acro Yoga Foundations 1 and 2

• Acro Yoga Therapeutics 1

• Acro Yoga Washing Machines 1 and 2

• Establishing a Home Practice

• Establishing an Acro Practice

• All about the Base

• First love Yourself (Fly)

• Spot till you Drop

• Bodywork and boundaries

• Teaching Modules 1-4

• Creating Acro Communities

• Handstand and Inversion Foundations

• Locomotion

• Floorwork Flow

Part 2: The Intergration

June-July 2024

This 2 month break from in-person and online training is intentional to give you...

• Time to integrate the learning

• Catch up or Continue with your home practice logbook

• take some inward Winter rest time

• Perhaps treat yourself to a Winter holiday in the sun and show off your skills learnt in Part 1

• Feel what it is like to be a solo teacher. You may then realise what is most important for you to focus on in your next development in Part 3.

Part 3: Flourish to Nourish

August - November 2024

In Part 3 you are now ready to grow into your next stage as an Acro Yoga Practitioner and teacher. Your efforts invested in Part 1 and 2 are now ready to bare fruit. We will move into intermediate and advanced Acro Yoga movements, communication, therapeutics, teaching skills, pops, creating your own signature flows. We graduate together in Module 8 with an Acro Yoga Festival.

Subjects:

• Acro Yoga Intermediate Modules 1 and 2

• Acro Yoga Advanced Modules 1 and 2

• Acro Yoga Therapeutics 2

• Bbirds and Bases (Breakdance inspired Acro)

• Don't Stop the Pop (L-basing transitions using Pops)

• Acro Yoga Choreography and Flow creation

• Advanced balancing in Acro Yoga

• Intermediate to Advanced Handstand and Inversion Training

• Teaching Modules 5-8

• Creating Acro Yoga Events

LOCATION AND SCHEDULE

The invitation for students to be part of this teacher training is Australia wide. There will be 8 weekends to attend in person and the other aspects of the course will be online or through home practice.

The in person training will be in Goolwa, South Austalia, which is central to all states.

The nearest airport for interstate particiants is the Adelaide Airport. Transport from Adelaide to Goolwa may be co-ordinated with fellow teacher trainees from Adelaide.

February

In Person Module 1:

Friday 16th - Sunday 18th

March

In Person Module 2:

Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th

Online Module:

Tuesday 12th

April

In Person Module 3:

Thursday 25th - Sunday 28th

Online Module:

Tuesday 9th

May

In Person Module 4:

Friday 24th - Sunday 26th

Online Module:

Tuesday 15th

August

In Person Module 5:

Friday 2nd - Sunday 4th

Online Module:

Tuesday 20th

September

In Person Module 6:

Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd

Online Module:

Tuesday 3rd

October

In Person Module 7:

Friday 8th - Sunday 20th

Online Module:

Tuesday 8th

November

Acro Yoga Festival and Graduation: Thursday 14th - Monday 18th

Online Module: Tuesday 5th and Tuesday 26th

Accomdation for the In Person Weekends:

There is no accomodation at the training location, however there is the option to camp for no extra charge with shower and cooking facilities available. Or alternatively you can find yourself a local Air Bnb for the training weekends. Other students may wish to share this option with you too.

The 8 online modules will be on a Tuesday evening 7-8.30pm (South Australian Time), once a month between the in-person modules.

You will be required to send through a short video of your inversion practice each Saturday during Part 1 and Part 3 of the training.

Raven Grace, the movement magician, has easily invested over 100,000 hours into physical movement practices. Coming from a youngster in pain who was unable to walk on a decline without knee pain and had scoliosis, to still breakdancing at 36, Raven realises there is no end in sight and learning is a lifelong process.

Raven first found Acro and partnering at Professional Dance School, (think Dirty Dancing high bird) and more, single handed movement lifts and standing Acro to enhance performance on stage. He later came across L-Basing Acro Yoga and Therapeutics while studying Shiatsu, and hated it. What was this half acrobatics/half massage, posing as Yoga thing done by un-committed, un-trained hippies in the park?

That was it for Acro Yoga, pushed to the side until one year later. Volunteering at 'Lentils as Anything' in Abbotsford Melbourne, it was at a co-workers party, Acro Yoga arrived again. And this time he had completed his first round of study in Oriental therapies and had new eyes for the potential of Acro Yoga. What could be seen now was the healing potential of Acro Yoga in society and social gatherings. Acro Yoga is a gateway for everyday people to reconnect with themselves and their joyful spirit through having fun, being present, connecting with others and returning to safety within relationships.

Raven began to notice peoples fears and resistance to change start to drop away almost instantly after a good Acro Yoga session. People became more warm and open, bringing more enthusiasm and excitement about life again. With this new insight, Raven devoted thousands of hours learning, practicing and performing Acro Yoga. A journey that became a full-time career, taking him to 20 different countries and creating some of the best moments for his life and others.

Raven is passionate and excited for each and every students journey that walks in the door for the first time or the thousandth time. In his spare time, Raven is a full-time student of life, studying whatever takes his interest, especially in the realms of movement, health and East Asian medicine. He believes good teachers never stop learning and even though we can do most things by ourselves, it is the relationships that we cultivate that nourish our lives the most.

INSTRUCTORS

RAVEN GRACE

Some highlights from Raven's Career

• Lead chorographer for Australia's first Acro Yoga Flash-mob in Melbourne (2016)

• East Coast Acro Tour (2016) and West Coast Acro Tour (2017)

• Acro and Awesome World Tour to 18 countries (2018) East Timor, Lombok, Malaysia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Belgium, Canary Islands, Bulgaria, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Israel, Peru, Tasmania (Yes its a different country)

• Land and Launch 10 Day Acro Yoga Movement Retreat, Lombok

• DAYM Peru, Month long dance Acro Yoga Movement Retreat in the Sacred Valley of Peru

• Teaching at 15 Acro Yoga Festivals in 17 weeks

• DAYM Level 1 and 2 Training in Tasmania (2018)

• The 7 Lands Tour, Mainland Australia, Sweden, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Austria (2019)

• Utilizing Acro Yoga Therapeutics as a body work modality in Clinic and discovering health benefits of Acro Yoga

• Mentoring Adventure Programs combining Outdoor Adventures with Acro Yoga and Handstand training

• Running private classes for couples, birthday parties and gatherings

• Running an over 60s Acro Yoga workshop series

• Creating beginner, intermediate and advanced 6 weeks series in Melbourne

• Establishing 'Soaring in the South' and beginning a community on the Fleurieu Peninsula SA (2022 to Present)

Some Highlights of Raven's Studentship

• Yoga, Chi Gong and Breakdance Training with Adam McInnes 2003

• 4 years Professional Dance training Certificate 4 and Diploma of Dance and performing arts 2005-2008 st Dance World 301 Melbourne Victoria

• Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies 2011-2012 at the Australian Shiatsu College

• Anusara Yoga Immersions 2011 with Noah Maze

• International Teachers Education Program through the Bboy Bgirl Dojo

• Acro Yoga elemental immersion Darwin 2015

• Parkour Instructor Training with SA Parkour (2023)

• Learning from the Wicked Force Breakdance Crew

Our Soaring in the South team has been handpicked to include local, national and international teachers who will be bringing practices such as breathwork, body-work, communication, handstand and inversion training, problem solving, business support and bad ass acro yoga skills! Read below to find more details!

Instructor Crew

VICTORIA MCLARTY "TORI"

A dynamic acrobat, educator, and event organiser, whose enchanting spirit adds a touch of magic to every endeavor.

With a remarkable journey through the realms of movement, Tori's expertise has blossomed from her national-level achievements in horse riding and surfing. Her journey led her to climbing and the soaring heights of the flying trapeze, this love of flying was sparked again when she found partner acrobatics.

Over the past decade, Tori has passionately hosted and coached at events worldwide, amassing a treasure trove of wisdom in disciplines like partner acrobatics and the art of human connection. Her teaching style, marked by inclusivity and meticulous attention to detail, beckons students into her world. Her approach is an embodiment of generosity and support, as she intuitively guides and inspires her students, all while infusing an abundance of joy into every lesson un-locking the secrets of Acro Yoga and fostering deep connections, all within an atmosphere of pure fun. Tori will be joining us in April, the third weekend of the training to teach teaching from a flyers perspective, Acro Yoga washing machines and share her vast knowledge on the craft of facilitating transformation.

Raven and Tori have coordinated retreats together in both Lombok and Peru as well as a West Coast Acro Tour in WA. She is one of Australia's greatest teachers, an advocate for Acro Yoga, Circus and Partner Acrobatics.

" A pivotal moment in shaping my identity began eight years ago during my acro teacher training. It was the remarkable instructors who not only introduced me to the intricacies of Acro yoga but also ignited a passion for a broader perspective on the journey of life. I am truly grateful and excited about the chance to contribute, share my knowledge and potentially pass on the gift that my instructors gave me, to the aspiring Acro Teachers at the upcoming Soaring in the South Acro Yoga TT in 2024" (Victoria Mclarty)

Find out more about Tori through her Instagram @Flytoria

MAR GONZALEZ

Do you like fluidity and transformation? This is what defines Mar – not only as an acroyogi, but also as a dancer and a fashion designer.

Based in Barcelona, Mar has special interest in all the movement disciplines as acrobatic dance, tribal fusion bellydance, contemporary dance, contact dance and flamenco. She has been learning and teaching all over the world in research of the middle path between dance & acroyoga since eight years ago.

She has been training with mainly teachers from Acroyoga Montreal & Partner Acrobatics. Although, she has never stopped learning from whoever she has the chance to share and play with.

At this Acroyoga TTC she will not only share her unique style in Acroyoga with us – teaching together with Raven – she will also bring some of her wonderful clothes.

To know a bit more about her check https://mar-gonzalez.wixsite.com/mar-gonzalez

INEZ ALMEIDA

Inez Almeida has been fascinated with movement from a very early age, she is a professional actress, dancer and theatre director. She has encountered Acro Yoga on her path and is teaching it both as a movement technique as well as a way for expression and creativity.

With a background in classical ballet, yoga, martial arts, acrobatics and modern dance, she found in Acro Yoga a place for connection between people and disciplines, between healing and art.

She has extensive experience of more than 10 years of teaching in various formats, running regular classes in Amsterdam, workshops and retreats, throughout Europe and training and privates classes in different places including Japan and Bali. She is certified in both acroyoga international and Montreal, as well as Thai massage from Sunshine Network.

Her main focus behind the concept of teaching is the human values of loving kindness, personal development and expansion and the knowledge that everyone is unique and moves in a specific way.

Find out more about Inez through her instagram @clap_your_wings.acroyoga

DEAN PHILP

Dean from Moving Puzzles helps you connect your perceiving-mind with your interacting-body, specialising in partner and teamwork. Coaching team sport for over a decade, he loves facilitating experiences where emergent group behaviour unlocks new insights and skills for participants. As a Parkour coach, he helps people ask how our movement through spaces and places is influencing the questions we ask and problems we perceive. As a Fighting Monkey instructor, he leverages the concept of dexterity – mental and physical fluidity – to help broaden your awareness. He uses movement tasks, games, coordination riddles and embraces improvisation to expand sensory-motor creativity, as well as reveal hidden value in the world around us. Right now he runs weekly group movement classes in Adelaide, private coaching, as well as creativity & team-building workshops for corporate, academic and community groups.

Deans passion for movement is inspiring. He rises and sets with the sun adhering to his practice of movement exploration diligently and with enquiry. When we first met, the nickname “Flowing Spring” jumped out, and it’s since evolved into the “Running River” as Deans flow and strength has gained even more momentum. He somehow expands uncomfortable situations to the point of awkward and then skilfully reverses them, inviting students to find their way and that it is okay to be uncomfortable in learning and in life. His passion is contagious; before you know it you are moving by inspiration.

During our Acro Yoga Teacher training, Dean will share how we can transfer our perception from individual practice into partner-based movement situations, game exploration and some surprising surprises.

Check him out through Moving Puzzles or on his Instagram Movingpuzzles

AVA CHEN & YOO HYEONGYEOMG

Ava and Yoo met in Bali during their Zenthai Flow facilitator training and have since been working together as a team, sharing the Art of Zenthai in Adelaide.

Zenthai Shiatsu is a movement-based therapy that fuses the traditions of Zen Shiatsu, Thai Massage, and Osteopathy. These practices are woven together through the intricate system of Traditional Chinese Medicine as well as the rich depth of mindfulness, effectively balancing the physical with the energetics.

Yoo is a Remedial massage therapist and Zenthai Shiatsu practitioner from TrustYooWellness. Her love for healing touch had developed since childhood. The power of somatic release she has experienced through bodywork and therapeutic Acro yoga continues to inspire her enthusiasm to share movement practices and bodywork with others.

Ava started The Wild Circle to intentionally create safe spaces for meaningful and dynamic interactions to take place. She believes in the healing power of authentic relating, which is the beautiful essence of Zenthai. Her favourite aspects of bodywork are creative explorations and the practice of deep listening.

The core principles of Zenthai are fluidity, heartfulness and totality. Bodywork becomes a full body prayer, a deep conversation beyond words, and focused intention that dissolves fixations. Ava and Yoo are stoked to share this art with the community.

It has been so great to have Ava and Yoo at our winter and spring Acro Camps in 2023. They both have an abundance of bodywork and energetic offerings. They will be joining us in March for our Acro Yoga Therapeutics and Bodywork modules. Bodywork informs and develops physical sensitivity, listening and awareness skills, which are all essential in being a great partner, flyer, spotter or base.

We are sure you will come away from your time with Ava and Yoo with a great appreciation and some great techniques you can share with your students, friends and your family.

Find more about Ava through The Wild Circle

& Yoo through TrustYooWellness

SUSANNE FABEL

Based in Germany, Susanne started her movement journey with sports climbing and Ashtanga yoga, continued with acroyoga, Thai massage, floorwork and a growing interest in general movement concepts. She has been training with various international teachers from different disciplines for many years and never stopped being curious about learning and integrating new movement experiences.

Her background as an occupational therapist taught her the importance of meaningful movement and how to empower people to participate in areas of life that matter to them. As an acroyoga teacher she loves to create a space, where people connect through movement in a playful way and help each other to grow and to unfold their potential.

With a teaching experience of more than 10 years, she is sharing her practice in regular classes, workshops, retreats, festivals and events in Germany and internationally. Susanne is certified from Acroyoga International and Montreal. She is also a yoga teacher, Embodiment coach, Movement Flow teacher and Thai massage practitioner.

To find out more about Susanne, head on over to her Instagram Susanne.Fabel

KELLIE BARRETT

Kellie from Breath Alchemy is excited to empower you to weave the playfulness, fun and challenge of Acro Yoga with the calm, balance and focus of breathwork.

She is passionate about assisting people of all ages in finding grace, freedom and ease in life through the breath, knowing that our breath is with us from the moment we are born until the moment we leave our bodies, we breathe around 25,000 times a day, and as the breath is both conscious and subconscious the power is within us to choose if we breathe to our benefit or to our disadvantage.

Conscious breathing became Kellie’s anchor when she struggled with anxiety 11 years ago, this deep daily awareness of the breath allowed her to move through pain, finding freedom and self discovery. Having worked with people of all ages sharing pranayama (yogic breathing practices) in her yoga classes for 11 years, she took a deeper dive into the world of the breath when she discovered activated breathwork and trained with Sky Bear in his Breath Works Breathwork Academy. Since then she’s taught people within the community of all ages (including school students and teachers) how to use the breath as a tool to assist in calming, energising, balancing, focusing, self awareness or even to take you into a non ordinary state of consciousness where it’s possible to tap into the subconscious mind, recalibrate the energetic imprint within the body and release unprocessed emotions…the breathe truly is a well being source just waiting for us to discover how to best use it.

Kel runs a successful yoga studio called ‘Hill St Yoga’ in Port Elliot, South Australia, running Hatha, Restorative and Yin Yoga Classes, Full Moon rituals with Mandalas and Fire Magic as well as Yoga by the Beach.

Find out more about Kel through Breath Alchemy and Hill St Yoga

DAN AUBIN

“Forget balance, become good at balancing” - says Dan.

This is a concept that he has been exploring his entire life - As an elite gymnast, professional acrobat, director, communication lecturer, speaker and coach.

Dan was there at the beginning of one of the main streams of Acro Yoga. The concept took full bloom in Winnipeg, Canada during an early morning hotel room Jam Session, 12-4 am, with Eugene Poku & Jessie Goldberg in March 2003. “After travelling to their studio in Montreal to exchange insights and techniques through a public workshop, we concluded that Yoga and Acrobatics have a common ground; “being in the moment". Acro Yoga Montreal has developed a deep and creative line of practice that continues today: https://acroyoga.com/

Dan has shared his teaching and practice across many fields.

One of his proudest achievements is his contribution to the founding members of Gravity & Other Myths through a five-year intensive training and performance program he developed at Cirkidz in Adelaide as Artistic Director / Head Coach.

“I sold them the idea that anything was possible, in the body, in art and life… and they bought it and ran with it…big time!” https://www.gravityandothermyths.com/

Based on his research, Dan founded Daring Humans in 2017 to explore the relationship between movement, communication and creativity. He now works as a communication consultant, speaker and coach who helps people and organisations bring important ideas to life. His focus is creating engagement, clarity, and ultimately connection.

Dan holds degrees in Communication, English and Drama and has worked as a full-time lecturer / researcher at Charles Sturt University winning awards for excellence and innovation. His movement and teaching foundations were first developed as an athlete and coach at the Olympic Training Centre in Canada.

Dan’s experience ranges from designing corporate leadership programs to stunt doubling Mark Wahlberg; performing Slam Dunk Acrobatics in NBA Stadiums to teaching medical educators communication; facilitating strategic plans for cities to coaching business leaders through change.  It is not surprising that his approach is both highly technical and deeply playful.

Dan is also someone who has had to find and re-find balance in his life in quite dramatic ways. In his keynotes, he shares stories and tools that empower strength, awareness, and resilience while stacking and balancing on chairs as a parallel metaphor.

His diverse experience in education, performance, business, and health, has given him a unique perspective as someone who helps others develop high-performance cultures, and consider what it is to be a ‘daring human’.

Dan is originally from Toronto, Canada. Sixteen years ago, he chased a lovely girl to Adelaide and now has two amazing kids and lives on the coast in South Australia (with the same girl).

Find out more about Dan here: www.daringhumans.com

CATHAYSA VINA

Hello! I’m Cathaysa from Canary Islands, Spain. I’m glad to be part of our amazing teachers team for this years Soaring in the South Acro yoga Teacher Training in Australia!!!

I am an art lover.

Especially the performing Arts.

But I have a problem...

I can’t avoid merging them all.

And also, Art is not my unique love, because I love to teach.

And I wonder...

It is not the same thing?

From my point of view, an Acroyoga Teacher is someone capable of doing magic. Because it is not just about teaching technique. An Acroyoga Teacher sets rhythms, communicates clearly, gives support, guides the students to a safe haven. Acro Teachers combine all their skills, balancing awareness, creativity and playfulness. So YOU are going to become a SUPERHERO, or something similar.

Someone who can empathize with fears, motivate personal improvement and even heal wounded egos, someone capable of collaborating, co-creating and building a team.

I will be joining you in Goolwa in September, sharing my teaching pedagogy of CLEMI and Art tools with you. CLEMI is an Acronym for Consciousness, Liberation, Exercise, Maintenance and Integration. These 5 keys are a great foundation for any learning.

Since 2010 I have been sharing with acro yogis, actors, kids, adults, people with or without bodywork experience and it is really satisfying to see how people achieve impossible things (impossible for their minds). I love to teach fundamental skills because always you can go deeper and deeper. And one big thing is never lose the first time that you achieve something. That’s why I share the importance of have artistic, technical, anatomical, pedagogical and psychological tools.* I will share some of my Artistic tools you can use in your teaching and to get to know what skills you have and show you how you can teach from. My hope is that you like this way and use it in your training and/or in your life!

See you in Australia!

Find Cathaysa’s website at Clemi.life

TESTIMONIALS

Here you can read some other peoples lived experience of Acro Yoga and Raven's teaching. Thanks so much for those of you that wrote in, it means so much to us.

"Raven was there at the very start of my Acro Yoga and handbalancing journey (now almost 7 years strong!) He is a considerate, compassionate and reassuring teacher with an eye for detail and excellent communication skills. To this day, I use and practice the physical and mental cues he shared with us during the course of the numerous workshops and classes I attended. Some of my most pivotal and fond memories of learning Acro Yoga come directly from my experience with Raven's teachings. I highly recommend his classes and look forward to joining more!"

- Ester Joyce, Western Australia

"Raven has a unique style of teaching. It's fun and gentle combining dance with Acro Yoga allowing people to be themselves and learn in their own pace I can hardly wait for another opportunity to do Acro with him".

- Viola Julin, Finland

”I've never felt so welcomed and included as in Raven's classes. Unconditionally. Apart from the incredible feeling of belonging, it was as if Raven was able to visualise everyone's different path, and guided the steps with talent, encouraging to take risks when it's needed or simply rest when it was best. I braved mountains of fear with an ally on my side, genuinely believing in me. Results are amazing, I found gold on the other side of the mountain that I couldn't see or even or imagine. Eveyone needs a little bit of Raven. Doing serious things without taking ourselves too seriously, is his motto. Joy is his fuel."

- Lucile Leveque, France

"I am so grateful to have had the chance to learn Acro Yoga with Raven. Raven creates a judgement free environment for his students to re-discover their bodies in a holistic way. His practice encourages self reflections and enquiry, both of which are crucial to overall physical and emotional development. In today's world, it is more important than ever that we create stronger connections with people and the community, whilst reconnecting with our bodies. For this reason I align with Acro Yoga was a practice and would highly recommend Raven as a teacher. He has a wealth of knowledge to share!

- Aza Newland, South Australia

"Raven was my first mentor in the field of movement, body and more, specifically break dance since 2002. Together we forged a lifelong friendship and passion for the skillset that I gained from Raven's willpower and encouragement".

- Blake Hunter, Victoria

"My experience with Raven's Acro Yoga sessions were pretty amazing. I'm 20 years deep into dance/movement and never felt my body loosen up like that before. The Acro sequences were like being in a brand new body, very cool. Seriously, it left a tattoo on my joints that read, 'Do whatever this is more".

- Simon M, Bali

"I've done two Acro Yoga workshops with Raven so far and couldn't have wished for a better teacher! Both sessions were amazing - joyful, exhilirating, invigorating, encouraging me to push my own boundaries while meeting me where I'm at. Raven is a gifted teacher, gentle yet strong, who effortlessly manages to help everyone grow their skills regadless of how advanced or (in)experienced you are. I look forward to more!"

- Antje Guenther, South Australia

"Raven is wonderful! My first Acro class was inclusive, easy to follow and fun! Even when hanging upside down, he holds the space for you to be you".

- Kelly Bennetta, South Australia

”Raven has a slippery way of pouring deep layers of learning together in a way that feel fun, whilst developing fundamental skills. He also makes you want to rhyme all the time."

- Dean Philp, South Australia

"Raven is a beautiful soul with the most contagious teaching and communication skills ever! He encourages you to embrace the highest aspect of who you truly are, which activates changes from the inside out. You find yourself doing things you had no idea you could or would do, feeling a joy you haven’t known since childhood ;-). Raven has a knack of engaging everyone in class to express from the heart – benefiting physically, psychologically and emotionally. His intuitive gifts connect everyone to the collective. Raven exudes energy in a most gentle and mindful way, always with brilliance and humility. His spirit certainly moved my soul and has had a life-changing impact on me. Raven is a treasure for students and teachers alike"

- Sandra Caballero, South Australia

"Acro Yoga has been a deeply transformative practice in my life. Beyond the physical benefits of strength, flexibility & fitness, Acro has been an incredible tool of self exploration. Its playful & fun, and constantly has me leaning into trust of my own body as well as trust with others. Through the practice you are constantly rediscovering your capacity to learn & grow, and this has reflected beyond the mat to impact my life & bring about positive changes in my day to day life. The community connection that acro brings, has deepened the connections in all my relationships. It is the most incredible way to get into a healthy honest relationship with yourself! Raven teaches with gentleness & humility and his wealth of knowledge brings you into your strength & power"

- Heather Seyhun, South Australia

TUITION

Payment Options:

Option 1: Paid in Full single payment of $6040.

Option 2: Payment Plan: 4 x payments of $1510

Option You: If you need a different way to access this course, payment plans can be discussed in the application process.

A $500 non-refundable deposit is required if you are accepted into this course, and will be taken off the final fee.

Cancellation policy: Due to places being limited in the course there are no refunds once deciding to join the program.

Food and accomodation is not included in the tuition price

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

The invitation to join this training is Australia wide and there will be 21 places available. If this is something you would love to do, just jump right in and let’s find the way to get you Soaring!

Step 1: Fill in the contact form below.

Step 2: Meet and Greet. You will be sent an email within 24 hours from soaringinthesouth@gmail.com to arrange an online meet and greet to talk about how the training will run. Here you can ask any questions you may have about the training and get more information on the finer details. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours, please make sure you check your 'other' inbox, junk mail or spam, just in case the email was lost in there!

Step 3: Pay your deposit or full fee to secure your spot

Step 4: See you in 2024 for one of the best years yet!

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST TO JOIN THE 2024

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