Mexico Retreat 2025
Aerial Yoga Teacher Training Retreat
Tulum, Mexico
April 27th - May 3rd, 2025
at Lucid Aerial Arts - La Veleta location
Early bird discount of $200 off, available until December 31st!
Training Highlights
Comprehensive Aerial Yoga Level 1 Teacher Training (30hrs) led by Andrea “Dre” Fors, owner of Uplift Maui:
Over the course of this retreat, you’ll receive expert, in-depth, instruction on aerial yoga principles, fundamentals, basic rigging, pose breakdowns, techniques, sequencing, and spotting/safety. Andrea will meticulously guide you through the fundamentals and how to teach, cue practices, empowering you with the knowledge and confidence to lead your own classes.
Other key focuses will include: Anatomy & Alignment, Teaching Methodology, Practice Teaching, Daily Aerial Yoga Practice, Holistic Approach to Wellness
Retreat Highlights
Stay at the charming Sonido Del Mar, a boutique hotel that offers the perfect blend of comfort and tranquility. Enjoy beautifully designed rooms with kichenette, lush gardens, a peaceful pool area, and a yoga Shala, all just minutes from the stunning beaches of Tulum.
In your down-time, explore the rich culture and natural beauty of Tulum. From visiting and swimming in cenotes or simply relaxing on the beach, and a cultural salsa night in the city, this retreat offers a perfect balance of work and play.
Throughout your training retreat, we will have restorative practices, a sound healing ceremony, cacao ceremony, and plenty of opportunity for relaxation at the pool or beaches, rest and down-time.
What's Included
- 6 nights, 7 days accommodations at Sonido del Mar
- Uplift Maui Aerial Yoga Level 1 Teacher Training Course & Manual
- Daily Aerial Yoga Class
- Daily Continental-Style Breakfast
- Daily Lunch Provided
- Mid-Week Excursion
- Restorative Aerial Yoga & Sound Healing Ceremony
- Cacao Ceremony
- Photoshoot
- Salsa Night
Your Responsibilities
- Airfare/ baggage fees
- Travel insurance (required)
- Gratuities to staff or hosts
- Alcohol
- Additional Snacks / Meals
- Transportation
- Dinners
- Laundry Services
Why Choose this Training?
Learn from expert teacher and trainer, Andrea “Dre” Fors, owner of Uplift Maui, who has been teaching aerial for over 24 years, and is the wellness director and founded the aerial yoga program at The Hotel Wailea, one of the first resorts to offer aerial yoga for their guests; she brings a wealth of experience, passion, and knowledge to the training.
With limited spots available, you’ll receive personalized attention and have the opportunity to build strong connections with your fellow trainees, and also get the attentiveness from the instructors to ask the questions and feel supported.
Upon successful completion of the training, you’ll receive your teaching certification, enabling you to teach aerial yoga classes worldwide.
Get to also be in a beautiful location, undistracted by the responsibilities of every day; get to really deepen into the experience of the training and have some fun in the process!
Your training doesn’t end the day the retreat ends, Dre is available to reach out to after the training and will assist with continued support. She wants to see her students be successful, and thrive in their teaching. Whether you’re looking to expand your teaching repertoire or embark on a new career path, this teacher training retreat offers an unparalleled opportunity to deepen your practice, develop your teaching skills, and immerse yourself in the magical surroundings of Tulum.
Your Accommodations
Shared Suite - $2500
Private Suite - $2700
Plus One - TBD
Meet Andrea "Dre" Fors
Andrea “Dre” Fors, has 20 plus years of experience teaching and performing aerial arts, teaching aerial yoga, yoga, pilates, and personal training. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Georgia, is a YACEP and 500 E-RYT yoga instructor, and is a certified holistic wellness coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.
Dre has been a wellness advocate and instructor for corporations, including Google and for 5-star resorts, like Hotel Wailea, Marriott Resorts, and Sea Island Resort. She helped open and run two of the first handful of public aerial arts studios in the country, and served as co-artistic director, choreographer, and dancer for D’AIR professional aerial dance company in Atlanta.
Furthermore, she owned a professional performance company that performed both nationally and internationally for corporate events and resorts.
Her true path to wellness didn’t become apparent until her own health was declining, and there were no conventional answers. This led her on a crusade to unravel the answers, thus she spent many years independently studying the human body, diving deep into meditation and yoga, natural medicine, nutrition, and a plethora of ways to heal her own body. It took some time, but through all of these, she finally began to turn her health around and is living her fullest and healthiest life on Maui now, helping others reclaim theirs.
She founded ‘Uplift Maui’ in 2016 as a way to bring all of this knowledge and experience together. The name itself is a play on the idea of aerial yoga and arts literally being uplifting, but it also ties in the notion of uplifting the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of the individual, and the community as a whole. She tied together her love for aerial and yoga into a beautiful practice that stays true to yoga, and brought the program to The Hotel Wailea Relaix & Chateau as one of the first resorts to ever have an aerial yoga program.
She currently serves as the Wellness Director at The Hotel Wailea in Maui, Hawaii, where she also has run her aerial and wellness studio for the past 8 years. She is committed to helping those who are seeking answers, and some who aren’t, start their own journey. Aerial yoga is her medium of choice and she has developed a unique aerial yoga teacher training course,and is committed to keeping aerial yoga within the yoga discipline. She teaches these trainings, workshops, and retreats locally, across the US, and internationally.
