Wakeful Ascent Aerial Arts, California, California City, CA (2026)

Sara Kaiser is an instructor and movement educator whose work brings neuroscience, psychology, learning theories, and trauma-informed instruction to aerial arts. Follow silkstudio.ca on instagram for local class info and for aerial tips and inspiration: https://www.instagram.com/silkstudio.ca/

05/28/2026

Snug and secure in thigh hitch - knowing what locks it in gives you lots of room to safely play.

Exploring what makes it slide also gives you the control to lower with precision 🙌

Follow for more technique and check the link in bio to take your aerial journey deeper 🦋✨

01/05/2026

🙌🏼When we train macro, we learn the big key movements and positions of aerial.

🔍When we train micro, we refine the details of the movement map and develop the skill of noticing.

💡Micro-movement training helps us to learn how to perceive smaller details in our bodies and apparatus behavior. This strengthens our ability to self-correct. It also supports a broader skillset in proprioception, feeling where we are in space.

👯‍♀️Teachers can include micro-explorations in class to support students' body awareness and autonomy. Remember that all students have different abilities in this area, and some bodies can't get as detailed a map as others even with practice.

🧐how can macro and micro work together? We'll be exploring topics like this in the BLOOM Aerial Teacher Training this Spring 🌸 DM for the waitlist - space is limited.

12/23/2025

💡A hitched spanset can be a game-changer for aerialists familiarizing with knee hangs/ hocks hangs.

This tool allows the upper body to support the hang and gradually, safely load the hamstrings.

Just be sure to toss it over the shoulder or else you have it caught between your legs and it's not as accessible and clean.

Sometimes we need to build strength to get a full hang, but sometimes we just need to find and activate the muscles. This allows for that exploration without fear of falling :)

I use this with my students, and also sometimes offer the "hover over the ankles" spot but I love this option because it gives the aerialist full control.

12/16/2025

It’s official 🙌🏼
I am so excited to be launching BLOOM, a formal hybrid aerial teacher training through Wakeful Ascent Aerial Arts. [DM directly or see link in bio for more info and the waitlist)]

⚡️This is a comprehensive, 3-month small cohort hybrid training designed for current or aspiring teachers who want to take their learning deeper. The focus is not only on “what” we teach but also on HOW teaching and learning actually work.

(And even though the voiceover says “silks” - we will also be studying aerial hoop and cross-apparatus movement patterns 😉)

🌀The program includes 3 months with an online cohort with live sessions and assignments, an in-person immersive retreat, and a month of continued integration and feedback. This pacing is intentional: it allows for depth, retention, and real knowledge development rather than rushed completion.

💡Part of how learning works is through spaced repetition - this timeline allows for you to integrate knowledge, not just be exposed to it.

➡️The training is built around four core pillars:
• Integrative pedagogy
• Technical mastery
• Embodied leadership
• Empowering students

❤️‍🔥This is a training designed for deeper learning, connection, and transformation. Because I know how powerful aerial can be - aerial changed the entire course of my life, and I've watched it change the lives of my students.

📩Details around retreat location and pricing are still underway. Because of the high-touch nature of this container, space will be limited.

⏳Enrollment is first come first serve, and those on the waitlist will receive the first invitation to apply. The list is growing! DM me directly for the link to learn more and join the waitlist for updates and priority enrollment

SO excited for all that lies ahead! 🤸🏼🪻🌸🌷🌻

12/10/2025

👀How do we feel about making teaching easier, tiny spotted cats🐆, empowered students, and unicorn cues? 🦄Let’s talk! [comment “empowered” to get the masterclass directly] - FREE UNTIL 12/18!

The Empowered Teaching in Aerial Arts Masterclass pulls back the curtain on what is going on between the lines of aerial classes. We look at how the teacher influences nervous system dynamics, shapes the tone and values of the class, signals confidence and leadership qualities, and serves students with teaching techniques and cues that empower them over a short and long term.

In the masterclass I put words to so much of what you’ve observed as a student and a teacher and offer frameworks for navigating teaching with purpose and clarity.

Comment “empowered” and I will send it directly to you!

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California City, CA
92630

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http://www.wakefulascent.com/

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