Aerial Yoga Teacher Training
50-HOUR
Certification
3-DAY
Immersion Program
Aviana’s Aerial Yoga Teacher Training is an immersive, in-person certification experience designed for those who feel called to teach aerial yoga with confidence, integrity, and embodied awareness.
This training is not about memorizing poses or performing shapes.
It is about learning how to guide responsibly, cue intelligently, and hold space for real human bodies, while deepening your own relationship with the practice.
Offered as a 3-day, in-depth immersion, this course leads to a 50-hour Aerial Yoga Teacher Certification and supports a wide range of learning styles through hands-on practice, mentorship, and experiential education. You will be invited to stretch beyond perceived limitations not by pushing, but by cultivating trust, skill, and presence.
Since 2014, instructors from around the world have completed the Aviana Aerial Yoga Teacher Training and gone on to teach thoughtful, body-intelligent classes rooted in yoga philosophy, mindful movement, moving meditation, and playful exploration. As a graduate, you join the Sisters of the Silks a growing lineage of teachers devoted to offering aerial yoga as a practice of empowerment, care, and conscious connection.
Upcoming Trainings
May 29th – 31st St. Augustine, Florida
@ Star 4 Yoga
October 9th – 11th Columbia, Maryland @ The Pearl Spa
Discover Your Wings
This training is designed to meet you where you are whether you feel called to teach aerial yoga professionally, or you’re seeking to deepen your personal practice through an embodied relationship with the hammock.
Through guided immersion, you’ll explore how the aerial yoga hammock can support mind–body connection, energetic awareness, and creative expression, opening new pathways in both your teaching and your own practice.
Graduates of the Aviana Aerial Yoga Teacher Training are now:
Sharing aerial yoga across the globe through retreats, workshops, and international travel
Rooted in their local communities, supporting somatic awareness and meaningful growth for their students
Integrating the hammock as a complementary tool within other modalities, healing practices, and movement offerings
Our Mission
The mission of this training is to support you in discovering how you uniquely serve through aerial yoga.
Rather than teaching a single formula, this program invites you to explore the versatility and liberating potential of the aerial yoga hammock as a tool for empowerment, creativity, and conscious movement. Within each length of fabric lies an invitation to trust your voice, refine your skills, and expand your capacity for authentic self-expression.
This is an exploration of what becomes possible when technique, intuition, and purpose move together.
Curious About the Details?
Course Overview
If you’re feeling curious about how this training is structured, the outline below offers a clear view of the core components of the Aviana Aerial Yoga Teacher Training.
While some trainings are offered over a longer format (such as 4–5 days), what follows reflects the essence and scope of the typical 3-day immersive intensive. Regardless of format, the curriculum is designed to unfold with intention balancing technical skill, embodied practice, and teaching methodology.
This overview is shared to support your understanding of the journey you’ll move through during the training experience.
In-Person Training
Day One: The Practice
During the first day of the training, you will be introduced to the practice of aerial yoga and your fellow instructors in-training. You will receive a full 75-minute class where you can get into a flow state of mindful movement. Then you will receive tutorials and time to practice individual aerial yoga poses for grounding and warming-up, for connecting with a vinyasa-type aerial flow, and to begin exploring inversions with the support of the hammock.
Day Two: The Details
During the second day of the training, you will continue to learn aerial yoga poses with the hammock and begin discovering your voice as an instructor of aerial yoga. You will also learn about the contraindications of aerial yoga, the equipment used and how to tie an aerial yoga hammock. In addition, you will learn how the aerial yoga poses connect to the major energy centers of the body and how aromatherapy can support your class experience.
Day Three: The Union
On the last day of the training, you will have discovered your wings with aerial yoga while continuing to develop your presence and voice as an instructor. You will learn the key points to providing an aerial yoga practice and how to approach creating a thriving business as an aerial yoga instructor. You will also explore designing class sequences that align with your personal style of teaching. Lastly, you will receive a photoshoot to capture a few images of you in the hammock to help aid you in feeling empowered to market your new offerings to your community!
Additional Training Modules Beyond the Weekend Intensive
After you complete your training intensive, you will then have 5 months to complete a few homework assignments that are supportive to your learning process and will aid you with integrating all that you have learned.
Training Modules
Module One: Examination
A mixture of multiple choice, true/false, and short essay. This is not something to be intimidated about, all the questions on the exam will be covered during the training intensive, so if you are engaged with the training, you will easily know the answer.
Module Two:
Research Paper
Submit a 1,000-word research paper choosing from one of the topics presented on the modules, or select a topic that you are excited to pursue further information about. It is a supportive module that can aid you in the start of creating your own aerial yoga blog while also developing your knowledge in an area that you wish to specialize as an instructor.
Module Three:
Practice Teaching
To receive a 50-hour certification, you will need to practice teach for 20 hours over the course of 5 months. You will be provided with feedback forms to share with your students, and you will also provide feedback about yourself as you progress along your teaching journey.
Module Four:
Class Audit
This is a video that you will provide demonstrating your teaching, you will receive feedback on your video to help you fine-tune yourself as an instructor.
Why Choose Aviana
Curriculum
- 50-Hour Certification
- Trainees Practice Teach During the Training
- Honors Traditional Yogic Principles
- Accounts for All Learning Styles
- Detailed Resources Available
- Covers Career Support with Aerial Yoga
- A Teacher Training with a Retreat Feel
- Includes More than Just Aerial Yoga Poses
Tuition & Schedules
- Affordable Payment Plans
- Weekend intensive
Trainer
- Master Level Instructor
- Over 10 Years of Experience
- Mentorship & Coaching
- Accessible after the Training
Community
- Developed in Sisterhood During the Training
- Open Minded & Supportive
- Connected & Actively Engaged
Curriculum
Aligned with the planets, moon, and sun these principles will help you to shine as a powerful instructor of integrity, aiding you in building relationships of trust with your students inviting them to further expand in the space made available by the hammock with your guidance.
We will touch base on the principles of yoga in order to ensure that as we move forward in our aerial yoga offerings, we maintain the integrity of the practice of yoga in our classes without crossing the line into the ‘circus performance’ application of the aerial sling.
Aviana offers the guidance to understand how to structure a class experience in a way that will flow gracefully from one asana to the next to allow the body to open through the muscular chains that will invite a deeper connection in order find ease in more challenging asanas.
We will focus on the space in between each of the asanas and how to create a class that takes you out of the mind and into the dynamic functional motion of the body because yoga is not just about the pose itself but the connection of poses that move energy.
A hands-on approach will be practiced to be able to ensure your confidence in keeping your students safe as they branch into new asanas with the hammock.
We will cover many asanas that explore utilizing the hammock for traditional yoga poses as well as the infusion of performance aerial sling shapes into a mindful yogic expressions of discovery
We will explore two different styles of class sequencing to expand your toolbox of inspiration when creating your own sequencing to serve your class intention.
Essential oils offer a wonderful enhancement to any yoga class experience, but when infused with the sensory input of the aerial yoga hammock, it takes a practice to a whole new level. We will discuss and explore the use of essential oils with your classes to maintain a relationship of respect for the potency of the plants gifts.
We will touch on the energy centers to bring them to the forefront of the mind while understanding the methodology of sequencing and how to enhance your classes with a deeper meaning and intentional approach.
Aerial yoga is BOOMING in yoga studios and there are many opportunities to be able to share your new knowledge with communities, we will discuss the important things to consider when getting started as an instructor and how you can set yourself up for success.
Each day of the training we will learn about different archetypes of mythical goddess such a Lakshmi, Kuan Yin, and Sophia which can serve as sources of inspiration and guidance for the creation of classes or for your own personal journey of discovering your divine feminine essence.
We will take the time to explore those lightbulbs of inspiration that begin to ignite as you step into the possibilities and excitement of sharing the potential of taking flight with others!
Who is this training for...
- Yoga Instructors that have already completed their 200-hour certification program and are seeking to expand upon the offerings that they share within their communities.
- Fitness professionals with a passion for yoga
- Yoga enthusiasts with a strong background in the practice of yoga and experience with teaching or guiding others in another field
- Occupational and Mental Health Therapists
- Yoga Studio Owners looking to expand upon the offerings in their space
The Journey
Register
Review the options available for tuition, check the dates on your calendar and commit to joining us!
Order your text
Once registered you can choose to order your text early to review it ahead of time or wait to order it as the training approaches, there will be reading assignments in your text throughout the training intensive.
Attend your scheduled training
Join us for an enlightening and uplifting training intensive to immerse yourself into everything it takes to become an aerial yoga instructor.
Become a Sister of the Silks
Join our online Facebook community where you can connect with other sisters all over the globe that have attended this training as well.
Complete your examination online
A simple and straightforward examination of all that you learned during the training intensive and from reviewing the text.
Submit your research paper
Dive in a little deeper to discover more about an aerial yoga related topic of your choice.
Practice teach
Arrange some studio time to put your skills to the test, this is where the magic will happen and you will learn how to apply all that you retained from the training.
Record yourself teaching
In order to certify you, we need to see you teach.
Receive feedback
After all of your training modules have been completed, you will receive follow-up from Aviana within 2 weeks of your submissions.
Order your text
Once registered you can choose to order your text early to review it ahead of time or wait to order it as the training approaches, there will be reading assignments in your text throughout the training intensive.
Become a Sister of the Silks
Join our online Facebook community where you can connect with other sisters all over the globe that have attended this training as well.
Submit your research paper
Dive in a little deeper to discover more about an aerial yoga related topic of your choice.
Record yourself teaching
In order to certify you, we need to see you teach.
Get Certified!
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Upcoming Trainings
St. Augustine, Florida @ Star 4 Yoga
May 29th- 31st 2026
Aviana is excited to be partnering with the NEW Star 4 Yoga center located at the beautiful Star 4 Equestrian Center, an equestrian boarding facility with 2,000 acres of private property conveniently located in the heart of St. Johns County, Florida just 4 miles from the St. Augustine Outlet Mall and the i95 / State road 16 Exit. A serene place to immerse into your aerial yoga teacher training!
Early Bird Tuition: $1,350 *Ends April 22nd
Tuition: $1,550
*Interest-free Payment Plans Available
Schedule:
Friday 10:30 – 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday 10 – 7 pm
Columbia, Maryland @ The Pearl Spa
October 9th -11th
Join us for the 4th Annual Aviana Aerial Yoga Teacher Training at the luxurious Pearl Spa located right at the heart of Columbia in Maryland. This weekend can serve not only to receive your foundation in teaching aerial yoga but also as a personal retreat literally to a spa where there is a full menu of services available to indulge in as well as the healing waters to soak in! Truly the most relaxing environment to receive your immersive training in aerial yoga!
Early Bird Tuition: $1,350
*Available until July 22nd
Regular Tuition: $1,550
*Interest-free Payment Plans Available
Schedule:
Friday – Sunday
10 – 7 pm Each Day
Meet Your Instructor: Holly Johnson
Hello!
I am delighted to connect with you to share my passion for aerial yoga. I began teaching this practice in 2012 in Fort Collins, Colorado where I was the first to introduce aerial yoga to the area, so I am very familiar with the courage it takes to step into something new and find your way with it to a life you love.
Since then, I have traveled the country and the globe supporting over 40 studios, retreat centers, and even arboretums with launching their very own aerial yoga programs.
I am the author of Soaring with the Soul: An Aerial Yoga Guide, which I am presently in the process of creating the second edition of to serve as a resource for others with everything I have learned and developed over the years for the practice of aerial yoga.
I feel so blessed since Aviana has come into my life as the portal through which I am able to support others in learning how to become teachers that serve the wellness and mindfulness of their local communities and I look forward to the opportunity to be of service to you.
Many Blessings of Love, Light and Flight!
Frequently Asked Questions
Aviana offers an aerial yoga practice where you maintain a connection with the hammock throughout the practice, which allows you to surrender into being held and supported while flowing through a moving meditation. There is great attention given to the alignment of the body and the relationship of the body to the anchor points in the ceiling. From the foundation of a rooted connection to the body and to the hammock the practice takes on a full sensory engagement through the instructor’s attentiveness to the sights, sounds, and aromas. Aviana is a full immersion experience developed to guide the practitioner into a meditative journey of growth and awareness with lengthened, toned elegance.
Absolutely! You would not be alone, there are many instructors that enroll in the aerial yoga teacher training to experience aerial yoga for the first time. Since aerial yoga is presented in so many ways, sometimes it can be better for you to enter with a beginner’s mind.
Your practice teaching hours are important to developing yourself as an instructor, we will discuss this at the training to make sure that you have a place where you can hang at least two hammocks. If you live near the studio where the training is being facilitated, oftentimes, there is an arrangement set up with that studio for you to complete your practice teaching hours there.
To receive your aerial yoga certification, you must complete the in-person training intensive and then complete the remaining training modules within a 5-month period following your in-person intensive. All training modules will be reviewed with feedback given and must be completed to the satisfaction of Aviana safety standards for a certification to be granted.
Some students complete their training and remaining training modules within 2 months of attending the in-person training, but you have up to 5 months to complete them with the option to receive extensions if need-be.
Yes! There are payment plans that allow for you to break your tuition into 3 or 4 months of payments.
Since the aerial yoga training intensive is for only 3-5 days, depending on the training that you are attending, there is a plethora of information covered each day, so it would not be advisable to miss a whole day of the training
In the event that you need to leave one of the training days early or arrive late, please reach out to the trainer facilitating the training and let them know so that arrangements can be made to support you with getting up to speed with whatever material you will miss during your time away.
The Aviana Aerial Yoga Teacher Training differs from other aerial yoga teacher trainings available due to the intentional focus on optimal body alignment, moving meditative sequences, full sensory engagement, and the connection to the power of sisterhood. The training intensive is presented in a way that it feels like a retreat infused with a teacher training so that you can immerse yourself into your own growth and expansion as you discover your wings.
The examination training module is very straightforward, everything that is on the test is included in the training intensive or in your training book. It is a short exam and not something to stress about. You will have the opportunity to retake the exam one time in the unlikely event that you do not pass on the first try.
Yes, Aviana is here to support you through each step of the journey, do not hesitate to reach out to Aviana or to embrace the support of sisterhood in the Sisters of the Silks Community Group.
While you are an instructor in-training, you will need to offer classes to log your practice teaching hours. There are several ways that the classes can be offered, and it will vary depending on the hosting studio you are teaching out of. The classes can be donation-based where proceeds support a local cause, or proceeds go to the hosting studio to support the costs of the use of the space.
Once you are certified, you will have discovered your wings to take you where you would like to go. Since the launch of the Aviana yoga teacher training program there has been a lot of growth in the aerial yoga industry with a number of studios, park districts, retreat centers, gyms, health clubs, and therapy centers installing hammocks to be able to offer classes. If there isn’t one in your area, Aviana offers consulting to help support the launch of new spaces.