Hey Reader,

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As promised here's the August newsletter part 2 of 2...
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In this email:
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🫀 Musings Part 2 • What is the beating heart of your aerial practice? ❤️‍🔥 More thoughts about how not to turn your aerial practice into another source of angst​
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🫀 Revival Summit • Have you registered yet? It's FREE! 💛

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🫀Flourish • Online coaching for the fall/autumn season now has term dates! 🍄

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The YOUness of your aerial practice

If you've been following me for a while, you'll know that one of my minor obsessions as an aerial coach and artist is... striving for a sort of meta understanding of our aerial practice (my own and in general).
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Personally, I find that regularly reflecting on WHY and HOW I practice aerial is as important as WHAT I'm training or doing - in fact, it helps me shape a practice that I find more nourishing and less emotionally... punishing. Because it seems to be a near universal affliction among aerialists that the thing we care so much about can also be the thing that causes us the most angst when we get tangled in unhelpful ways of thinking about.

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Recently I've been thinking in a very expanded way that as aerialists and movement artists, the thing at the centre of your practice is YOU:
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Not your apparatus
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Not your skills
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Not your strength or flexibility
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​But your YOUness​
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That's your experiences, your curiosity, your ingenuity, your wisdom, your courage, your resilience, your heart and soul. AND ESPECIALLY all the messier, darker, less virtuous-sounding but equally essential components.
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Almost everything you do, every experience (good and bad), even (dare I say it) injury or frustration, is actually making the glorious and unique creature that is you... MORE you. And ultimately that's what you bring to your practice.
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The amazing thing about this is that to you don't have to be training skills for reps OR making art... actually existing, observing the world, experiencing community is enough to get you further along the path of youness. And this works even when you're injured, or sad (which I've spent a lot of this year being - see what I've been up to below).
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I think as aerialists we can become hyperfixated on DOING - skills, progress, performance, success... - but what if BEING - existing, observing, nourishing - is (sometimes) enough to deepen the most essential element of our practice, our selves?

Revival Summit 22-24 August​
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If your inbox is anything like mine, it's probably popping off right now with emails about this summit. But that's because, like me, you're already subscribed to more than one of the incredible line up of coaches!
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It's hard not to fan girl when I always feel like someone's let me into the cool kids playground... but it's a huge honour to be presenting at the same summit as mobility master Micah Walters, strength training marvel Shani Stephens (Perform Athlete) or (literally) the sling queen Hilary Riall.
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We all know that the online space is SO saturated with offerings, but Jessica's summits are always SUPER carefully curated to feature coaches with in depth knowledge, authenticity and heart. It's an absolute feast!

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Access is totally free for the first 24 hours after each session goes live (just make sure you’re registered) Plus, if you know you’ll want more time to soak it all in, the VIP Pass gives you extended access PLUS a whole goody bag of extras from contributing coaches. (For example, I've got my Nemesis Skills scorpions/back balance masterclass bundle in there!)
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​The coaches are available to answer questions about our presentations in the dedicated chat, and I'll also be joining in the panel discussion on Sunday.
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See you there?!

Flourish in the Fall 🍄

I'm excited to say that the next Flourish cycle will run October 4 - December 19 with applications opening mid September! you can join the wait list in 1 click here:
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Flourish is an online coaching+mentorship programme for experienced rope and/or sling artists with a mix of 1:1 sessions and group workshops. It's about coaching for skills and mentorship for versatility, creativity and working with the season you find yourself in.
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​*here's a reminder that joining the wait list does NOT commit you to anything, it simply means you get the info - and early bird discount - first!