Sarah Patrinellis

Sarah grew up in a  rural river town called Coloma, in Northern California. Her love for adventure sports & nature have led her to call some of the most beautiful places in the world "home," such as Lake Tahoe, the Big Island of Hawaii & the Pacific Northwest.  In contrast to her mutable, wanderlust inklings her purpose is rooted in a deep-seated belief in the transformative power of movement practices, such as aerial, dance, meditation, the breath & yoga. Likewise, she sees traveling as a vessel to true healing & human potential through the character-defining, real world learning that arises from new experiences in exploring foreign destinations. 

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In 2019 she relocated Portland, OR. to pursue a professional aerial training program to diversify her skillset & focused on dance trapeze, sling, rope, lyra, duo lyra, chinese pole, partner acro & contemporary dance. Currently, she teaches at 3+ studios in the Portland Metro area & loves to travel to teach workshops. Her specialties are strength-based moves & conditioning, choreography & musicality. As a yoga teacher she is trained in the Anusara tradition, she uses this same intuitive / heart-centered approach in her aerial classes to make them supportive, inspiring & accessible to all who attend. Full belly laughs, yummy partner stretches, high energy & creative prompts to inspire flow & artistry are typical to her classes & workshops. In the performance space she has been a freelancer since 2017, frequenting both corporate & creative realms but also enjoys ensemble work & the process of co-creation.

Sarah has led a dozen retreats that originated from her home in the South Kona jungle that branched out to locations in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico & Guatemala pre-covid. She sees retreats as a the most beautiful, potent week with the ability to create not only community, but ripples of positive change to bring home to our "normal" lives. In the future, she is excited to grow as an artist, coach, world traveler, entreprenuer & advocate of the amazing aerial world. She feels that Explore Aerial Retreat is a breath of life in the aerial community- a place where we can drop our baggage & expectations at the door., have a grand adventure, lots of training & even take a rest day :)

t’s a creation close to her heart & she will take it far & wide like everything she does!