40 + Fabulous
Aerial Hoop & Hammock Retreat
For Every Body Over 40
February 6-13, 2027
Casa Chango Mexico, Puerto Escondido
Instructor:Alayna Stroud Duarte
Spend a WEEK in PARADISE with new friends, the beach, delicious, fresh, local food, and learn loads of amazing things!
Alright, Real Talk. We aren’t getting any younger. The most common way I injure myself is sleeping and walking. And so moving in a meaningful way is getting more and more important. And so is finding environments with like minded people who want to support and cheer each other on while we keep finding new ways to move our bodies that feel good, as that body just keeps changing!
This retreat is for you. To treat yourself. To be in a beautiful place with lovely people while you stretch & strengthen your body in really enjoyable ways.
Nothing is mandatory. You get to choose how hard you want to train, relax, or play. With extra sleep, by the pool, or in the open air studio!
There will be 2 daily classes on this retreat.
Our mornings will be our dedicated aerial time. We will alternate between Aerial Yoga and conditioning and sequencing on the Hammock/Sling and the Hoop/Lyra.
Our afternoon classes will vary with a combination of yoga, pilates, partner stretching, & general deep stretching depending on what the group needs most.
This is an all levels workshop!
This Aerial Hoop & Hammock Retreat is for all bodies over 40. We won’t be carding. If you are approaching 40 & this all sounds amazing to you, please join us. The only prerequisite is that you arrive with a positive attitude and willingness to try new things.
Daily Schedule Sample: Everything is optional!
- 7:30-9:30 am: Coffee, Tea and Breakfast
- 9-11:30am: Aerial Yoga or Warm up and Hammock or Hoop Conditioning & Sequencing
- 1pm: Lunch
- 2-5pm: Pool-time, siesta, relaxing
- 3:30pm: Afternoon Treat
- 4:30-6pm: Creative & Restorative Class
- 7pm Dinner
- 8-10pm Evening activities
We will take you to our favorite beaches for swimming, surfing, snorkeling, and releasing baby turtles into the sea. There will be evening adventures to a bioluminescent lagoon and local night market.
Bring your partner, parents, or best buddy! See our significant other and +1 policy here.
About your Teacher, Alayna Stroud Duarte
Alayna is a modern dancer, aerialist, choreographer, & burlesque artist. She has performed & taught with Terry Sendgraff’s Motivity, alban elved/ Karola Luttringhause, Project Bandaloop, Jo Kretiter’s FlyAway Productions, & was an original cast member of Cirque du Soleil’s IRIS. She was a co- founder of the performance groups Bow & Sparrow and Cirque Noir SF, a creative director at Supperclub LA & SF, and founded the performance & production company, Syn Circus. She has performed as a soloist on stages all over the world.
She has spent more than two decades teaching movement through dance, the aerial arts, yoga, Pilates, and embodied flexibility and strength training. After navigating the physical and emotional realities of aging firsthand, she began creating movement practices designed specifically for women whose bodies no longer respond well to force, pressure, or perfectionism. Her approach combines gentle guidance, slow progressions, and deep body awareness to help her students feel supported, capable, and connected to themselves again.
Upon moving with her family to Rio de Janeiro Brazil, she is now focusing on online movement coaching & workshops abroad. www.alaynamoves.com
Attending the aerial hoop retreat has reignited the flame that had been missing for so long and has given me new goals to work towards and skills to progress. This trip was definitely among the top choices I have made in my life.
Jessica Smielecki – Sebastopol, CA
What’s included:
- Ground transportation from the Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM) to Casa Chango if participants arrive to PXM on the specific arrival/departure dates listed.
- Arrive on January 17. Depart on January 24, 2026.
- Private or shared accommodations at Casa Chango eco-chic resort. Click here to take a look at your options.
- Daily cleaning service.
- 3 nourishing meals a day in our beautiful open-air kitchen. Click here to learn more about meals.
- Breakfast: 7:30-9:30am
- Lunch: 1-1:45pm
- Afternoon treat & ice coffee: 3:30pm
- Dinner & Dessert: 7-7:45pm
- Communal space for personal food storage in our kitchen.
- Use of all community areas:
- Swimming pool & hot tub
- Lounge with couches, books & a movie projector
- Kitchen & dining area
- Amazing 2000 square foot open-air Circus Gym
- Dance studio
- Hammocks for lounging
- Private hiking trail down to the Colotepec River
- 2 Daily Classes:
- Aerial photo shoot (w access to up to 15 photos)
- High Speed Starlink Internet
- Access to our network of Spanish teachers who provide private or group classes on-site.
- Access to our on-site massage space and network of body-work practitioners for hire who come on-site.
- Recommendations and guidance to enjoy all that Puerto Escondido has to offer. Beaches, nature excursions, tours, surf lessons, networking events, dance classes, and so much more. Click here for an idea of what you have to look forward to.
Retreat Pricing in USD
| Room | Early Bird Price by Oct 31 | Full Price |
| Shared Dorm (mixed gender) | $2000 | $2300 |
| Shared Private Room w Shared Bathroom (2 friends sharing a room) 1 king size bed or 2 individual beds | $2200 | $2500 |
| Shared Private Room w Private Bathroom (2 friends sharing a room) 1 king size bed or 2 individual beds | $2300 | $2600 |
| Private Room w Shared Bathroom | $2500 | $2800 |
| Private Room w Private Bathroom | $2800 | $3100 |
| Private Room w Private Bathroom & Air Conditioner | $3100 | $3400 |
$500 Deposit is required to secure your spot.
Early bird prices end Oct 31.
Full tuition is due by one month before the first day of the retreat.
Rates refer to cost of one person’s tuition.
Couples must sign up together.
Significant others and friends who are not taking classes are welcome at a special price.
Dorms are mixed gender.
Click here for room descriptions.
inks for more information:
- Accommodations – room descriptions
- Meals and Food
- How to get here. Info and advice on booking your travel
- Weather in Puerto Escondido
- Testimonials
- Excursions
Discounts
- Sign up early to get the Early Bird Discount
- Sign up with a friend and get a $100 referral discount. (You get $100 discount for each person you refer to any of our focused retreats.)
- Sign up on our mailing list to find out about more discounts.
ECO RETREAT CENTER
Casa Chango is an Eco Retreat Center. We do our best to live in harmony with the natural world. We are off grid, and use 100% solar power. We have dry composting toilets and use the humanure and food waste to create soil to feed the amazing plants and trees all around the property. We ask all of our staff and guests to come with the mindset of learning about and respecting nature. The gray water from our sinks and showers filter out to water the plants. Therefore we ask you to bring natural shampoos, conditioners, and toothpaste to your retreat. All of our buildings were designed and built to be cool and comfortable, and we hope you enjoy your stay with us.
Casa Chango is an animal friendly place. There are several friendly animals on site including dogs and cats. They will not enter your rooms, but they will be on property and in common areas during your retreat. Animal lovers will be in their happy place.
Native insects live in this area of Mexico. We fumigate regularly to keep insects away and out of your rooms. We also acknowledge that the insects are an important part of keeping nature in balance. Most of the community spaces at Casa Chango, including the gym, dining area, pool, lounge are open air which means there are no walls. You can expect to see a variety of native insects, birds, and lizards during your visit. We hope you enjoy the experience of living more connected to nature.
Questions? Email us at SweetRetreatsMexico@gmail.com
*Food service begins with a snack and dinner on arrival day, and ends with breakfast on departure day. All meals are provided. The food is amazing! ** Your taxi to/from the PXM airport is included if you arrive/depart on designated days. Click here for info about getting to Puerto Escondido.