What to Expect on your Sweet Retreat We are excited to have you on the best vacation ever! Here is some important information you need for your retreat or residency. Things we supply so you don't have to bring them: Bath towel Beach/Pool towel Sarongs Dr. Bronner's liquid soap Shampoo & Conditioner Meals, drinks, & [...]
by Kerri Kresinski/founder of Circus Fit at Casa Chango Mexico Circus Fit Get ready to be excited! CIRCUS FIT is a fun and functional way for any person of any age/shape/size to get in shape circus style. Each class has a series of exercises incorporating circus acrobatics and aerial with modern fitness, core strength and [...]
Best Train-cation Ever Casa Chango Mexico (Monkey House) is the year round home for Sweet Retreats-week long fitness and healthy lifestyle retreats that will rock your world. All of our retreats focus around healthy lifestyle, movement and exercise, nutrition and delicious food, stress relief, gardening, cooking, and communing with nature at its best. Most of [...]
My mission to merge the sacred with the profane... by Kerri Kresinski “A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?” ― Albert Einstein For those of you who have never met me in person (yet), many people have called me "Crazy Kerri." Whenever I hear this I am filled [...]
by Kerri Kresinski If you have not read Part 1, you can read it here. “When we protect ourselves so we won't feel pain, that protection becomes like armor, like armor that imprisons the softness of of the heart.” ― Pema Chödrön When I look back on my life, I remember many times that I ran away [...]
by Kerri Kresinski "The cure for pain is in the pain." -Rumi In this time of political change, catastrophic world and personal events, and the pressure to be perfect, our emotional bodies get taxed and stressed. It can be very confusing especially during the holidays when added stresses are present. We are expected to be [...]
Banana, cacao nibs, and raw almonds We need a little umpff to get us going before a workout, but we don’t want to fill our bellies (ouch!). This is the best pre-workout power snack. The banana provides energy and potassium for the muscles. The raw cacao nibs offer super antioxidant fuel being ½ carbohydrate and [...]
SAerial arts require an enormous amount of core strength, stability and endurance, not only to execute the tricks, but also to prevent injuries and keep our bodies healthy. What is core strength? I define the "core" not as one muscle or a set of muscles in the abdominal region, but as a relationship. Think of [...]
Sign up here for more technical help and advice. Straddle ups can be really challenging at the beginning. Don't sweat it! Just be patient, persistent, and enjoy the process of feeling your body getting stronger. Here are some technical tips to focus on. At the beginning, use bent knees and then work on straightening [...]
If you love reading about everything circus, sign-up here. Aerial and circus arts have EXPLODED in the past 10 years, and the trend is ablaze with talented rising stars. While Cirque du Soleil has gained the attention of the masses, several performers and shows have really taken circus arts to the next level [...]
