Start teaching more than just tricks & give to others what aerial gave to you.

Introducing...

10-MONTH TEACHER TRAINING INTENSIVE FOR AERIAL & POLE INSTRUCTORS WHO WANT TO MAKE A HUGE IMPACT ON THEIR CLIENTS & COMMUNITY

Brit Crumpton

"Cardinal is unquestionably the only mentorship program of its kind. Nothing else like this exists for the aerial community. Immense growth has come from my work with Jessica but this program in particular has given me all the answers I knew I needed and answers I didn't know I needed as a professional aerial coach. If you're a coach, RUN."

EARLY ACTION BONUS

I have a bias for action myself so I love to reward my early action takers.

If you enroll in Cardinal between NOW and Tuesday NOVEMBER 7TH at MIDNIGHT PDT, you'll enjoy these early action bonuses:

I'm giving THE FIRST 5 PEOPLE TO ENROLL a one-to-one "Coaching Strategy Deep Dive" call this December, where we'll be doing a full AUDIT of what you teach and how you teach it, to put together a detailed course of action for your time in Cardinal, including how to increase your coaching efficacy and revenue. This is a $497 value. Only the FIRST 5 PEOPLE get this bonus, so if you know you're a hell yes, then grab your spot!

Every single person who enrolls in the FIRST HOUR gets a BONUS 2-HOUR SOCIAL MEDIA BOOTCAMP FOR COACHES. I'll tell you how to grow on social, how to build trust with your community, how to be prolific without taking hours each day, and best practices for IG/FB stories. This is a $497 value for anyone who enrolls in the first 24 hours!

Everyone who enrolls within the FIRST 24 HOURS will get a 2-HOUR FINANCE WORKSHOP. This workshop will cover exactly what every independent contractor or business owner should know about their business finances–ways to track income and expenses and develop a plan for saving for taxes and paying themselves; do they need to be an LLC; what are allowable business deductions anyway? etc. This will give you a behind the scenes look on how to manage your own business finances.

Everyone who enrolls within the FIRST 24 HOURS will be placed in a drawing the exact recovery tools I use and discuss in Cardinal. This includes an Oura fitness tracker ring ($250 value) and a Hyperice Hypersphere vibrating massage ball ($150 value).

THAT'S A LOT OF BONUSES FOR INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE!

All bonuses expire on Tuesday November 7th at midnight pdt.

I've heard enough. Sign me up!

I started coaching well before I was ready.

In my first aerial coach's mind, you were ready to teach as soon as you could perform certain skills. So when I achieved them, I was given opportunities to teach.

So that's what I did. I taught what I knew. I taught the way I was taught. I taught what worked for my body.

And I got injured over and over teaching. I watched my first students get frustrated and not progress.

I knew that I was not giving them or myself what was needed to succeed.

Coaching aerial was everything to me, so I knew wanted to be better at it.

Maybe even the BEST. So I began a decades-long journey to fill what I saw as the gaps in my knowledge.

I studied biomechanics, fascia, somatics, dance movement analysis, nutrition, mindset... the list goes on and on.

Each training I took, podcast I listened to, or book I read expanded the way I thought of the issues that my clients were grappling with in the studio.

That learning caused me to ask different questions and offer new solutions.

I knew I could impact more lives.

My client's were experiencing BIG results, such as:

staying healthy while on tour with Cirque du Soleil
getting accepted into Ecole Nationale de Cirque
finally touching the rigging point in their climbs
getting their first straight-arm inversion or ayesha

What I am able to offer my clients, as I guide them with compassion and tough love, is not found in any current certification.

I want to share it with YOU, so that you can grow and propel the entire industry forward with you.

You want to be a GREAT coach.

If you've read this far, you know that being a great aerial or pole instructor is about more than just teaching what worked for you exactly how you learned it.

You have to:

understand and relate to your STUDENTS who have full and complex lives that they don't just leave at the door of your studio
know how their bodies work, not just the biomechanics of aerial work, but also the nervous system and fascia, when to push someone and when to back off
be able to evaluate new clients, ones you have never met, deciding if they are physically prepared for a skill
create skill progressions that are tailored to the strengths and weaknesses of your students
manage multi-level classes and deal with clients who do not state or even know their needs
be responsible for getting consent and creating spaces that all different types of people feel welcome and can grow within
help people at their own paces, on their own terms, and toward their own
grow your classes or client lists so that you can afford to live comfortably and to keep doing what you love with clients you cannot wait to work with

It is A LOT.

Why go it alone when there are tools to help?

Jess Allen

"I love the brave feminist space that . . . Circus Mobility is and represents. I . . . love that Jessica makes herself so available for direct communication. I find dealing directly with the coach behind the program is so important. I feel cared for as an individual rather than part of a business machine!"

Is CARDINAL for you?

This program is for you if:

you're a circus coach (aerial, pole, or other movement) with coaching experience who cares about your students
perhaps you have taken a teacher training or done an apprenticeship, and thought, "wait, this is it?"
you have experienced misogyny and stand against all forms of hate (duh)
you have about time to dedicate to analyzing and improving your craft
you who want to be a LEADER in this field and to use your positional power to amplify the voices of marginalized communities
you're tired of foregoing training for teaching classes that are breaking your body or private lessons with the wrong clients

This program is NOT for you if:

you're not a coach or you're a brand new coach
you're a circus bro who thinks you have all of the answers or has a one-size-fits-all mentality

I've handpicked the skills most essential to your success for this intensive.

These are the things that AREN'T typically included in any teacher training.

You will leave Cardinal with MORE than great coaching skills.

You will emerge as an industry leader.

I'm Ready! Sign me up NOW >>

Elisa Forcato

"I would recommend, Cardinal to any coach in aerial dance, who is really kind of feeling that something is missing and that really wants to make something more about it. If you have this kind of sensation inside yourself, do Cardinal."

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: THE CARDINAL TEACHER TRAINING CURRICULUM

Starting on January 1st, you'll get immediate access to all 16 main modules (not including any bonus trainings).

MODULE 1: Feminist & Anti-Racist Frameworks to think critically about how systems and power in the coaching relationship

MODULE 2: Space Holding & Consent to understand your role as a co-regulator and your ability create brave space

MODULE 3: Building Buy-In to increase trust & belonging and foster inclusive aerial/pole community

MODULE 4: Teaching Styles & Nonlinear Pedagogy to assess your strengths and weaknesses and better serve the diversity of your students

MODULE 5: Somatic Movement to understand ways to re-educate the nervous system through movement

MODULE 6: Coaching Communication Tools to understand motor learning principles, cueing, and attentional focus and be able to apply them in the classroom

MODULE 7: Skill Acquisition Principles to learn how to apply constraints to promote skill learning

MODULE 8: Movement Efficiency to optimize biomechanics and develop movement adaptability

MODULE 9: Postural & Movement Analysis to understand how breathing patterns impact posture and biomechanics

MODULE 10: Sleep & Recovery Tools to understand sleep, heart rate variability, and other recovery strategies to improve performance

MODULE 11: Program Design to create training plans for yourself, your students, and whole classrooms

MODULE 12: Shoulder & Hip Assessment & Function to explore common compensations for foundational aerial movements

MODULE 13: Core Assessment & Function to create stability, control, and power in the air

MODULE 14: Upper Back & Neck Assessment & Function for flexibility and stability in the air

MODULE 15: Goalsetting to help your students set the right goals for them and feel more satisfaction from their practice

MODULE 16: Marketing Your Coaching Skills because even a great coach still needs clients to coach

READY TO STOP TRYING TO DIY IT AND FINALLY GET THE GUIDANCE + SKILLS YOU NEED?

Access the Teacher Training Intensive to up-level your coaching and make massive impact in industry

NOTE: The Mentorship requires an application and will be capped at 10 students MAX since you'll be working with Jessica one-to-one.

TWO WAYS TO INVEST:

PAY IN FULL (AND SAVE) OR FINANCE YOUR TUITION

JOIN THE WAITLIST.

Be the first to know when doors open to Cardinal and applications open for the 10 spots in the Mentorship track by signing up HERE. 👇

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

What kind of time commitment does the program require?

What if I cannot make the group calls?

Am I advanced enough for this program?

When does the program begin?

Who coaches Cardinal?

That's me.

I'm Jessica John (she/her), a peak performance coach with a rich movement background as a circus artist, dancer, and competitive athlete. With over 20 years of experience of working in a wide range of environments with circus artists, athletes, and organizations, I'm a premier human performance and leadership training coach. With my extensive experience working with international artists, aspiring professionals, and young dancers and athletes, I offer a unique opportunity to learn what it takes to reach high performance goals.

My peak performance coaching framework is evidence-based and multidisciplinary, addressing technical, strength, mobility, mindset, and creative challenges. I use sport and exercise psychology theoretical frameworks to design performance programs that help my clients achieve their goals through habit-based behavior change interventions. My practice is applied and practical, aimed at helping the driven intermediate enthusiast through the working professional reach their highest potential.

My previous clients include Cirque du Soleil artists, and many have been accepted into high-level camps, such as Circus Smirkus, professional programs at Ecole Nationale de Cirque, New England Center for Circus Arts, and San Diego Circus Center, and competitions and festivals like Cirque du Demain, Circus Stars USA, and the Aerial Acrobatic Arts Festival.

Before starting to coach, I worked as a leadership analyst with the CIA for more than ten years, where I also developed training programs in applied political psychology. While highly trained and qualified in numerous fields related to human performance, it is my background in assessing world leaders from a distance that inspires my innovation in working with circus artists from afar. In additional to a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado at Boulder—where I graduated with a degree in political science but immersed myself in physical and cultural anthropology—I also hold a law degree from Boston University and a master’s degree from George Washington University where I concentrated in political psychology.

I use my decade of experience as a circus artist and my numerous certifications and trainings to inform my coaching. I am a GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® trainer, a Girls Gone Strong Women’s Coaching Specialist, and a NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist. I am also certified in the Functional Movement Screen Level 1, Progressing Ballet Technique Levels 1 & 2, Integrated Kinetic Neurology Level 1, and Precision Nutrition Level 1. I am currently in the middle of Clinical Somatics Education Level 1 and Dance Movement Analysis certifications.

I am the founder and director of Alter Circus, a contemporary circus, dance, and performance company. I am a Galen Hooks Method and Jacob Jonas the Company Digital Intensive alum.

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Who created this program?

I don't live in the United States. May I enroll in and do this program?

Do you have a refund policy?

I think this program is for me, but I am not 100% sure. Any thoughts for me?

Is there any prep work I need to do before the program begins?

Do you have any suggestions on how to get the most out of our time together?

I'm a studio owner. Is this program for me?

I'm not very tech savvy. Will I survive this program?

Is this program for women only?

I coach movement but not aerial or pole. Is this for me?

What if I have some other question?

Don't Just Take It From Me...

Frieda Austin

"I learned so much about how I want to coach in the future. Cardinal gave me a community of peer coaches who are going through the same thing I'm going through."