You don’t need to be a resident aerialist on the Las Vegas strip or on tour with Cirque Du Soleil to reap the benefits of being a professional performer. The mastery, confidence and finesse possessed by many professional aerialists can be yours also, if you...

Summer is upon us (two weeks but who’s counting?) and the weather here in LA is getting warmer and warmer! Thank goodness for air conditioning, are we right?  Despite this, it can still be difficult to cool a large space (like most aerial studios!) and it’s...

It’s been a busy few weeks for us here at Womack and Bowman with Rachel giving birth to her beautiful daughter Genevieve Mary on June 12th. The (long) and difficult labor, feelings of confusion  (“Am I doing this right?”) and sleepless nights pale in...

Even if you have been lucky enough to escape serious illness or injury so far in your aerial career, chances are someone in your community has been effected and you have witnessed them having to take time out from aerial training in order to...

Earlier this month Brett was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to perform at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas with none other than Taylor Swift! Brett and eleven other aerialists as well as a cast of talented dancers and musicians opened the...

Are you looking to turn your aerial hobby into a career? It is possible with the right tools, a lot of training and a little luck to become a successful, professional freelance aerialist. Read on to find out how… 1.     Train HARD and Get...

“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”  ― Jack London Inspiration can take many forms: An exquisite sunset The unbridled laughter of a child A song, a poem, a piece of art… What touches our hearts and...

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working” – Pablo Picasso It’s February and you know what that means right? That magical new year energy is fading fast as we find ourselves falling back into negative habits, feeling less motivated to train and workout...

Researching for this newsletter we were surprised to find that many health experts, like this sports injury Doctor, believe that certain types of strength training (e.g. aerial) can actually increase flexibility: “I can recommend with some conviction that resistance exercises (Pull-Up’s, Climbs etc.) and dynamic movements involving body...

If you follow us on social media (we hang out primarily on Instagram and Facebook) you will have likely seen that last week Rachel announced she was 32 weeks pregnant. Rachel had been keeping her pregnancy on the ‘down low’ (at least outside of...