See Less. Feel More
Blind Acro
Blind Acro is a pioneering neurowellness practice that uses movement, blindfolds, and human connection to shift how people see the world around them.
Through workshops, corporate experiences, and keynote presentations, Chris Jeckel teaches what’s possible when we connect beyond sight.
What Is Blind Acro?
Blind Acro is a unique movement methodology created by Chicago-based teacher Chris Jeckel.
Participants use blindfolds to move in a safe and playful space, offering a fresh approach to trust.
The blindfold isn’t a gimmick. It’s a tool.
By temporarily removing visual information, participants discover new ways of relating to themselves and others.
The Science of Connection
Neurowellness Meets Movement
Modern nervous system research suggests that human beings regulate and communicate through much more than words.
Blind Acro explores these ideas through direct experience.
Participants learn how attention, breath, touch, movement, consent, and communication influence the way we feel, connect, and collaborate.
The result is a workshop experience that feels less like a lecture and more like a laboratory for trust.
Key Themes
- Nervous System Awareness
- Co-Regulation
- Embodied Communication
- Psychological Safety
- Trust Building
- Presence and Attention
- Team Connection
- Human-Centered Leadership
MEET CHRIS JECKEL
Guided By Passionate Experts In Mindful Movement
Chris Jeckel is the founder of Blind Acro, a unique methodology that combines blindfolded communication, acrobatic movement, and neurowellness principles.
Drawing from years of teaching and practicing recreational acrobatics, training in Polyvagal-informed nervous system regulation, and a lifetime of navigating the world with limited sight, Chris creates experiences that are equal parts playful and deeply human.
Based in Chicago and available for workshops, speaking engagements, retreats, and corporate events nationwide.
Our Offerings
Workshops and Retreats
Based in Chicago, Blind Acro offers workshops, retreats, team experiences, and speaking engagements that explore trust, communication, movement, and neurowellness through the unique lens of a blindfolded practice. Available throughout the Chicago area, with select travel opportunities available by request.
Blind Acro
Challenge your body. Expand your perspective.
Dynamic recreational acrobatic skills that challenge the body, sharpen communication, and build trust through movement.
Perfect for festivals, studios, fitness communities, and anyone looking for a a playful new way to build strength.
- 90-minute classes
- Half-day workshops
- Retreat experiences
Blind AcroYoga
For presence, connection, and nervous system regulation.
A neurowellness practice that combines blindfolds, partner movement, breath, and mindful connection. Through guided experiences for all levels, participants discover how trust, communication, and co-regulation emerge when we learn to feel more and see less.
Perfect for yogis, movement therapists, or anyone looking to build a fresh mindfulness practice.
- 90-minute classes
- Half-day workshops
- Retreat experiences
Corporate Workshops & Team Building
For teams that have outgrown the trust fall.
An experiential neurowellness workshop that helps teams strengthen communication, trust, and collaboration through engaging blindfolded exercises and partner-based experiences.
No athletic or yoga ability required.
- 90-minute classes
- Half-day workshops
- Conference experiences
Speaking Engagements & Keynotes
From TEDx-style keynotes to conference presentations and corporate events, Chris Jeckel delivers engaging talks drawn from the lessons from teaching others to fly blind.
Combining humor, lived experience, neuroscience, and powerful storytelling, Chris teaches audiences to rethink what’s possible when we learn to navigate uncertainty.
Why Choose Us
A NeuroWellness Experience Designed With Intention & Care
Blind Acro offers a one-of-a-kind approach to trust-building, communication, and neurowellness. By temporarily removing sight, participants learn to rely on presence, listening, and movement in entirely new ways.
Grounded in recreational acrobatics, nervous system awareness, and experiential learning, our workshops create memorable moments that reveal what becomes possible when we learn to feel more and see less.
It’s really fun to move this way, to see without seeing, you just have to try it.
Steve Klutchin
Class Participant
This practice helps calm my nervous system, and coregulates me in a fun and safe way.
Pilar Muholland
Fitness trainer / Former Broadway Dancer
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See Less. Feel More.
The Blind Acro methodology.
Experience Connection Differently
Trust Is a Physical Skill
Through blindfolded movement, neurowellness practices, keynote presentations, and team experiences, Blind Acro helps people build trust, strengthen communication, and discover new ways of connecting with themselves and others.
Whether you’re planning a retreat, corporate event, conference, community gathering, or private workshop, we’ll help create an experience your participants won’t soon forget.
Chicago-based. Travel available for select workshops, retreats, and speaking engagements.