Assist with confidence:

Hands-On Assists training for yoga teachers

Learn the art of confident and effective hands-on assists in this comprehensive two-day workshop designed specifically for yoga teachers. Dive deep into the art of touch and learn how to enrich your students' practice with safe, supportive and powerful assists. This workshop is led by two experienced Jivamukti yoga teachers who share their knowledge and passion for teaching. The workshop is divided into four carefully crafted modules, each covering a different aspect of asana groups and assists. By the end of this workshop, you will have a deeper understanding of the principles of effective hands-on assists and the confidence to apply them in your classes. Join us for a weekend of learning, practice and transformation, and take your teaching to the next level.

Curriculum

  • Start with a strong foundation by mastering assists in standing postures. Learn how to stabilize, align and support your students in various standing poses so they feel grounded and balanced.

  • Explore the subtle but transformative power of assists in forward bends and twists. Discover techniques to deepen your students' stretch and improve their spinal mobility while maintaining a sense of comfort and ease.

  • Gain confidence in leading your students through backbends and inversions. In this module we focus on developing safe and effective assists that encourage openness, strength and confidence in these more challenging postures.

  • Learn to assist Surya Namaskar A & B in the flow of breath and put your new skills into practice in a guided 60-minute class. The class will alternate in partner work, giving you the opportunity to refine your techniques and gain confidence by offering hands-on assists and receiving feedback in real time.

Meet your facilitators

  • Alya is a seasoned yoga teacher with over 500 hours of training in Vinyasa and Jivamukti and more than six years of teaching experience. Her classes emphasize hands-on assists, a practice she deeply values and credits to the guidance of her teachers: Cat Alip Douglas (Sangyé Yoga School), Olga Oskorbina (Jivamukti Yoga Barcelona), and Anna Lunegova (Material Yoga Moscow).


  • Kathi has been trained in Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Hatha before she found her home in Jivamukti Yoga and completed her 800hr advanced certification under the guidance of her mentor Olga Oskorbina from Jivamukti Barcelona. All in all she has around 7 years of teaching experience, more than 1000 hours of training and taught around 1000 classes. Hands On Assists are an essential part of her classes with an emphasis on facilitating an energetically deep experience and the liberation that comes with a well aligned body in yoga asana.

Dates

tba 2025

10:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 17:00

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