REFINE YOUR SKILLS
This day-long workshop will teach you to provide effective and safe assists to help your students experience stability, strength, and freedom in their practice. Learn tools and techniques of hands-on assists that apply to different students' levels of experience as well as different body types.
This training is a appropriate for yoga teachers, yoga enthusiasts, fitness trainers, and even bodyworkers who are looking to improve your skills and confidence in providing meaningful manual adjustments and hands-on assists.
Make a powerful impact in your classes and with your clients.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
10:00-1:00: Part I of the workshop
After a brief yet important group discussion about principles and ethics, we will dive right into practices of hands-on assisting.
Discussion: Principles & Ethics of Hands-on Assisting
Sun Salutations
Warrior Poses
Standing Forward Folds
Standing Twists
Backbends
1:00-2:00: Lunch Break
2:00-5:30: Part II of the workshop
Standing Balance Poses
Seated Forward Folds
Seated Hip Opening poses
Inversions
Supine finishing poses
Closing Discussion: Application of Principles & Practices of Hands-on Assisting
WORKSHOP BONUSES
You came to learn effective hands-on assists, and you will leave with much more. Naturally embedded in this workshop is a world of positive experiences that will benefit you on and off the mat.
Anatomy education. Practicing meaningful assists also means we understand how the body moves. As you hone your assisting skills, get a refresh on the function of the hips in twists, the movement of the spine in backbends, the movement of the pelvis in folds, the movement of the shoulders in inversions, and more.
Alignment refinement. Part of effective assisting means we also understand the purpose of the pose including healthy alignment across all-levels. Get a refresh on the engagement of the legs in forward folds, placements of the feet in standing poses, positioning of the shoulders in Downward Dog, and more.
Teaching cues. Hands-on assists are non-verbal cues. As you improve your non-verbal cues, you’ll understand how to be more effective with your verbal cues. As we discuss the hands-on assist, you’ll have some “ah-ha!” moments about how to better teach the pose in your group classes.
Community connection. Your learning in this workshop is not coming from just the teacher leading the workshop. Those attending this workshop are like you - yoga and fitness leaders who are improving their passion. You will learn from each other and grow together. Because this is an in-person CEU workshop, you will also meet and re-connect with others within a 2-hour or more radius.
LOCATION
Sanctuary Body
710 S. Ann Street, Baltimore, MD 21231 (2nd floor)
Garage parking: Caroline Street Garage (805 S. Caroline St, 21231). $5 for the whole day on weekends. 0.3 miles away, and is a safe, scenic seven minute walk passed the shops and restaurants of lovely historic Fells Point.
Street parking: is available. Most of the parking right around the studio is 2-hours only, so you will have to drive 1-2 blocks away to find free day-long street parking.
INVESTMENT
$125 early registration (before 4/9) — use discount code ASSIST20 at checkout
$145 standard registration (after 4/9)
CONTINUED EDUCATION CREDITS
With the completion of this workshop, yoga teachers will earn 7 CEUs through Yoga Alliance.
REGISTRATION
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