Continued Professional Development for yoga Teachers

Learn how to enhance your physical and energetic awareness in assists 

• Develop sensitivity to both the physical alignment and energetic state of students when offering assists.
• Learn how to intuitively tune into a student’s body and energy to give more effective and personalized assists.

Cultivate mindful touch and nurturing support 

          • Understand how to use nurturing healing touch that promotes comfort, safety, and emotional connection.

• Develop techniques to offer compassionate support, fostering trust and creating a healing space.

Deepen the connection between teacher and student 

• Learn  to build authentic, empathetic connections with students through both verbal and physical communication.
• Cultivate the ability to read a student’s body language and energy, offering support that’s attuned to their individual needs.

Strengthen your intuitive teaching and assisting skills 

• Develop and practice trusting your intuition in teaching and assisting, helping you move beyond verbal instructions and adapt to each student’s body and energy.

Learn to facilitate safe, effective and empathetic physical adjustments 

• Learn how to make adjustments that are safe, effective, and tailored to students’ body types and limitations.
• Understand proper body mechanics for offering assists that prevent injury and support  students’ alignment and flexibility.

Explore how to Incorporate bodywork to release tension and enhance flexibility 

• Integrate gentle bodywork techniques such as myofascial release, Thai yoga massage, passive stretches, and restorative supports.
• Learn how bodywork can help release tension, improve range of motion, and provide deep relaxation for students.

Explore the ethical boundaries of assists and bodywork 

• Discuss the ethical considerations of offering physical assists and bodywork, including respecting personal space and boundaries.
• Learn how to navigate situations where touch may or may not be appropriate and how to adjust in a way that feels safe and empowering to the student.

Navigate best practices for consensual touch 

• Learn how to ask for clear verbal consent before offering any physical assist or bodywork, and how to recognize and respond to non-verbal cues.
• Develop strategies for maintaining boundaries while still offering the nurturing,  compassionate touch that deepens students practice
• Explore  how to create a culture of mutual respect and safety in your classes, where students feel empowered to voice their needs and preferences.

Develop greater awareness of alignment through connection and intuition 

• Cultivate an awareness of alignment that goes beyond the physical body, recognizing how emotional and energetic connection can impact a student’s posture.
• Learn to use your intuition to sense misalignments and offer assists that guide students back to a balanced, aligned position in a way that feels grounded and supportive.

Foster awareness of individual needs and variations 

• Understand how to personalize assists and bodywork based on each student’s specific needs, considering their experience level, injuries, or emotional state.
• Learn how to be adaptable, making adjustments that are supportive and trauma informed without imposing force or discomfort.

Create a safe, trusting, and healing environment for students 

• Learn  how to cultivate an atmosphere that fosters openness, comfort, and trust, enabling students to feel safe both physically and emotionally.
• Understand how to offer space for vulnerability, ensuring that students can fully receive support and healing through assists and bodywork.