Saturday, April 25th, 12:30pm-4:30pm

5 CEUS

taught by Laurie LeCompte and Abbey Brooks

Refine your touch. Teach with clarity. Support students more effectively.

Hands-on assisting is one of the most nuanced and often under-taught skills in yoga teaching. When done well, it can deepen awareness, build trust, and help students access their practice in entirely new ways. When done poorly… it can feel confusing or unnecessary.

In this continuing education workshop, we’ll explore how to offer ethical, intentional, and truly meaningful assists that support rather than override a student’s experience.

We’ll explore:

• how to assess when an assist is helpful (and when it isn’t)

• supportive and relaxing restorative assists

• safe spotting techniques for balance and load-bearing postures

• assists for standing and seated poses

• clear frameworks for safe physical assists across common pose families

• teacher-assisted mobility, resistance stretching, and strengthening work

• how touch, verbal cueing, and visual demonstration work together

• how to adapt assists for different bodies, goals, and comfort levels

• assisting approaches especially useful for private clients and small-group settings

Expect hands-on practice, thoughtful discussion, and immediately usable skills you can bring into class the very next day.

Ideal for yoga teachers looking to refine their teaching presence, confidence, and adaptability.

Recommended Reading: Yoga’s Touch by Martia Bennett Rachman

This workshop is for students and teachers who are seeking to deepen their knowledge and practice. This workshop can be used as continuing education, and also counts towards Yoga Baum’s 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training.

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