Hands on Assists for Yoga Teachers

A skillful hands-on assist can be deeply supportive, clarifying, and transformative for a student’s practice. At the same time, an unskillful or unconscious adjustment can be confusing or harmful – sometimes more so than offering no assist at all. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to offer hands-on assists that are intelligent, respectful, and truly supportive of your students’ bodies and nervous systems.

This day of immersive training is designed to refine your skills in therapeutic touch, observation, and clear intention. Under Amy’s guidance, you’ll explore a wide range of manual assists for common asanas, learning how to adapt them for different bodies, abilities, and contexts. Emphasis will be placed on consent, communication, and the subtle art of presence—so your assists feel educational, empowering, and safe.

Through guided practice, partner work, and thoughtful feedback, you’ll deepen your sensitivity, confidence, and discernment as a teacher. Come expand your teaching repertoire, sharpen your observational skills, and reconnect with hands-on assisting as an act of service, care, and attunement.

Location:
The Joy Collective
315 N Main Avenue, Ste 207
Sioux Falls, SD

Contact The Joy Collective for registration and schedule details!