Art of Assisting Teacher Training
Course Description
The Art of Assisting is a multi-disciplinary approach to enhancing your teaching practice. There are seven types of assisting from physical assists to verbal, energetic and demonstrative.
This program is Trauma-informed, teaches you how to apply the uniqueness of diverse bodies, (skeletal variation) and offers various lineages and theories.
For anyone who has started teaching, one thing becomes clear, how do I assist so that I enhance the students’ experience? An assisting program is an essential tool for yoga teachers to truly support and offer value-added teaching.
Assisting can be done verbally, physically, energetically, and always with great respect. Deepen your knowledge of anatomy and learn the Biotensegrity model of holistic science.
Learn to make assisting a conversation.
Lead by:
Lucy St John, M Ed, ERYT-500, YACEP
Niki Inglis, M Ed, M Arch, ERYT 500 YACEP
Curriculum
Understand your students’ physical limitations
Develop energetic awareness
Principles of trauma sensitivity
Biotensegrity anatomy & application to yoga
Quality of touch & Intention
Consent considerations
Learn better verbal assisting
Multi-disciplinary lineages
Tuition:
$770 + 5% GST
Location:
Granville Island in Kitsilano
Dates and times:
TBD 2025/6
*200 hour yoga teacher training is not a prerequisite