What is it?

"Receiving an assist or adjustment in your yoga practice allows you to go deeper into your practice, creating the space for you to feel supported and cared for."

Whether you are a yoga teacher or simply want to learn more about your own yoga practice, learning to give yoga posture adjustments can be a rewarding experience.

Why is it on?

You will learn:

• How to assist students safely and effectively
• How to enhance a student’s yoga practice through non-verbal cues
• Functional movement patterns in yoga asana

Through this program you will gain:

• Confidence in the classroom, whether you are teaching, assisting or practicing
• A deeper knowledge of yoga through your own personal practice
• An opportunity to be more involved in the BodyMindLife Yoga community in classes at either Surry Hills or Rozelle studios, as well as workshops and yoga retreats.

“What could take you months or even years to understand in your body could be learned in one precise, supportive adjustment from a yoga teacher”.

The seven-month program involves:

• Two full weekends of comprehensive training (3rd & 4th March/10th & 11th March)
• Training session will be held at the Surry Hills studio (Saturdays and Sundays 9am-5pm)
• Three mentoring sessions with a senior BodyMindLife teacher:

Mentoring sessions will be held at the Surry Hills studio on the following dates:
24th March, 21st April, and 5th May.

• One-month probationary period:

Upon completing satisfactorily, you will need to commit to assisting one class per week for six months. For each class you assist, you will receive two complimentary yoga classes to enjoy (non-transferrable).

This program is aimed towards individuals who:

• Have a regular yoga practice and want to learn the more subtle aspects of yoga asana alignment.
• Are intending to enrol in, or are currently enrolled in a yoga teacher training course.
• Already teach yoga, but want to fine-tune their assisting/adjusting skills to give them greater confidence and connection to their students.

This course is an elective subject for those who are enrolled in (or may want to enroll in) BodyMindLife’s 300-hour Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher Training.

Those who participate in the training weekends only will receive 30-hours' credit towards the 300-hour training. Those who participate in training weekends, mentoring sessions and ongoing in-class assisting for six months will receive 60-hours' credit towards the 300-hour training.