ASSISTING - PRECISION & COMPASSION - STANDING POSES
Assisting your students is one of the benefits of being in a live class. Often a compassionate and skillful assist can help a student immediately understand something that might take a long time to learn on their own. However, an aggressive assist can be harmful to a student. This course will help you help your students understand postures better through manual adjustments while honoring where they are. Topics will include:
Asking permission
Students who have experienced trauma
Verbal versus manual cues
The difference between adjusting and assisting
Understanding alignment
The precision of touch
Approach
Direction
Duration
Releasing
Foundation and stability
Where to stand and where not to stand
The importance of breath
Neutral energy
The use of props