Assist with Skill, Safety & Confidence
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CONTINUING EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
Upon full completion of this program, you will receive 15 Hours Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credits.
Develop the art of using a verbal
assist combined with a physical
adjustment to impact the
learning and retention of your
students. This course is designed
to empower your teaching and
empower your students.
Make a powerful impact in your classes
and offer
teachings to guide your students
into greater stability and
ease in their asana
for a lifetime of healthy yoga.
empower
Develop potent teaching skills that can
help your students experience freedom,
stability, and strength in their poses.
Learn modifications for hands-on
adjustments that apply to different
students' levels of experience as well as
different body types.
teach with confidence
Deepen your knowledge of alignment
and anatomy to assist with safety and
integrity and touch with confidence
while understanding how to address
common postural habits and
misalignments in yoga poses. And
teach your students how to retrain
movements for long-term joint health.
deepen your knowledge
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Get started today, its easy! You will receive all of the videos and content to
move through the program at your own pace. We have a wonderful course management platform for you to use. We are here to answer your questions via email and would happily set up a time to chat on the phone if questions arise. Complete the program
at your own pace and receive your 15 hours of CE when you are done. You will find the content lively, engaging and directly applicable to your own personal practice and teaching.
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"I loved the demonstration and hands-on interaction and the openness of the instructors to answer our questions and cater to real life
examples. As a teacher, this program gave me the language and physical tools to more confidently assist my students in adjustments and
feel confident in my instruction. I found the concept of always adjusting from the ground up essential and loved the reminders to assist
firmly, using the palms with confidence."
- Sarah
Content will be delivered to you in clear,
concise and practical lessons. The course
will include video, slides, lectures, Q&A,
discussion and homework actionable
items for the direct application of the
techniques into your group classes.
Designed With Your Busy Schedule In Mind
Studio Ready
This course is self-paced so you can take as long as you like to view
and practice the material. To complete the full curriculum, content and assignments expect
to invest approximately 15 hours of your time, most students
complete the program in 4-6 weeks. If you take longer to
complete the certification aspects of this program, that's just fine. Once complete you will get 15 CEs with Yoga Alliance.
learn at your own pace
You will have a lifetime of access to
the material so you can re-learn and
deepen your understanding and
application of the principles again
and again.
Lifetime Access
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Fit In World-Class Education When It Works For You
• 98 videos and over 10 hours of recorded content
• 15 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credits upon completion of the course
• Exploration of 45 different asana and over 80 hands-on adjustments
• Over 10 hours of recorded content
• Exceptional verbal cues to accompany each physical adjustments
• A safety conscious, anatomical and bio-mechanically informed perspective
• Cautions and benefits associated with certain adjustments
• Application to a variety of body types
• Handouts for reminders and taking notes
• Access to our members only Facebook group page for Q&A and informed discussions
• Lifetime Access
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Can you really learn assists online?
Yes, absolutely. The course is designed for you to use as a learning tool. In each module we will discuss one alignment concept and offer assists and adjustments that help your students understand how to put this alignment into their poses. Each assist comes with detailed instructions and short 1-5 minute videos that you can watch again and again until you understand how to apply the technique. You will find a friend, a willing student or another yoga teacher to practice on. We will discuss how to be receptive and solicit feedback from your student to ensure that the assistance you offer brings them into a place of greater ease. Their feedback will be essential in helping you grow as a teacher.
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Liz Heffernan, E-RYT 500, is a recognized international yoga teacher with over two decades of personal practice and 22 years of teaching. She trained
extensively in the Hatha systems of Kripalu, Ashtanga and Anusara and works as an Integrative Yoga Therapist.
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Liz Heffernan
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Peggy Profant, E-RYT 500, and Certified Anusara Yoga Teacher, is a playful, passionate and adventurous spirit who is on a lifelong path of Yoga. She first discovered Kripalu yoga as a teenager and changed the course of her life in 1980.
Peggy Profants
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MA, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
E-RYT 500
Liz currently directs and leads teacher training programs and workshops in worldwide locations, provides one-to-one mentoring for yoga teachers, instructs daily
classes, and offers private therapeutic sessions. Liz is known for her ability to bridge the gap between the ancient perspectives of yoga and contemporary daily life.
Her teaching weaves together philosophy, creative sequencing, clear alignment, mindful breathing, and compassionate self-inquiry to form a tapestry that
reflects her heartfelt commitment to this transformative path. Find her complete bio here.
liz heffernan
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Yoga was her refuge during her academic
years in college. Post graduating and working in the world as a Naturalist and Wilderness Therapy Guide, she dreamt of traveling in India to
learn more about yoga from it's source. In 1994 she met her teacher, BNS Iyengar in Mysore, India who taught her the traditional forms of
Ashtanga yoga. She returned from India with a new romantic interest in a traveling German man and soon started a family. They put roots in
Arcata, California in 1997 when Peggy finally began to teach yoga. In 2001 she became interested in a more therapeutic approach to help her
heal from injuries. She found Anusara Yoga and delighted in it's poetic yet scientific style of weaving meaningful heart themes into
therapeutically aligned sequences. Peggy became a 500 hour Certified Anusara Teacher in 2004 and continues to study yoga therapy. A
strong believer in the benefits of meditation, she volunteers to lead meditations after most classes. As a Certified Yoga Life Coach, Peggy is a
thoughtful and encouraging mentor to many students and yoga teachers in her community helping them to bring the benefits of yoga into all
areas of life. In addition to Yoga and traveling, being in her garden, in nature and with her family is where she finds her deepest joy and peace.
Peggy founded and operated Om Shala Yoga for 10 years, and co-founded World Family Yoga leading family yoga retreats in Costa Rica. She
has been leading workshops, retreats and Yoga Teacher Trainings since 2004.
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15 HOURS OF STUDY
Section One: Foundation and Working with Hyper Mobile Bodies
• Course Overview
• Introduction to the Program
• The Art of Assisting and Adjusting. Student Self-Applied Assists, Verbal Assists and Teacher Hands On Adjustments. Types of Adjustments. Safety and
Guidelines for Practice.
• Establishing our Foundation, Feet and Hands
• Importance of Muscle Integrity and creating safety in the hyper mobile bodies
• Stability and Grounding Assists (16:37)
• Assisting Savasana (59:02)
• In section one we explore: Urdhva Hastasana, Virabhadrasana One, Utthita Parsvakonasana, Janu Sirsasana, Wall Cobra, Natarajasana Prep, Setu
Bandasana, Low lunge, Ustrasana, Forearm Stand, Ardha Matsendrasana, Bhujanasana, Step by step therapeutic adjustment instructions, benefits and
cautions of each assist including how to keep your body safe
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Section Two: Leg Rotations, Aligning the Lumbar Spine and Assisting the Hypo Mobile Body
• Pelvic Stability- Finding Balance through Internal and External Rotations of the Legs
• Assisting and Adjusting the Hypo-Mobile Body
• Balancing the rotations of the Legs in Asymmetrical Poses
• Rotations of the Legs in Backbends
• Stabilizing the Pelvis in Twists
• In section two we will explore: Adho Mukha Svanasana, Virabhadrasana One, Virabhadrasana Two, Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana, Uttanasana, Prasarita
Padotanasana, Plank, Baddha Konasana, Setu Bandasana, Bhujangasana, Handstand. Step by step therapeutic adjustment instructions, benefits and
cautions of each assist including how to keep your body safe
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Section Three: Upper Body
• Core Stabilization – Focus on the Gears of the Pelvis and Ribs
• Shoulder Opening: Focus on the Gear of the Shoulder
• Aligning the Head: Dialog between the Head and the Heart
• Integration and Rotations of the Humerus (upper arm bone) at the Glenohumeral Joint (Shoulder)
• Safety for the Rotator Cuff
• Side Waist Lengthening & Rotations
• Culminating Conversations - What Adjustments Would You Offer?
• In this section you will explore: Urdhva Hastasana, Virabhadrasana One, Utthita Parsvakonasana, Janu Sirsasana, Wall Cobra, Natarajasana Prep, Setu
Bandasana, Low lunge, Ustrasana, Forearm Stand, Ardha Matsendrasana, Bhujanasana, Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, Utthita Parsvakonasana, Table Twist,
Adho Mukha Svanasana, Vasistasana, Trikonasana, Urdhva Danurasana. Step by step therapeutic adjustment instructions, benefits and cautions of each
assist including how to keep your body safe
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What are the benefits of online
teacher training courses?
Do I have to be teaching yoga
currently to take this class?
Do I have to be a yoga teacher to
benefit from this course?
How much time is required per
week to complete the course?
FAQs
Did you know that in in-person yoga trainings with demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on group activity, it is likely that you will retain approximately 30% of the material being offered? Retention rates of what we learn increases substantially when we continually review what we learn. Yoga teachers, these online courses have been designed with you in mind. This curriculum is in place to augment your yoga teacher training and bring home the important concepts so you remember, refresh and apply the principles directly into the classes you are currently teaching. Online trainings provide an unparalleled forum for you to review the material again and again until it is fully digested. Our lively group online community keeps the program interesting. With unlimited opportunity to ask questions you are sure to come away a stronger more knowledgeable yoga teacher. Our Q & A forum helps you with areas that need refinement. When you put into practice what you are learning your information retention increase to 75%. Online programs also save time and travel costs. With the videos and lessons to review for a lifetime, it is an effective investment in your development as a yoga teacher.
What are the benefits of online
teacher training courses?
Do I have to be teaching yoga
currently to take this class?
Do I have to be a yoga teacher to
benefit from this course?
How much time is required per
week to complete the course?
FAQs
No, you will still benefit greatly with the study of asana, alignment and modification. And, who knows the course may just re-inspire you to begin teaching again. If you are currently teaching yoga, you will be able to apply the lessons each week with focused direction and guidance to your classes.
What are the benefits of online
teacher training courses?
Do I have to be teaching yoga
currently to take this class?
I am not a yoga teacher can i still take this course?
How much time is required per
week to complete the course?
FAQs
Absolutely. All students of yoga will benefit from watching the course and practicing with the videos especially if they are interested in learning alignment.
What are the benefits of online
teacher training courses?
Do I have to be teaching yoga
currently to take this class?
Do I have to be a yoga teacher to
benefit from this course?
How much time is required per
week to complete the course?
FAQs
The course is structured so you may move through the material and assignments at your own pace. The course provides approximately 15 hours of curriculum and assignments.
"I truly appreciated the methodical approach to alignment and adjustments. This program is clear and thorough, and while I do not currently do many hands-on assists, the language modeled has helped me in thinking about alignment in my own body and I am gradually incorporating new cues into my teaching practice. I also valued the variety of bodies used as models, especially when used in comparison so the differences in cuing for the body types were visually represented as well. This class felt like a continuation of teaching training with Liz and Molly this summer, which helped reinforce language and concepts. The training was busy and full and wonderful, and this allowed me to dip back into alignment principles we explored in an un-rushed way. Some of the videos I watched multiple times, and I will circle back again and again. "
-Melissa Dover Gandel
"I absolutely recommend the Yoga Assists course online. I attended the 200 Hour YTT immersion in Greece and loved it but it was a ton of information. Having this course as a resource is an amazing way to review and take an in-depth look at each pose. It is very helpful to have the videos to go back to and watch again and again. I even used them after a yoga class to see if I was doing the pose properly. The videos helped me understand the adjustments I needed for my body type, as well as adjustments for other body types. I also really appreciated the focus on hypo-mobile bodies as it helped me understand what adjustments to make to safely be in the position.
-Stephanie Maialetti
"I really enjoyed taking the Online Assists and Hands-on Adjustments Yoga Teacher Training Program and gaining a deeper understanding of how yoga affects the physical body. One of my favorite components of the course was the study of alignment and how that structures and serves as a foundation for the adjustment portion of the course. I never had a yoga teacher that understood and emphasized alignment before and so I’m happy that I feel like I have the tools now to help students create a safe and effective practice. I’m also excited to have some verbal cues and hands-on adjustment tools to help students get the most out of the physical practice of yoga.
From this course, I have learned that everyone’s body is different. Just because a pose is supposed to be a certain way doesn’t mean it’s healthy for all bodies to do the pose that exact same way. It’s important to modify and adjust the pose to what fits your body best. It’s also important to model this for and emphasize this to our students. I think this was a wonderful program and I would definitely recommend this to other yoga teachers and practitioners!"
-Chelsea Castilla
"I️ loved learning yoga with attention to alignment and balancing the muscle engagement with active extension. I️ was never taught this and it has brought an incredible amount of healing to my body. I️ discovered that I️ had been practicing yoga with misalignments and actually creating self-harm pushing my body past its edge, overstretching and building patterns into my practice that were actually hurting me, much about my body. This is the best learning and healing I️ gained and I️ could not be more grateful as my body is feeling much more healthy and happy! I️ loved being able to gain the knowledge, practice, and skills to discover where my work lies. I️ have gained a greater self-confidence in clearly and authentically communicating with others and looking at all beings through eyes of compassion, choosing kindness as I️ take the seat of the teacher."
-Heidi
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