​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Assisting Workshop with Iwona

at Leap Yoga Studio in Folsom

March - April 2025

 

ASSIST WITH SKILL, SAFETY & CONFIDENCE

Have you thought about deepening your knowledge of yoga poses or finding answers to some questions about your personal yoga practice? How is your spine aligned? Are your feet and knees aligned in poses? Are your shoulders protected through proper alignment? Are your muscles engaged?

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the basic principles of how anatomy and alignment work together in each pose, and you will get a chance to be the giver and receiver of gentle pose alignment. You will have the opportunity to learn corrective, supportive, deepening, and directional assists for a wide range of poses. You will learn foundational skills that will advance your personal practice and develop the art of "reading" bodies and assisting students with confidence.

 

You will learn about:

• Basic elements of skeletal anatomy
• How to evaluate a pose and assist
• The lines of energy in the body and how to access them in any pose
• How to effectively & safely assist and support students
• What makes a pleasant assist experience

 

PROGRAM DATES/TIMES:
Session 1: Saturday 03/29  12:15-3:15PM
Session 2: Sunday 03/30   12:15-3:15PM
Session 3: Saturday 04/12   12:45-3:45PM
Session 4: Sunday 04/13  12:45-3:45PM

Location: Leap Yoga Studio, 1725 Iron Point Rd, Folsom, CA 95630 tel: 916-608-5327

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INVESTMENT:

Register before 03/22 - $225 // After - $250

 

WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

13 hours of hands on workshop in a small group setting. Leap Art of Assisting manual. Leap certificate for the hands-on assisting workshop upon attendance of all sessions, competition of peer assists, and passing the assisting test. Upon workshop completion, graduation and four shadow assists, the student may be able to assist during Leap Flow Yoga classes. Leap Assistants may receive a discounted Monthly UNLIMITED Membership in exchange for a weekly regular hands on assistance in class.

"The guidance of a good assistant can be profound and students often express great appreciation for the steady presence of an assistant in yoga practices week after week. It is a deeply rewarding role, a form of seva (sacred service)."

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