Hands-On Assists Training with Kristen Watson Geering

Name: Hands-On Assists Training with Kristen Watson Geering
Start: 2025-11-06T13:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-11-09T15:45:00+01:00
Location: feldbergstrasse 1, 4057 Basel, Switzerland

Schedule

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025 at 01:30 pm to Sun, 09 Nov, 2025 at 03:45 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

feldbergstrasse 1, 4057 Basel, Switzerland | Basel, BS

Hands-On Assists Training
with Kristen Watson Geering
November 6th-9th
at The Looking Glass Basel
This 4 day Intensive is open to Yoga Teachers who would like to hone their skills in further developing "hands on assists," as well as students who are interested in deepening their knowledge of asana and their practice through the lens of assisting.
We will cover aspects of Hands-On Assists such as:
- Consent and the role of the teacher and power dynamics
- Types of assists (although this workshop will focus on hands-on)
- The goal of the assist and which is being chosen and why
- The approach, the assist itself, and exiting
- Several assists for each pose depending on what we see the student doing
- The use of Props to support the assist
-and more

Schedule:
Thursday: November 6th
13.30-17.30 Introduction, Surya A, and Surya B
Friday: November 7th
13.30-17.30 Standing Poses
Saturday: November 8th
12.00-17.00 Forward bends, Twists, and Backbends
Sunday: November 9th
12.30-15.30 Inversions, Teachers Pick, and Recap

Pricing:
Full Training:
- 675 chf normal pricing
- 575 chf student price, repeat attendees, Fertile Ground tts
Individual Drop in Days:
- 200 chf / 170 chf reduced (Thurs-Sat)
- 150 chf / 125 chf reduced (Sun)
- partial scholarships for bipoc / need-based may apply
Included:
- 1 week unlimited Yoga at TLG Nov 6th-9th (for both drop in days and full program participants) - this is to experience how hands on assists can be done during an entire class
- 16 hrs of Advanced Training

Register to reserve your space or questions : Kristen
[email protected]