Energetic Alignment & Intuitive Yoga Assists with Sarah Woods

Elevate Your Teaching Through Presence, Awareness, and Skillful Support
This is not your typical assists training.
Designed for yoga teachers and trainees seeking to deepen their teaching practice, this immersive weekend intensive explores the art of intuitive, energetic, and hands-on assisting. Through guided practice and experiential learning, you will cultivate the ability to observe more deeply, listen more attentively, and respond with greater clarity and confidence.
Learn how to strengthen your capacity for presence, refine your awareness of student needs, and develop a teaching approach that is both skillful and authentic. By exploring the relationship between energetic attunement and physical alignment, you'll gain practical tools for creating a safe, supportive, and transformative classroom experience.
This training will help you build confidence in your unique voice as a teacher while expanding your ability to hold space with integrity, sensitivity, and care.

In This Training, You Will Explore:
The foundations of energetic awareness in yoga teaching
How to integrate intuitive observation into your assisting practice
Safe and effective hands-on alignment techniques
The distinction between energetic assists and physical assists
Creating a supportive environment through presence and clear intention
Developing confidence in offering both verbal and non-verbal guidance
Cultivating trust in your authentic teaching style
You Will Leave With:
Greater confidence in your role as a yoga teacher
Practical tools for offering intuitive and energetic assists
A deeper understanding of safe, alignment-based hands-on assists
Enhanced ability to assess and respond to individual student needs
Skills for holding space with clarity, compassion, and professionalism
A more embodied and authentic approach to teaching yoga
Join us for a weekend of exploration, practice, and growth as you refine the art of assisting and deepen your connection to the heart of teaching.
**This training is good for 14 CEUs**
Dates/Times/Location:
Friday September 18th - Sunday September 20th 2026