The Art of Assists 40-Hour Training with Joseph Armstrong

Come get inspired as we ask the big questions surrounding the art of hands on assists! Why do an adjustment at all? How do I do one safely? Where do I touch, and how much pressure? As a student, how can I best receive an adjustment?

September 2 - 7, 2024

Whether you're already teaching and want to learn new skills, or you're a practitioner looking to better understand the technique of hands on assists, this course is for anyone called to deepen their knowledge of yoga poses and their benefits.

Touch is a powerful form of communication and is oftentimes much more successful than demonstrating or verbally explaining a pose. Good alignment and assists, when informed by breath, philosophy and a meditative mind can unlock the magic of yoga practice. Under Joseph's energetic and fun loving guidance, you will leave with some new friends, feeling confident in knowing when, why and how to use these adjustments.

Training Topics

• Why assist at all?

• Technical and Energetic Approaches

• Teaching Methodology

• Entering and Exiting Adjustments

• Breath and Bandha

• Asana Addiction

• Balancing Effort and Ease

• How to approach different body and personality types

• Philosophical underpinnings of asana

Daily Schedule

9:00 am to 11:00 am - Hands on Assists Practice

11:00 am to 12:00 pm - Science and Philosophy of Yoga Talks

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm - Lunch

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Hands on Assists Practice

Optional Daily Mysore Practice from 6:30 am to 8:30 am

JOSEPH ARMSTRONG

The Art of Assists Training

Joseph Armstrong, an Authorized level 2 teacher. He teaches yoga with feet planted firmly in tradition and gaze turned towards the future. His search for a more present and peaceful life first led him to the practice in 2008. A few years later he was in India, studying intensively.

After finally overcoming a long struggle with addiction, Joseph began experimenting with Ashtanga Yoga. He understood quickly that the lineage was calling to him to deepen his practice. He underwent a 2 year apprenticeship program at the world renowned Miami Life Center, continuing his education under his teachers Tim Feldmann and Kino MacGregor. In 2016 he completed 2 months of study in Mysore under Sharath Jois. 2017 brought Joseph to Guatemala where he taught Mysore Style for over a year while also traveling and giving workshops in Europe and the Americas. 2019 brought him back to Miami and his yoga family at MLC.

Joseph teaches yoga because attempts to do any and everything else ended disastrously. But when he finally devoted himself to his passion, he became an asset to himself and others. He hopes his practice allows him to be ever more loving and to exist gently.

Tuition:

Full Price : $600

$300 with Scholarship (By request with proof of yearly income)

Full scholarship spots possible by request