Shout-out to Yoga Props! They aren’t just there for beginners or tight hamstrings.
When used thoughtfully, props can help us explore more support, sensation, accessibility, stability, and possibility within an asana practice.
Props to My Props is a 4-hour Yoga Props Masterclass designed to help you get more confident and curious about using blocks, straps, bolsters, blankets, and other props in your own practice and/or teaching.
We’ll move beyond the idea that there is one “right” way to use a prop and explore how props can help us adapt poses to different bodies, intentions, energy levels, and needs.
Throughout this masterclass, we’ll explore:
Different ways to use common yoga props throughout an asana practice
How to make prop use feel intentional and not like a consolation prize
How props can provide support, feedback, stability, and opportunities for exploration
Ways to adapt familiar postures rather than forcing the body into a predetermined shape
Considerations for choosing and offering props when teaching different bodies and abilities
The training will also include a 75-minute guided yoga practice so you can experience many of these applications in your own body rather than just talking about them.
Who is this for?
This masterclass is open to all practitioners and is best suited for yoga teachers and people who already have some yoga experience and want to deepen their understanding of how props can support a lifetime practice.
Yoga teachers registered with Yoga Alliance are eligible to receive 4 Continuing Education hours upon completion.
What’s included
Participants will receive:
4 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education hours for eligible members
Certificate of Completion
Applied learning during the training
20% off Yoga Hustle yoga gear
Props will be available, but if you have your own blocks, yoga strap, bolster, or blankets, you’re encouraged to bring them. Practicing with the props you already own can make it easier to apply what you learn once you get home.
Come ready to move, experiment, ask questions, and probably find at least three new uses for those blocks you’ve owned for six years.
Yin Yoga is often described as a meditative, grounded practice where we hold poses for a long time.
Which is true...but there’s a lot more going on than lying around on a block waiting for the timer to go off.
This Two-Day Yin Yoga Immersion is an opportunity to take a deeper look at the principles, practices, and philosophy behind Yin Yoga including its relationship to functional anatomy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), rest, resilience, and accessibility.
Together, we’ll explore not only what Yin Yoga is and what it isn't, but why we practice the way we do, how to make the practice work for different bodies, and how Yin can offer another way of relating to rest and stillness—particularly for people who have spent a lot of time pushing through, staying productive, caring for others, or living in survival mode.
Throughout the two-day immersion, we’ll explore topics including:
Foundational principles of Yin Yoga
Yin postures, variations, and functional approaches to shape
Anatomy, fascia, connective tissue, joints, and individual skeletal variation
An introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine and meridian theory as it relates to Yin Yoga
Using props to support, adapt, and individualize the practice
Sequencing and teaching methodology
Cueing and creating space for choice and agency
Trauma-informed and accessibility-minded considerations for teaching Yin
Why rest practices can be especially meaningful for traditionally marginalized communities
Each day will also include a 75-minute guided Yin Yoga practice, giving you time to embody what we’re discussing and experience the material rather than just talking about it.
Who is this for?
The immersion is open to all practitioners and is best suited for yoga teachers and people who already have some yoga experience.
You do not need to be a yoga teacher to attend.
Yoga teachers registered with Yoga Alliance are eligible to receive 8 Continuing Education hours upon completion of both days.
What’s included
Participants will receive:
8 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education hours for eligible members
Certificate of Completion
Meridian-line reference map to use during and after the training
Applied learning during the training
Props will be provided, but you’re encouraged to bring your own blocks, yoga strap, bolster, and blankets if you have them. Practicing with the props you already own can make it easier to apply what you learn once you get home.
Registration includes both days of the immersion.
Come ready to practice, learn, ask questions, and get considerably nerdier about Yin Yoga 🤓