Our mission at Kula is to spread the love of yoga all around greater Grand Rapids. This includes sharing the most skilled and safe methods of instruction with our teaching team and other yoga teachers in the area.

We’d love for you to join us for this fall’s session of the “Hands On” training and promise to hold a safe space for you and your fellow trainees while you learn and explore.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us. We'd be honored for you to grow your teaching skills with us at Kula Yoga.

Peace,
Danea

January 2026 Session

Training objectives: (1) To provide current yoga teachers with an experiential understanding of how to offer safe and effective hands-on assists to their students. (2) To impart an understanding of the foundational keys of assisting, including approach and delivery, pressure and resistance, intention and impact, lines of energy, dual action, compassion, reading bodies, 3-limbed assists, and more.

What to expect: Trainees will develop the skills required to offer both static and dynamic assists during flow-based yoga classes via small group discussion and workshop-style learning. Assisting theory will be applied to classic standing asanas, balance postures, and select peak poses. Trainees will have time to demonstrate newly-learned skills and will receive immediate feedback from teachers and peers. Participants will leave with 14+ hours of hands-on assisting knowledge and experience.

After completion of the training, graduates will receive a signed certificate of completion.

Location: Kula Yoga Leonard @ 744 Leonard St. NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504

Dates: Friday, January 23, Saturday, January 24 and Sunday, January 25

Session times: 7:30-10p Friday + 11a-5p Saturday + Sunday

Investment: $300 Kula Yoga YTT graduate rate / $350 Early Bird (by December 1) / $400 Paid in full

Led by: Danea Mather + Kathleen Pedres