Empowered Touch Adjustments Workshop
Feb 21, 2026 1-5pm
For Registered Yoga Teachers
Earn 4 Yoga Alliance CE Hours
“To touch can be to give life”
Michelangelo in ‘Hands on Research: The Science of Touch’
Unlock the art of meaningful, feel good, hands-on enhancements with Empowered Touch - an empowering, and skill-building workshop designed for yoga instructors who want to deepen their impact in the room.
In this experiential training, you’ll learn how to offer supportive, skillful, and confidence-
building, hands-on enhancements that help students feel more grounded and connected
to their practice.
Through partner work, demos and creative exercises, you’ll refine your ability to read
bodies, offer intuitive enhancements, and confidently offer students a fully embodied
experience.
Workshop Outline:
1. Welcome; Intention Setting
a. Introductions; community connection
b. What “enhancement” means vs. “assist/correction”
c. Ground rules for consent, safety, and boundaries
2. 30 minute flow class with hands-on enhancements
3. Consent; Communication
a. Simple consent systems (chips, cards, verbal)
b. How to ask without interrupting flow
c. How to respond when consent changes
4. Foundations of Supportive Touch
a. Principles of grounding, stability and clarity
b. When to enhance and when to step back
c. Reading the room and using your intuition
d. Verbal cues and physical touch working together
5. Energetics of Touch
a. Creating calm, confident presence
b. Using breath and body mechanics
c. The difference between directive and supportive touch
6. Experiential Learning including why/when to enhance, demos, partner
practice, feedback and questions
7. Empowerment Tool Kit
8. Q & A
9. Closing circle
Your Teacher
Jeanette Schmidt
500 hr ERYT Yoga Teacher
YACEP certified
Since my yoga teaching journey began, I have completed over 50 hours of Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy training including yoga for Cancer patients and survivors and many other forms of trauma. I completed my 300 hour teacher training with Living Soul Institute and I am currently ERYT-200, RYT-500 & YACEP certified. Next up is anatomy focused training, more advanced teacher training and a deep desire to complete training with the Prison Yoga Project in order to bring this incredible practice to those incarcerated individuals who are working to heal and pursue a healthy and fulfilling life.
I love that yoga really has no peak or plateau but that instead there is always more to learn and the potential for personal growth is infinite! I love to practice and teach vinyasa (especially in a heated room!) and incorporate my love of music to create my own unique style in each class! I also love to teach hot yoga, slow flow, restorative, gentle and chair yoga. My goal is to keep my classes light-hearted, fun, inclusive and empowering for all who attend.
Requirements
This is for Continuing Education for registered yoga teachers. If looking for CE credit with Yoga Alliance, teacher is responsible for making sure they are in compliance with YA standards to submit final certificate of completion for credit for CE hours.
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Pay in full here. $125 for full program
