Asana Labs + Mentorship
June 21 - August 24, 2025
YogaSource Santa Fe
A series of workshops to help new and emerging teachers deepen key skills that underlie best practices of being a space holder & educator.
Six Month Mentoring
Work 1:1 with Emily to set goals & tailor a learning path for skill development & refinement
Weekly lesson plan feedback cycle based on your interests & growth areas
1x per month constructive classroom visit with specific feedback for next steps
Bi-Weekly 30 minute check-in meeting
Free access to monthly Asana Labs
Contact echyland@gmail.com if interested.
Three Month Workshop Offering: ASANA LAB
Are you a new or emerging teacher who wants to deepen key skills that underlie best practices of being a space holder & educator? In this series of workshops, we’ll take the time to work through where you are with what you know. Come curious to engage in dialogue around building a class through various lenses, & practice putting newfound abilities to work. Supportive, constructive feedback will be provided. This is meant to be a growth-oriented safe space for learning! Though these workshops are recommend as a whole, particularly Planning & Sequencing 1-3, you’re welcome to drop-in as you wish, to sharpen areas of particular interest.
EACH ASANA LABS SESSION
2 hour sessions
Sliding scale pricing starts at $10 per workshop (details below)
MENTORSHIP
6-month mentorship program
Sliding scale pricing starts at $500 (details below)
Asana Labs Sessions
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June 21, 2025 | 2-4PM MST
Join Emily to set a foundation for developing clear, specific learning objectives for your classes. This essential skill will support you in building awareness around families of poses and best practices around order of activities in the structure of a well-sequenced vinyasa class. The format of this workshop is designed to address your questions--so bring them!
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June 28, 2025 | 2-4PM MST
Join Emily for an afternoon to finesse your understanding of sequencing. Attend her 12:15 class, then read and examine her lesson plan to learn the reasons for her movement choices, based on the peak pose & learning objectives. Bring your own written lesson plan to class to workshop during the second half of the session. (Students attending this workshop will come as guests to the 12:15 class that day).
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July 13, 2025 | 2-4PM MST
Come prepared to add dimension to your planning. In this workshop, students will deepen their awareness about the purpose of the dharma talk and energetic teachings in a yoga class that align with the learning objectives & peak action. Expect time to leaf through books to find inspirational material to pepper into your teaching, write a dharma talk, and practice offering that tone-setting talk to your workshop peers
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July 27, 2025 | 2-4PM MST
It is a basic best practice, & the duty of an integritous educator, that any well-taught class must be accessible for all—students should never feel defeated! Spend this session working to discover an array of ways to support learning through employing & modeling props and cueing options. What is required of you to tier instruction, & how can you make your class about meeting students where their learning needs are to facilitate an inclusive, growth-based, nurturing environment?
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August 10, 2025 | 2-4PM MST
Spend time in this session exploring how to support proprioceptive learning through the use of intentional touch. When & how do you cue alignment or help a student modify a shape by using your hands? What is required to hold this space of teaching in a responsible, safe manner? In this workshop, we will discuss the logistics & appropriateness of when & how to teach with touch (and when not to!) & practice employing foundational assists & adjustments in common poses.
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August 24, 2025 | 2-4PM MST
In this session, workshop practitioners will learn an array of active verbs & phrases to cue student action through the lens of tuning more closely to bodies as they move through asana practice. Come prepared to brainstorm declarative verbs for various purposes, look with a keen eye, & practice putting the power of your instructive voice to work!
Drop In & Sliding Scale Pricing
Asana Lab Workshops
Workshop session pricing can be bought according to where you fall on the sliding scale. Please see the graphic below to asses your tier.
Tier 3 $30
Tier 2 $20
Tier 1 $10
Six Month Mentorship
To make mentoring as inclusive as possible, Yogasource wishes to minimize the effect economic factors have on the community’s ability to access this program. Accordingly, we are employing the Green Bottle Sliding Scale Model For Social Justice to allow you to determine, with integrity & right action, within 3 tiered options, the appropriate cost of this program that best represents your financial situation.
Tier 3 $1,750
Tier 2 $1,000
Tier 1 $500
