The Art of Hands-on Assists for Embodying Prana Flow
With Shiva Rea
Hasta Shakti –
The Art of Transformative Hands-on Assists for Embodying Prana Flow
Enjoy the art of “hasta shakti - hands-on assists” as a way of embodying energetic alignment in the flow of practice.
We will focus on the essential asanas of vinyasa including standing asanas heart openers, forward bends, twists, backbends, arm-balances and inversions.
You will learn a prana flow approach to “hands-on assist in vinyasa” with the basics of energetic alignment, observing the flow of prana and assisting with respect to each student’s embodiment and natural intelligence.
Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to skillfully guide students through standing to heart-opening postures, fostering a deeper embodiment of flow.
Each day you will learn from morning to afternoon through hands-on attunement, learning and practice assist including experiential through theory balanced by more than hours of prana vinyasa practice receiving hands-on support to tune-up your embodiment and receive the imprint of hands-on assists.
By the end of our immersion, you will have the basic hands-on assist knowledge of all-categories of asana from the primary “blueprint asanas” as well as approach to “peak asanas” and have the confidence to continue to refine your practice and grow as you teach with your hands within the dance of a vinyasa practice from the beginning of class through the namaskars till the “peak asana” into the lunar arts and inversions.
Embodied Energetic Alignment: This program focuses on "hasta shakti" (hands-on assists) to cultivate energetic alignment within yoga practice.
Comprehensive Asana Coverage: The curriculum spans essential vinyasa asanas, including standing postures, heart openers, forward bends, twists, backbends, arm balances, and inversions.
Prana Flow Methodology: Participants will learn the Prana Flow approach to hands-on assists in vinyasa, emphasizing energetic alignment, prana observation, and respectful assistance tailored to individual embodiment and innate intelligence.
Pancha Vayu Activation: The program fosters the ability to "see, awaken, and guide" the pancha vayus (five movements of Prana), enhancing the body's intrinsic kinesthetic intelligence.
Skillful Guidance: Participants will acquire a thorough understanding of how to expertly guide students through a range of postures, from standing to heart-opening, promoting deeper embodiment of flow.
Experiential Learning: The daily schedule incorporates hands-on attunement, theoretical instruction, and practical application of assists. This is balanced with substantial Prana Vinyasa practice, where participants receive hands-on support to refine their embodiment and internalize the effects of assists.
Confident Application: Upon completion, participants will possess fundamental hands-on assist knowledge across all asana categories, from "blueprint asanas" to "peak asanas." They will gain the confidence to integrate hands-on teaching throughout a vinyasa practice, from initiation through namaskars, peak asanas, lunar arts, and inversions.
Who is this module & training for?
This module is perfect for yoga teachers looking to expand and enliven their teaching skills or for skilled intermediate yogis. who want to learn how to go deeper and understand the practice more.
Program Highlights:
Transformative Support: Enhance embodiment and elevate the transformative impact of yoga practice and teaching through hands-on support that integrates energetic Prana Flow with somatic kinesthetic awareness, creating a "dance of the vinyasa."
Receptivity Training: Develop receptivity through over four hours of dedicated hands-on practice and theoretical instruction.
Immersive Receipt of Assists: Deepen understanding through two hours of practice specifically dedicated to receiving hands-on assists.
Integrated Vinyasa Assists: Learn to provide hands-on assists seamlessly within the vinyasa flow, from the beginning of class through peak asanas, lunar arts, and inversions. This immersion prioritizes hands-on learning—both giving and receiving—to activate embodied intelligence.
Foundational Sequence Exploration: Explore two core Prana Vinyasa sequences: Bhumi Prana Vinyasa (focusing on earth body, hip opening, and arm balances) and Jala Prana Vinyasa.
What is Prana Flow as taught by Shiva Rea?
Prana Flow connects you to the healing force of nature as the elements within your own body and the power to heal, balance, transform and renew.
Each practice follows one of the five elements offering a creative diversity to the flow of your day. Each series is an immersion into each element through movement meditation from opening mudra vinyasa, prana flow namaskars from classical roots through the elements, creative, intelligent sequencing of asanas, breath flow, meditative awareness, body mudra and ecstatic release into full relaxation.
Shiva Rea is a renowned yoga teacher known for her innovative and dynamic approach to yoga.
Vinyasa Flow Pioneer, Shiva Rea is often credited as a pioneer of Vinyasa Flow yoga. Vinyasa Flow is a style of yoga that emphasizes the seamless flow of movement with breath. Her creative sequencing and fluid transitions between poses have influenced many yoga practitioners and teachers worldwide.
Shiva Rea has a global perspective on yoga and incorporates diverse influences into her teachings. She draws inspiration from various yoga traditions, dance, and cultural practices, creating a unique and inclusive style that resonates with people from different backgrounds.
Yoga Alliance Continuing Education: 30 Contact Hours
Interested to study more with Shiva? Or even get your advanced 300 hour training with her? Read more!
Dates: Saturday - Tuesday 25 - 28 October 2025
Times: 09.00-17.00
Location: Studio ONE | Sint Janshovenstraat 1 | Utrecht
Price: €490
This training is exempt from VAT (BTW) because we are CRKBO registered.
Immersion Daily Flow:
Morning Session (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM): Opening Movement Meditation, Prana Vinyasa with Hasta Shakti (focusing on the dance of hands-on assist and embodying energetic alignment).
Lunch Break (12:30 PM - 1:45 PM)
Afternoon Session (1:15 PM - 5:30 PM): Temple of Relaxation and Attunement (1:15 PM - 1:35 PM), followed by Jala Prana Vinyasa with Hasta Shakti (1:35 PM - 5:30 PM), emphasizing the dance of hands-on assist.
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