As a yoga teacher, you’ve seen how skillful touch can create clarity, support alignment, and calm the nervous system. Yet offering hands-on assists can also bring uncertainty — where to place your hands, how much pressure to use, and how to ensure consent, safety, and respect. The Rubber Band Method® Foundations Course teaches you how to offer assists that are anatomically informed, biomechanically sound, and consent-driven. Through clear video tutorials and guided practice, you will build tactile awareness, tissue-reading skill, and confidence in hands-on teaching. You’ll learn: Rubber Band Theory for understanding tissue response The 10 Tenets of Safe Touch for ethical, consent-centered assisting Six foundational teacher stances for stability and longevity Sixteen foundational assists for group and private settings Each assist includes exact hand placement, direction of force, pressure modulation, and refinement cues — supported by demo clips and downloadable reference material. Assists include: Bound Angle Chest Press • Child’s Pose Hip Press • Child’s Pose Sacral Press • Child’s Pose Spinal Lengthening • Child’s Pose Thigh Rotation • Downward Dog Front Press (2 variations) • Deer Pose Reverse Shoulder Press • Deer Pose Spinal Lengthening • Easy Seat Hip Anchor • Locust Foot Press • Savasana Arch Palpation • Savasana Leg Lift • Savasana Neck Traction • Supine Twist Spinal Lengthening • Wide-Leg Forward Fold Thigh Rotation By the end of this course, you will be able to offer grounded, safe, and effective assists with clarity, confidence, and professionalism. Eligible for 30 CE hours with Yoga Alliance. Required text: Hands-On Yoga Assists: A Teacher’s Guide to the Rubber Band Method®.