May 1, 2023

The Funny Thing About Yoga

Hands on Assists: Love It or Leave It? 

Episode No. 12

In this episode, Giana and Bradshaw talk about hands on assists. They share their experience with assists as students and what they enjoy or do not enjoy about being on the receiving end of an assist. They also dive into a renewed perspective on hands on assists from the teachers point of view. You can anticipate hearing about consent, responsibility and liability, power dynamics, supportive versus forceful assists and everything in between. As they detail some serious thoughts about the dos and don’ts of physical touch, they always keep up the tangential banter that really brings on the funnies. From stories about students who love assists or assists gone wrong, this episode remains equally informative and hilarious. If you really want to laugh, you have to listen til the very end to hear one of the most outrageous “funny thing” moments talked about yet. Giana and Bradshaw laugh so hard that the mics hardly pick up their frequency. This episode is really important to us and we feel It’s just the beginning of what could be many conversations. If any particular thoughts or questions come up, please visit our website and let us know what you think or submit a question to the podcast. As always, thank you for listening and be sure to rate, review and subscribe!

00:00 Intro Song

00:30 Welcome Chat

05:45 Hands on Assists and Our Experience

10:45 Gender Dynamics in Hands on Assists 

12:50 Do You Give Hands on Assists?

15:00 Assist Chips

16:10 Private Lesson Assists 

20:05 Bradshaws talks being Male Presenting and Gay 

20:50 Giana’s Hierarchy of Assists

22:50 Bradshaw has a little Anxiety 

27:57 Giana Prefers Supportive Assists 

29:20 If You Need a Cranking Assist, You May not be Ready

30:15 Strength Over Leverage 

32:54 Above My Pay Grade

34:25 Recapping our Thoughts

37:20 Assists We Enjoy and Do not Enjoy

39:46 Its ok to Speak Up

42:10 Power Dynamic 

43:45 Wrapping It Up

46:30 Cancel, Explore, Commit

48:10 The Funny Thing About Yoga

53:20 Final Thoughts

56:00 Outro

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