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Facilitation skill develops through practice, observation, feedback, and honest self-review. This assignment asks you to plan, guide, record, and assess a short practice within your current scope.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Prepare and guide a coherent practice session
• Demonstrate safety, consent, and choice-based language
• Observe your pacing, cueing, and responsiveness
• Use self-review to identify strengths and next steps

PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS
Create a 20–30 minute practice for one consenting adult or a small group. Complete screening and informed consent. Choose an appropriate setting, explain that this is a training practice, and obtain permission before recording.

YOUR SUBMISSION

A timed written session plan
A video showing the opening, technique instruction, active phase, descent, and closing
A completed self-review
Participant feedback, shared only with permission and without unnecessary personal information

FACILITATION CHECKLIST
• Environment and emergency plan prepared
• Screening and consent completed
• Breath demonstrated with modification and stop option
• Cues remain invitational
• Participant is observed throughout
• Intensity is adjusted responsively
• Descent and integration are not rushed
• Touch is used only with specific, reversible consent

SELF-REVIEW
Watch your recording once for the overall experience, then again for details. Note:
• Clarity of opening and instructions
• Pace, volume, repetition, and silence
• Use of choice-based language
• Ability to observe while speaking
• Response to participant cues
• Quality of descent and closing
• Any moment outside your scope

FEEDBACK QUESTIONS
Ask the participant what supported choice, what felt unclear, when they felt most and least oriented, and what they would change.

REFLECTION
Name three strengths, one priority for improvement, and one concrete action before your next practice.

COMPLETION CHECK
☐ Consent includes recording permission
☐ The plan includes every essential phase
☐ The session remains within scope
☐ Self-review is specific and honest
☐ Feedback is received without defensiveness

LESSON OVERVIEW

Certification confirms completion of the required education and assessments. It does not create a healthcare license or authorize work outside your training, competence, insurance, or local laws.

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Before applying, complete:
• All course lessons and required reflections
• The session-planning workbook
• The knowledge assessment
• The ethics and scope agreement
• The recorded practice facilitation
• The self-review and requested revisions
• All required training hours for this 20-hour Yoga Alliance YACEP continuing education program

FINAL KNOWLEDGE REVIEW
Be prepared to demonstrate understanding of:
• Breathing anatomy and breath chemistry
• Autonomic nervous system activation and regulation
• Contraindications and health screening
• Trauma-informed language and participant agency
• Consent, boundaries, and hands-on support
• Distress and emergency response
• The complete Root session arc
• Ethics, scope, referrals, and responsible business practices

ASSESSMENT STANDARD
The goal is safe, ethical competence rather than performance. If an answer or practice submission shows a gap, you may be asked to review material and resubmit. Feedback is part of the learning process.

CERTIFICATION AGREEMENT
Read the participation and certification agreement carefully. Confirm that you understand:
• The limits of this credential
• Your responsibility to work within scope
• Requirements for consent, screening, safety, and privacy
• Responsible use of course materials and certification language
• The possibility of additional review before approval

CONTINUING EDUCATION RECORDS
Keep a copy of your completion certificate and course documentation for your Yoga Alliance records. Verify the current Yoga Alliance process before reporting YACEP hours.

NEXT STEPS
After certification:

Continue practicing with appropriate consent and supervision
Maintain insurance, policies, and local compliance
Build a referral network
Seek continuing education and mentorship
Review your scope whenever your services change

FINAL REFLECTION
What kind of facilitator are you committed to becoming? Name the values, boundaries, and practices that will keep your work safe, honest, and sustainable.

COMPLETION CHECK
☐ All lessons and assignments are complete
☐ Practice materials are submitted
☐ Ethics and certification agreement are reviewed
☐ I understand the limits of the credential
☐ My professional next steps are responsible and specific

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