The Art of Intelligent Touch: a hands-on assist immersion
Thu, Jun 11
|Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health
Join Miles Borrero and Justin Green for a four-day immersion where you’ll explore the art and intelligence of hands-on assists—and how to see a body clearly and translate that seeing into a skillful, consensual conversation through touch.


Time & Location
Jun 11, 2026, 7:00 PM – Jun 14, 2026, 12:00 PM
Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health, 57 Interlaken Rd, Stockbridge, MA 01262, USA
About the event
Touch is our first language—the body’s oldest and most direct form of communication. Long before we learn to speak, we feel safety, trust, and love through our skin. In the practice of yoga, touch can become a profound exchange for greater presence, inner guidance, and connection.
Modern research confirms what yogis have known for centuries: mindful touch has measurable effects on the body and mind. It lowers blood pressure and heart rate, calms the vagus nerve, boosts oxytocin and endorphins, and helps the body shift from survival mode to rest and repair. Touch can be grounding, awakening, and deeply human—a bridge between the seen and unseen, the physical and the soulful.
Join Miles Borrero and Justin Green for a four-day immersion where you’ll explore the art and intelligence of hands-on assists—and how to see a body clearly and translate that seeing into a skillful, consensual conversation through touch. You’ll learn…