Online professional development · Module 00 + 45 adjustment lessons
Art of Adjustment
Learn to see the student before you touch the pose. A complete teaching-methodology course built through the logic of an Ashtanga practice: observation, biomechanics, hands-on assistance, modifications, safety and the decision of when not to adjust.
Module 00 + AA-01–AA-45OnlineSelf-paced
Adjustment is not forcing a pose. It is changing the conditions so the student can understand the movement.
This course is professional education, not automatic teacher certification. No certificate is promised simply for watching lessons.
Education, not information
Professional capacity is the outcome.
We do not treat online education as the transfer of more techniques. We create conditions in which professional capacity can develop: the ability to observe, understand, adapt and decide.
01
Observe
See the person in front of you: current state, limiting factor, readiness, pain signals and what is actually happening in the movement.
02
Understand
Relate what you see to biomechanics, load, intention, contraindications and the purpose of the task rather than only its external shape.
03
Adapt
Change range, support, leverage, contact, direction or the task itself while preserving the educational purpose of the practice.
04
Decide
Know when to adjust, when to reduce load, when to change the task, when to stop and when the best intervention is no intervention.
Adjustment is not a collection of techniques. It is the ability to see, understand and make an appropriate decision for the person in front of you.
Audience
Who this is for
Designed for people who already take practice and teaching seriously. It is not a catalogue of impressive grips.
Yoga teachersBuild a repeatable way to observe, choose an intervention and reassess instead of collecting disconnected adjustments.
Teacher traineesConnect anatomy, sequencing, safety and hands-on work to real teaching decisions.
Experienced practitionersUnderstand why a form changes from person to person and how support, props and reduced range can preserve the training goal.
Methodology
What you learn
Read the body before adjustingIdentify the limiting factor before deciding whether the student needs direction, support, load reduction or no physical intervention.
Read functional alignmentAssess direction, support and load distribution rather than only the external shape of the asana.
Adjust without forcingUse contact, props, resistance, traction and positioning to change conditions rather than push a student into an image.
Scale the same taskWork with beginner and experienced pathways while preserving the purpose of the practice.
Use your own body safely as an adjustment toolUse stance, leverage, body weight and a stable base so the adjustment facilitates movement without creating unnecessary load for the teacher.
Know when to stopPain, contraindications, joint vulnerability and insufficient readiness can change the form, the depth or the decision to adjust at all.
Student evidence
Students on the adjustment work
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“The course provided a comprehensive overview of adjustment techniques in a concise and practical manner.”
Anna Garcia · Google review · Ashtanga Yoga Adjustment Course
Art of Adjustment · Google
“Rich’s course has given me the confidence and skills to take my teaching to the next level.”
Julia · Google review · Ashtanga Yoga Adjustment Course
Adjustment + TTC · 2019
“The adjustment class from Rich are superb… effective and also very safe.”
Leung Tsz Yan · TripAdvisor · 200-hour TTC · 2019
Module 00 + 45 adjustment lessons · one practice map
A complete practice becomes a teaching laboratory.
The course follows the real sequence rather than grouping random techniques. That matters: the student’s state changes through the practice, and the teacher’s intervention should change with it.
Module 00
Foundations
Ujjayi, bandha, drishti, attention, pain, safety and the vocabulary used throughout the adjustment course.
AA-01
Surya Namaskara
Foundation, diagnostic observation, first modification and adjustment principles.
AA-02–AA-12
Standing Postures
Direction, balance, hip mechanics, twists, forward folds, resistance and teacher positioning.
AA-13–AA-33
Sitting + Experienced Path
Vinyasa, folds, lotus-related work, arm balances, deep mobility, transitions and the beginner/experienced branch.
AA-34–AA-45
Finishing Sequence
Backbending, inversions, neck safety, progressively lighter intervention and the return toward stillness.
“The sequence is not the student. The student comes first.”
One sequence. Different entry points.
Beginners complete the main work through Navasana and enter the finishing phase through accessible backbending options. Experienced practitioners continue through the later Primary Series to Setu Bandhasana before entering the same finishing phase. The sequence is not the student. The student comes first.
Professional development · 8 hours
8 Continuing Education hours available.
Art of Adjustment provides 8 hours of structured professional education in yoga adjustment and teaching methodology. Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teachers can use the completed training toward their Continuing Education record.
8 training hoursYoga Alliance Continuing EducationPDF certificate after passing
After completion, your Dashboard includes the certificate and a short reminder for adding the 8 hours to your Continuing Education profile.
Enrollment
Study the decisions behind the adjustment.
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FAQ
Art of Adjustment
Is this a beginner yoga course?
No. The course can show beginner modifications, but its subject is teaching methodology and adjustment. It is primarily for teachers, trainees and serious practitioners.
Do I need to be able to perform every advanced asana?
No. One of the central ideas of the course is that teaching decisions depend on readiness. The curriculum explicitly includes modifications, branching and cases where an adjustment should not be used.
Does the course teach only Ashtanga?
The practice sequence provides the laboratory, but the transferable subject is broader: observation, biomechanics, load, direction, support, safety and decision-making.
Will I receive a teaching certificate?
The course includes a final online assessment. A score of 50/100 or higher completes the assessment and makes the PDF completion certificate available automatically in the student Dashboard.
For teachers maintaining active Yoga Alliance registration, the school can provide Continuing Education documentation for the training hours actually completed.
Standard completion window: 6 months
Course material and the standard completion process are available for six months. Additional mentoring can be arranged separately after that period.
