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Methodology
Method matters more than authority.
A teacher is responsible not for the impression they make, but for the conditions under which a student can observe, understand, and make independent decisions.
Tested by practice
A method only matters if it can be repeated and yields the same result.
To the techniques →Practice matters more than personality
The body and breath give feedback that charisma can't fake.
Principles →Methodology matters more than authority
If an explanation works, it works regardless of who formulated it.
Common pitfalls →Teaching language
Complex ideas. Plain language.
We do not simplify the subject. We simplify the explanation.
Technical terminology is useful when it improves precision. It is not useful when it only displays expertise. A teacher should be able to explain a difficult mechanism in language a student can understand, locate in their own body and use in practice.
A teacher needs more than technique. A teacher needs judgment.
The professional task is not to recite terminology or reproduce a sequence. It is to observe the person, understand the relevant factors, adapt the practice, recognise the limits of competence and accept responsibility for the teaching decision.
Art of Adjustment · visible methodology
Adjustment is taught as observation, movement and decision-making.
Support, traction, props, partner structure and guided movement are used to change the conditions of a task. The goal is not simply a deeper shape; it is a clearer, safer teaching decision.
Safety & methodology
Breath first — adjustment mechanics
A short safety lesson: hands-on work must preserve breathing mechanics.
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Adjustment safety — neck
A short warning about inappropriate neck loading during hands-on work.
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Guided Motor Patterning for Adjustments
The teacher physically guides the assisting trainee’s movement pattern during supervised adjustment training.
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Art of Adjustment — detailed methodology
Detailed hands-on teaching with positioning, breath, count and joint direction.
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Supervised pair adjustment practice
Students practise adjustments in pairs while the teacher supervises and corrects.
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Wall work — pelvis and shoulder alignment
The wall is used as an external reference for alignment and controlled movement.
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Adho Mukha Svanasana with strap
A prop changes the direction of support so the student can experience the movement more clearly.
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Standing asana alignment — wall workshop
Wall-based standing asana adjustments with attention to planes, axis and direction.
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Assisted Urdhva Dhanurasana — two-teacher traction
Two-teacher support changes the conditions of Urdhva Dhanurasana through stabilisation and directed traction rather than simply pushing deeper.
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Baddha Konasana — stable partner support
Stable external support in Baddha Konasana helps guide the forward movement without simply adding force.
Safety · interview fragments
Safety begins before the technique is applied.
These clips make the decision layer explicit: individual anatomy, load tolerance, pain signals and the difference between demanding practice and repeatedly reproducing an injuring movement.
Safety & methodology
Adjustment risk — anatomy, individual factors & direction of force
Interview excerpt: safe adjustment requires anatomy, individual factors, load tolerance and understanding the direction of force.
Safety & methodology
Ashtanga injury prevention — practise within capacity
Interview excerpt: injury risk rises when practitioners ask the body for more than it can currently provide.
Safety & methodology
Pain monitoring — discomfort, pain & injured movement
Interview excerpt: distinguish discomfort from pain, monitor location and intensity, and do not reproduce pain in an already injured movement.
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Elbow hyperextension — hypermobility observation
Elbow hyperextension used as a quick observation cue for joint hypermobility and connective-tissue-aware loading.
Working cycle
01
Observe
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Gather data without premature interpretation.
02
Explain
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Connect the observation to a testable mechanism.
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Adapt
Change the practice and test the result again.
Professional development
Art of Adjustment: methodology made practical.
A 45-lesson online course follows a complete practice to show how observation, biomechanics, modification, safety and hands-on assistance become real teaching decisions.
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