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Empower Through Touch: Skillful Adjustments in Asana
Date: Saturday 28th February and Sunday 1st March 2026 (0930-1630)

Duration: 2 Full Days (12 Contact Hours)
Suitability: Yoga Teachers, Teacher Trainees, and Advanced Practitioners
Pre-requisite: At least 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training or equivalent experience

Objectives:

• Understand the principles of safe and effective hands-on adjustments
• Learn when and why to offer an adjustment (vs. verbal cueing or demonstration)
• Practice a variety of adjustment techniques in key asanas across major pose categories
• Build sensitivity, consent-based approach, and energetic awareness in physical contact
   

Day 1 – Foundations and Standing/Seated Poses

SESSION 1

Welcome & Intention Setting

Introduction of facilitators and participants

Overview of workshop flow

Discussion on touch ethics, boundaries, and consent
 

SESSION 2

Module 1: Principles of Hands-On Adjustments

Types of adjustments: directive, stabilizing, deepening, energetic 

Consent protocols (verbal, cards, body language)

Anatomy of touch: grounding, firmness, and clarity

Trauma-informed considerations
 

SESSION 3

Module 2: Standing Poses Adjustments (Part I)

Tadasana, Warrior I & II, Triangle, Side Angle, Half Moon

Partner work: Adjustments for alignment, support, and balance

Feedback loops and refining sensitivity

SESSION 4

Module 3: Standing & Seated Poses (Part II)

Forward folds, twists, and hip openers

Seated poses: Paschimottanasana, Ardha Matsyendrasana, Janu Sirsasana

Hands-on practice in groups

Discussion: Verbal vs tactile cues
 

Closing Circle & Reflection

Journaling prompt: “What does it mean to empower through touch?" 

Q&A and preview of Day 2
 

Day 2- Backbends, Inversions, and Integration

SESSION 1

Morning Grounding Practice & Partner Trust Exercises

Breathwork, body awareness, and energy tracking in touch

Trust-building through paired movement
 

SESSION 2

Module 4: Backbends & Heart Openers

Cobra, Upward Dog, Bridge, Camel, Bow

Partner adjustments to support spinal integrity and openness

Use of props in adjustments
 

SESSION 3

Module 5: Inversions & Arm Balances

Downward Dog, Crow, Headstand (Tripod & Supported), Shoulderstand

Adjustments for safety, structure, and spotting techniques

Touch and trust in gravity-defying postures
 

SESSION 4

Module 6: Integration & Teaching Practice

Group teaching practice with feedback: giving, receiving, observing

Creating a safe container for physical adjustments in a class setting

Designing touch cue sequences for different class levels
 

CLOSING

Final Circle: Reflection, Certificates & Closing Ritual

Integration practices (journaling, short meditation) 

Group sharing: key takeaways and challenges

Certification of Completion Distribution

Closing gratitude ritual
 

Materials Provided:

• Training manual and adjustment techniques
• Consent cue cards (Yes/No to Touch)
• Adjustment flow charts for key asana categories