![]() You can start the beginning of the class by saying “I would like to offer hands-on adjustments during this yoga session, but if you prefer not to be touched please raise your hand and I will be mindful of your space.” 2) UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO ADJUSTMENTS CORRECTLY ![]() ![]() A great way to find out whether someone would like an adjustment or not is to ask. If you ask for permission before the yoga class starts, you may feel more confident to give adjustments since you have the actual consent of your students. This is probably the most important rule to start with. That is why it is so important to understand the basic guidelines to giving hands-on adjustments as a yoga teacher, and we would like to share them with you: 1) ASK FOR PERMISSION We have all been in these situations at least once, whether you have been a student and felt an uncomfortable adjustment because of the teacher or you have been a teacher in a class and weren’t exactly 100 percent sure of how to adjust a student for a certain pose. Or imagine this scenario when you are resting in child’s pose, and you feel the teacher coming towards you to give you this delicate, yet strong adjustment, but he or she barely touches you and leaves you wondering what she was even doing. It would be so uncomfortable and unpleasant, wouldn’t it? Imagine you are in the middle of a yoga class completely focused on doing triangle pose, and all of a sudden you feel the teacher grabbing your arm and stretching it almost past your limit. THE 10 RULES OF HANDS-ON ADJUSTMENTS FOR YOGA TEACHERS ![]()
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