Learn how to give hands on adjustments
Join senior teacher Jock Orton on this series of courses and be taught when, and more importantly, when not to physically adjust a student.
The role of a yoga teacher is to keep your students safe, healthy and to help them reach the best of their ability. A great yoga adjustment will not only keep them safe but help them experience the pose to the fullest of their ability. With experience, yoga adjustments can help students learn new movement patterns that may in turn help them heal from previous injuries.
There are six individual clinic days which can be bought separately or as a package. If you buy all six then you have two years to complete all six clinics.
To become great at adjusting, it starts with your Observation Skills. Once you know what to look for you can skilfully individualise your adjustments according to your students needs. To do this requires knowledge of how to read body types, anatomy, joint mobility & functional movement.
There are three main reasons why you might offer hands-on physical adjustments. Firstly, to keep your students safe with healthy alignment. Secondly, to make the pose more easeful when they might be struggling. And thirdly to deepen the students experience of the pose, so that they can experience the fullest expression for their ability.
You will be taught when, and more importantly, when not to physically adjust a student, because there are certain situations when not adjusting is the most effective form of helping your students.
Many yoga teachers don’t give physical adjustments because a poor adjustment could injury your student. The role of a yoga teacher is to keep your students safe, healthy and to help them reach the best of their ability. A great adjustment will not only keep them safe but help them experience the pose to the fullest. With experience, adjustments can help students learn new movement patterns that may in turn help them heal from previous injuries.
Standing
Standing Twists
Seated
Supine
Hip Openers
Inversions
Arm Balances
Back Bends
Yoga Teachers & Trainee Yoga teachers The ability to help your students with a great adjustment can transform their practice; it’s a wonderful gift that you can give to your yoga community.
An instructor is someone who stays on their mat and practices along with the class, ‘follow my leader‘ as it were …… many new teachers fall into this trap because they have never been shown how to adjust their students safely or don’t have the confidence to lead a class and offer manual adjustments at the same time.
A yoga teacher is someone who moves about the class observing their students, giving personalised alignment cues and offering manual adjustments where needed. A yoga teacher doesn’t use this class time for their own practice! That’s not what people are paying you for!
Halasana Salamba Sarvangasana
Supta Konasana – Transition to Upavistha Konasana
Karna Pindasana
Sirsasana 1
Setu Bandha Sarvagasana
Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana prep
Purvottanasana
Standing dropbacks
Paschimottanasana A B C D
Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana 1& 2 – Transition from Halasana
Triang-Mukha Eka-Pada Paschimottanasana
Marichyasana A
Baddha Konasana
Agnistambhasana
Virabhadrasana 1 Virabhadrasana 2 Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana Ardha Chandrasana
Marichyasana C Ardha Matsyendrāsana Parighasana Parivrtta Janu sirsasana
Adho Mukha Vrksasana Bakasana Pincha Mayurasana Sirsana 2
Dhanurasana Parsva Dhanurasana Urdhva Dhanursana Ustrasana Laghu Vajrasana Kapotasana
Janu Sirsasana AB&C Ardha baddha padma paschimottanasana Upavistha Konasana Virasana & Supta virasana
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana Prep’ Sucirandhrasana (Ananda Balasana) Padmasana
Uttanasana A&B (Ardha Uttanasana)
Pada hasthasana
Adho Mukha svanasana
Utthita Parsvakonasana
Utthita Trikonasana
Parsvottanasana
Parivritta Trikonasana
Parivritta Utthita Parsvakonasana
*Please note this block booking offer is valid for two years from the date of booking.
Standing Asanas and Seated Twists Standing poses • Paschimottanasana A B C D • Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana 1 & 2 • Purvottanasana • Triang-Mukha Eka-Pada Paschimottanasana Hip Openers • Marichyasana A • Baddha Konasana • Agnistambhasana
Standing Asanas and Seated Twists Standing poses • Virabhadrasana 1 • Virabhadrasana 2 • Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana • Ardha Chandrasana Seated Twists • Marichyasana C • Ardha Matsyendrāsana • Parighasana • Parivrtta Janu sirsasana
Arm Balances & Backbends Arm Balances • Adho Mukha Vrksasana • Bakasana • Pincha Mayurasana • Sirsana 2 Backbends • Dhanurasana • Parsva Dhanurasana • Purvottanasana • Urdhva Dhanursana • Ustrasana • Laghu Vajrasana • Kapotasana
• Janu Sirsasana AB&C • Ardha baddha padma paschimottanasana • Upavistha Konasana • Virasana & Supta virasana Hip Opening • Eka Pada Rajakapotasana Prep' • Sucirandhrasana (Ananda Balasana) • Padmasana
Standing Asanas and Standing Twists Uttanasana A&B (Ardha Uttanasana) Pada hasthasana Adho Mukha svanasana Utthita Parsvakonasana Utthita Trikonasana Parsvottanasana Standing Twists Parivritta Trikonasana Parivritta Utthita Parsvakonasana
Inversions & Backbends Inversions • Halasana • Salamba Sarvangasana • Supta Konasana – Transition to Upavistha Konasana • Karna Pindasana • Sirsasana 1 Backbends • Setu Bandha Sarvagasana • Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana prep • Purvottanasana • Standing dropbacks
Seated Asanas & Hip Openers Paschimottanasana A B C D Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana 1& 2 – Transition from halasana Purvottanasana Triang-Mukha Eka-Pada Paschimottanasana Hip openers Marichyasana A Baddha Konasana Agnistambhasana
It is said that we all come to healing in our own time and this was true for me when in 2000, I fell down a mountain snowboarding, breaking my back in four places and shattering my collarbone. After numerous unsuccessful operations, I decided to take matters into my own hands so that I might stand a chance of being mobile by the time I hit forty.
I began a regular yoga practice and as the ancient saying goes, ‘When the student is ready the teacher will appear.’ I moved back to Cornwall at the same time as Bridget Woods-Kramer, a world renowned Anusara teacher. I did my first two teacher trainings with no intention of ever teaching yoga, I just wanted to further my knowledge for my own practice. It was Bridget who dropped the bombshell on me that she needed cover for a Saturday class that forced me into teaching my first class. I was completely terrified………but I loved it!
I spent six years studying and teaching with Bridget and have developed a style that is physically challenging with attention to posture and alignment and above all, playful. My experience has taught me to cherish the physical practice of yoga, but it is the connection between mind, body and soul that inspires my practice. Over the last decade, my personal practice has moved towards Ashtanga and I have undertaken Ashtanga teacher trainings with David Swenson, Manju Jois and John Scott.
I have been teaching for 20 years and over this time I feel deeply privileged to have been taught by some of the worlds best teachers from a range of different schools of yoga, including Richard Freeman, David Williams, Sianna Shermann, Rod Stryker, Doug Keller, Bruce Bowditch, John Friend, Nancy Gilgoff, and Doug Swenson. In my classes I call upon the teachings of all of my teachers to best serve my own students, with a blend of the styles, techniques and adjustments I’ve learnt along my yoga journey. I am also co-founder and director of Lime House Yoga with my partner Emma and a dad to two wonderful children who constantly inspire and challenge me to be more present in the world and on my mat.
Jock teaches:
Dynamic & Strong Vinyasa – Mondays | 6pm
Vinyasa: All Levels – Wednesdays | 6pm
Vinyasa: All Levels – Thursdays | 9:30am
Mysore – Fridays | 7-9am
Ashtanga Vinyasa – Saturdays | 8am
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