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Advanced Training for Teachers

and Experienced Students of All Styles of Yoga

Touch of Grace: How to Give
Unforgettable Hands-On Adjustments
Part 1

May 1-3, 2026

The Richmond Sanctuary, Richmond, MA

Hands-on assists are becoming a lost art that yoga teachers are hungry to reclaim.

Learn to offer adjustments that are truly transformative. Reclaim this art together in community. A skillful assist creates a feeling of ease, flow, support and empowerment that your student never forgets.

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Increase Your Confidence,
Deepen Your Practice

Take your teaching and practice of yoga to a deeper level of excellence! During this training, you will learn the techniques and skills necessary to be able to give unforgettable hands-on adjustments that will transform your students forever. Using a set of elegant alignment techniques infused with the power of your heart, you will learn how to transmit your highest intention through your touch. 

 

Join Internationally acclaimed teacher, Kripalu Legacy Faculty, founder of Ashaya Yoga, author, and musician, Todd Norian, as he guides you step-by-step into giving skillful and unforgettable physical adjustments. During this training, you will:

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  • Increase your confidence and capacity to give life-changing, unforgettable physical adjustments

  • Deepen your own knowledge and practice of Ashaya Yoga as you give and receive the adjustments

  • Gain a deeper understanding of the anatomy and biomechanics of each pose 

  • Learn how to use safe, respectful, and appropriate touch guided by your heart intention

  • Collaborate within a loving and supportive community of like-minded practitioners

  • Reclaim the power of touch.

  • Teach with more confidence, clarity, and heart.

  • Learn how to offer assists that are safe, respectful, and transformative

  • Experience a rare chance to train in person with Todd and get personalized feedback you can't get online

 

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​You will leave this training with tools, practices, and the knowledge to give confident, safe, and beneficial hands-on adjustments while deepening your own practice of yoga. 

 

Ashaya Yoga is an accessible, therapeutic, and safe practice for all levels of beginners to advanced yogis. Modifications are given and you’re encouraged to go at your own pace. 

How it Works:

Date: May 1-3, 2026

 

Location: The Richmond Sanctuary, 1515 State Road, Richmond, MA 01254, parking available on site.

 

Schedule:

Fri, May 1, 6-9 p.m.

Sat. May 2, 9:30-12:30 p.m.

Sat. May 2, 2-5 p.m.

Sun. May 3, 9:30-12:30 p.m.

Sun. May 3, 2-5 p.m.

 

CEU’s Available, 15 hours

 

Tuition: $450 or Early Bird $375 if paid in full by March 27, 2026 (Includes the Hands-On Manual).​

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PARTIAL REGISTRATION AVAILABLE BY REQUEST

(If you can’t attend the entire weekend, but still want to come to parts, contact the Ashaya Office.)

Required Text:

Touch of Grace: Hands-On Adjustments, Seventh Edition, manual, hard copy included with tuition. Digital download available via website for $20. Older editions not recommended for this training.

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Recommended reading:

Todd Norian, Align Your Body, Awaken Your Heart Manual; (available only at ashayayoga.com). Tantra Yoga: Journey to Unbreakable Wholeness, A Memoir (available at ashayayoga.com and Amazon).

Recommended Accommodations: We've partnered with local accommodations for a discount when you're registered.  Please click here to view the details and instructions for each place.

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