Take your asana practice and teaching to new heights
Art of Asana Training
Adjustments, Assisting, Adapting
with Rory Viggers
An intensive 3-day immersion in Bristol, UK
30 May - 1 June 2025
Unlock a New Dimension of Asana Teaching & Practice
Are you ready to elevate your practice and teaching to new heights? This 3-day intensive training is designed to deepen your understanding of asana, hone your teaching techniques, and offer tools that will set you apart as a teacher.
Expect hands-on, transformative learning that focuses on intelligent touch, anatomical insight, and practical tools you can apply immediately.
What You’ll Learn
Body first, Asana second: Understand the anatomy and alignment behind each posture before diving into the asana itself.
The Language of Touch: Learn how precise, intelligent touch can guide students to their fullest expression of a pose, empowering them to make adjustments themselves.
Innovative Use of Props: Explore new ways to use props (including some you may not have encountered before) to enhance your students' practice. You’ll also explore why some common prop uses might actually hinder students.
The 5 Codes of Asana: Master the five essential principles that apply to every asana, making it possible to teach to a diverse range of body types, abilities, and ages—essential for 'All Level' classes.
Support for Foundational Postures: Dive into key asanas across all categories: standing postures, forward bends, twists, backbends, seated postures, hand balances, and inversions. These are poses your students need the greatest support with.
"There are Yoga teachers and then there are teachers of Yoga. Rory belongs to the latter group… I always learn something new; and, I really mean always. He teaches new ways to get into an asana, ways to become aware of and awaken muscle groups you never knew existed, and to relax and become confident in your body. Rory has a wealth of knowledge of the human body that he’s most skilled in articulating and sharing for a more embodied way of being in the world (not just on the mat)”
Why This Training is Different
This isn’t just another asana training. Over the course of three days, you’ll gain tools and insights that will completely transform how you teach, understand and practice asana.
Whether you’re teaching large group classes or one-on-one sessions, you’ll learn how to provide intelligent, personalised support, even in a busy class environment.
With direct hands-on experience, you'll be working closely with fellow practitioners to refine your skills and deepen your understanding.
Teacher - Rory Viggers
Rory Viggers' unique teaching style skilfully enables you to uncover greater depth of awareness and understanding in your practice and teaching. A teachers teacher, his approach is intelligent, passionate, insightful and informed by multi-disciplines.
Rory has spent over a decade studying with Dona Holleman, one of the world’s leading authorities in asana. As one of the few students to complete Dona Holleman’s Advanced Training, Rory brings a wealth of knowledge, passion, and experience to this course. His approach integrates precise technique, body awareness, and a deep understanding of Yoga's spiritual and energetic roots.
Having taught, studied & practiced for 2 decades, Rory continues to synthesize teachings from his time with Dona, his own practice, and his broader interest in mixed spiritual arts to offer a unique, deeply informed perspective on Yoga and the body.
Course Details
Dates: Friday 30 May - Sunday 1 June 2025
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (with a 60-90 minute break each day)
Location: Bristol, UK
Who Should Attend?
This training is ideal for Yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners who are looking to take their asana teaching skills and practice to the next level. Regardless of your Yoga system, the principles taught here are universally applicable and designed to help you bring more depth and effectiveness to your teaching and practice.
Limited Spaces Available
To ensure quality interaction and hands-on practice, this training will have a limited number of participants. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this transformative experience.
Join Us
If you're ready to bring a higher level of support and understanding to your teaching, this is the training for you. Whether you're new to teaching or a seasoned instructor, you'll leave with practical tools and a deeper understanding of how to truly support your students’ practice.
Additional Information
This is a standalone training, but can also count as a module for our upcoming 300-hour intermediate training course. Teachers can also request a Certificate of Attendance (for 25 contact hours) on completion of training.
Whether you’re looking to refine your practice, enhance your teaching, or deepen your personal asana journey, this training will offer you everything you need to elevate your Yoga teaching.
“Rory is an incredible teacher. I learnt so much… I can’t wait to come back & learn some more!”
— Felicity (Yoga Teacher)
Register
‘Art of Asana Training’
Early bird registration (ends 28/2/25)
Full balance: £497
2 part payment plan: 2 x £250*
3 part payment Plan: 3 x £172*
20% VAT is included
* Final Balance Payment due 4 weeks before start date
-
Absolutely. Many of the methods, principles and concepts you’ll learn are unique to this training.
-
Yes! This training is suitable for dedicated Yoga practitioners and teachers alike.
-
No. Asana is asana regardless of the style you practice or teach it. Whether you practice/teach Iyengar, Ashtanga, Sivananda, Rocket, Yin, Vinyasa, Hatha… you will leave with a more comprehensive understanding of each posture and how to support others
-
All equipment is provided. You are welcome to bring your own mat.
-
You may cancel your booking for a workshop, course, yoga day, training or specialist class (an ‘Event’) so long as you do so at least 60 days before the start date of the Event in which case we will refund you the £ (sterling) amount you have paid us in respect of that Event, less an administration fee of 10% of the price of the Event.
If you cancel within 59 days of the start date of the Event there will be no refund unless we are able to transfer your booking to another participant, in which case we will refund you the amount you have paid us in respect of that Event, less an administration fee calculated as set out above.
We reserve the right to cancel an Event for any reason, though we will endeavour only to do so in the event of exceptional circumstances that mean we are unable to offer the Event as advertised, or if there are, in our opinion, insufficient numbers booked onto the Event for it to be commercially viable. Should this happen, we will notify you promptly and will refund you the full £ (sterling) amount you have paid us in respect of the Event. We will not, however, be responsible for any additional expenses which you may have incurred in respect of the Event, for example in respect of travel, accommodation or any exchange rate losses. If you make a booking for an Event on behalf of another person, you warrant to us that you have their authority to do so.