Matt Giordano

Matt Giordano Providing you with Monthly Online Yoga Immersions, Teacher Trainings and continued education courses

05/25/2026

3 Indications that A Physical Adjustments did NOT improve Functionality

1. Teacher had to stay the whole time - student didn’t create the new action, the teacher did.

2. Student can’t replicate the new action, alignment, or engagement on their own later or the next day.

3. Student doesn’t understand, no revelation, no Aha, no intellectual or physical development.

Join the revolution of physical adjustments/assists in yoga, it’s called Functional Adjustments.

The first training takes place July 13-15th - details in bio

05/25/2026

Functional Adjustments: a new paradigm for the way we utilize “hands on” in yoga.

In direct alignment with , Functional Adjustments aims to Educate the student on how to use their body instead of simply improving flexibility or accessing a pose.

The guiding factor is that a functional adjustment requires a students’ participation - stimulating their neuromuscular response and cultivating joint articulations, instead of the teacher simply pulling them into position.

Join the premier training of Functional Adjustments July 13-15 👉 details in bio

05/21/2026

Flip the Grip for King Pigeon?

As someone who has dislocated his shoulder I am hyper aware of when my shoulder is in a compromised position.

🛠️That said you can easily avoid that type of risk by:

1. Keep your elbow tight to your ribs while rotating
2. Maintain a deep thoracic backbend allowing the shoulder blade to rotate easily to reduce stress on the shoulder joint.

Tip: keeping your hips lifted will reduce the stretch of Psoas major allowing you to transfer the backbend to the upper back which is key for the shoulder rotation.

Are you a Yoga Teacher?

Want to implement bio-mechanics and technique into your teaching skillsets? Join us July 8-12th for the 50hr Teacher Training

05/19/2026

As a smaller guy (5’ 6” 145lbs) I can rarely rely on strength to support students. Instead I utilize techniques like weight shifting, bone stacking, Triangulation, contrast forces, etc. In order to provide a safe space for both my students and myself.

I learned how to do this as an Acrobat, often lifting and/or spotting people that were much taller and stronger than I am. The principals of acrobatics is basically just Engineering for the human body. We can accomplish the impossible with the correct angles.

Learn to keep your body safe, while providing educational adjustments 👉 July 13-15th “Functional Adjustments” link in bio

05/18/2026

Upcoming Events 🎉
📍California: June 29-31st
📍Massachusetts: June 12-14
📍Connecticut: July 8-12th 50hr Training
📍Connecticut: July 13-15th Functional Adjustments
📍North Carolina: July 23-26
📍Austria: August 23-26 .de

More European, August dates coming soon…

05/06/2026

Can I walk away?

This is something I check when I’m adjusting someone, especially people with above average strength and flexibility.

My goal is functional adjustments, not pushing someone deeper. I want my touch to give them enough information that their body can do the action on its own.

Here’s the test:
If I adjust them, can they hold it without me?

In this clip, I’m not literally walking away. Her hands stay on my ankles to reduce wrist extension and change the angle through the shoulders. But when I assist her upper back into extension, I let go to see if she can maintain it.

Exception:
If someone lacks strength or is dealing with a lot of tension, I may stay with them. In those cases, the assist is helping take load off, like reducing weight in a bodyweight exercise.

🙌July 13-15 Functional Adjustments 👉 registration in bio

05/04/2026

What if adjustments weren’t about attaining a pose or pushing deeper into flexibility but to help us understand our body and improve our functionality and bio-mechanics?

Functional Adjustments July 13-15 • registration now open

05/02/2026

Sometimes putting your hands on certain locations might be or feel inappropriate but that doesn’t negate the importance of the adjustment. One informative adjustment can literally save us years of trying to figure out how to engage certain muscles or move certain joints.

This can mean the difference between chronic pain vs living comfortably.

For the past few years I have been rethinking physical adjustments to the purpose of education rather than flexibility.

Now I am excited to share what I have come up with under the system, it’s called Functional Adjustments.

You don’t need to be Chromatic certified to attend but you do need to be a yoga teacher, fitness instructor, or Pilates. Massage therapist welcomed as well.

July 13-15th in person for details comment “adjustments” below

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