BIOMECHANICAL DESIGN : Bring clarity to your hands by understanding the biomechanics of the body.
ADJUSTING
IN TONE
Where intuitive practitioners learn to adjust with grounded clarity, not force.
Adjusting isn’t just technique. It’s timing.
Refine how you read the body, understand tone, and adjust with precision - not force.
A small group, hands-on experience for chiropractors and hands on body workers who know there’s more happening under their hand…..but haven’t been shown how to work with it.
*Limited to 30 practitioners per event
There comes a point in practice where you know the adjustment you were taught isn’t the one the body needs……but you do it anyway. Because that’s what you were trained to do.
You feel:
The body isn’t ready
The response isn’t landing
Something is being missed.
And over time, that creates doubt. Not in chiropractic, but in how you're applying it. The issue isn’t your technique. And it’s not that you’re “too sensitive.”
It’s that most practitioners were never taught how to:
Read tone before force
Work through fascia and lymph first
Recognise when the body is not ready to receive an adjustment
When you understand this, everything changes.
Adjusting isn’t just technique.
It’s timing.
Refine how you read the body, understand tone, and adjust with precision - not force
ADJUSTING IN TONE
Adjusting in Tone is a practical, hands-on training designed to refine how you assess, interpret, and adjust the body. This is not about doing more. It’s about seeing more and acting with precision.
Biomechanical Design
The body is not a collection of parts. It is a living design.
Learn to see beyond individual muscles and joints and begin to recognise the lines, relationships and patterns shaping the way the whole body moves, adapts and responds.
The next module in the Adjusting in Tone series
What is Biomechanical Design?
Biomechanical Design is an immersive, hands-on exploration of the body through the principles of art, structure and living design.
My own understanding of biomechanics deepened in an unexpected place: art class. As I learned to observe line, form, proportion, tension, balance and relationship, I began to see the body differently. The body is not a machine made from separate parts. Every structure exists in relationship with the whole. A change in one area can influence movement, load and adaptation elsewhere.
In this module, we will explore how to observe these relationships with greater clarity. You will learn to look beyond the immediate area of discomfort and become more curious about the larger design being expressed. Biomechanical Design is not about imposing an ideal shape on the body. It is about learning to recognise the body’s existing organisation, understand its adaptations and work with greater sensitivity, precision and intention.
What You Will Explore
During Biomechanical Design, we will explore:
How line, form, proportion and balance can deepen your understanding of the body
How different areas of the body relate biomechanically
How load, tension and movement are distributed throughout the whole structure
How the body adapts around injury, stress, habit and compensation
How to distinguish the site of discomfort from the larger pattern
How to observe before deciding what the body needs
How palpation and visual observation can inform one another
How to work with the body’s design rather than forcing it into a predetermined model
How to bring greater clarity, curiosity and precision into your clinical work
You will leave with a more integrated way of seeing the body and a practical framework you can continue developing in practice.
What Art Taught Me About the Body
Art taught me that seeing is a skill.
Before creating a form, an artist must learn to notice. Where is the weight held? Which line creates movement? What gives the structure balance? Where is there tension, space or support? These same questions transformed the way I understood the body.
When we learn to see design, biomechanics becomes more than memorising movements or analysing isolated joints. It becomes an exploration of relationships: how one area supports another, how the whole structure adapts and how the body continually reorganises itself.
This Is Not Simply Another Technique Seminar
Biomechanical Design brings together clinical experience, hands-on exploration and the observational principles of art. Rather than beginning with the question, “Which technique should I use?”, we begin by asking:
What is this body showing me?
Where is the structure supported?
Where is force being absorbed or redirected?
Which relationships are influencing the whole?
From this place, technique becomes more thoughtful. Your hands become more discerning. Your choices become less automatic and more responsive to the person in front of you.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN Inside this training, you’ll develop the ability to:
Identify tone shifts before adjusting
Work with lymphatic and fascial layers before mu
Recognise when force will create resistance
Adjust with less effort and more accuracy
Understand when deeper interference (including chemical stress) may be influencing what you’re feeling
Trust what you feel, without second-guessing it.
Read the body with precision
Understand how to distinguish between: chemical toxicity, emotional stress and viral load
So you’re no longer guessing - you’re knowing.
THE PROBLEM
You’re skilled. You care deeply. But sometimes in practice, it feels like: “Is this emotional, chemical, or physical?” “Am I missing something deeper?” “Do I adjust, release, or wait?” You second-guess. You override your instinct. And your sessions feel heavier than they need to.
THIS MODULE WILL CHANGE THAT
This is not more theory, although, there is a theory component. This is practical clarity in your hands. You’ll learn how to read the body through the lymph and fascial system so you can: Identify what’s actually going on; make clear decisions in real time; stop overthinking your care . This is where your confidence and calm come from.
WHAT YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH
A clear framework for assessing lymph in practice
The ability to differentiate stress patterns instantly
Confidence in when to adjust vs when to release
A deeper trust in your own hands and perception
A way of practicing that feels lighter, clearer, and sustainable
Learn to See the Body Differently
There is a difference between looking at a body and truly seeing its design. Biomechanical Design will invite you to slow down, notice more and explore the relationships that shape movement, adaptation and tone. If you are ready to move beyond isolated parts and develop a more integrated understanding of the body, I would love to welcome you into this next Adjusting in Tone module.
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The quality of our work is influenced by the quality of our observation.
When we only look at the place that hurts, we can miss the larger pattern supporting it. When we understand the body as a living design, we gain more possibilities for how we assess, interpret and respond.
This workshop will help you:
See patterns you may previously have overlooked
Connect anatomy with whole-body movement
Understand compensation with greater depth
Refine your hands and your clinical eye
Make more considered decisions in practice
Work with greater precision and less unnecessary force
Feel more curious and engaged in your clinical work
Develop principles you can apply across many different presentations
Come to expand not only what you know, but what you are able to notice.
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Biomechanical Design is for practitioners and other hands-on who:
Want to understand the body beyond isolated muscles, joints and symptoms
Feel there is more to biomechanics than the models they were originally taught
Want to improve their observation and palpation
Are curious about the relationship between structure, movement and adaptation
Want greater clarity when deciding where and how to work
Value thoughtful, precise and responsive care
Enjoy learning through demonstration, exploration and hands-on practice
Want to become more confident without becoming more ‘forceful’
Are ready to look at familiar anatomy through a fresh lens
You do not need an artistic background. You only need a willingness to slow down, observe and become curious.
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This workshop may not be the right fit if you are looking for:
Want high-force techniques
A rigid protocol to apply to every person
A list of techniques to memorise without exploring the principles behind them
A purely theoretical seminar with no experiential learning
A model that views the body as a collection of unrelated parts
A quick answer that replaces observation, palpation and clinical reasoning
A force-based approach that attempts to make every body conform to the same ideal
Prefer protocol over interpretation
Are not prepared to be uncomfortable
Students still at university
Biomechanical Design invites participation, curiosity and a willingness to question what you think you already see.
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Dr. Therese Perdedjian, Chiropractor has been in practice, and teaching for over 12 years.
She is known for her ability to translate complex, often unspoken clinical experiences into clear, applicable frameworks.
This is the first time she is formally teaching her approach to:
Reading tone
Working through layered systems of the body
Adjusting with clarity and precision
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Do I need to be good at art?
Not at all. You will not be judged on your ability to draw or create art. We use principles such as line, form, balance and proportion to help you observe the body more clearly.
Is this an anatomy or technique seminar?
It brings anatomy, biomechanics, observation and hands-on practice together. You will explore principles that can deepen the way you assess and apply the techniques you already use.
Will the workshop be hands-on?
Yes. Biomechanical Design is intended to be experienced, not simply explained. There will be opportunities for observation, palpation, practical exploration and shared learning.
Is it suitable for newer practitioners?
Yes, provided you have the relevant professional or student foundation for hands-on learning. Newer practitioners can develop a broader way of seeing before clinical habits become fixed.
Will experienced practitioners benefit?
Yes. Experienced practitioners may find that the workshop gives them new language and perspectives for patterns they have already sensed through years of practice.
Do I need to have attended the previous Adjusting in Tone module?
No.
Is this a force-based adjusting workshop?
No. The emphasis is on observation, relationship, tone and precision. The intention is not to impose force upon the body, but to understand its design and respond appropriately. Once that is understood, you understand the force within.
What should I bring?
Please bring comfortable clothing, note-taking materials and a portable chiropractic table.
Will I be able to use this in practice?
The principles are designed to inform your observation, palpation and clinical reasoning. How you apply them will depend on your professional scope, experience and the needs of each individual.
Will there be ongoing support?
There will be a follow up zoom classroom
Do I need experience?
Yes - this is designed for qualified hands on practitioners in practice.Is this technique-based?
No. This is about refining how you interpret and apply your existing skills. There is a checklist that will guide youWhat is the layout of the course? Lecture and practical hands on
Can we ask questions throughout Yes - interactive workshop and questions are welcomed
Can I implement straight into clinic? Yes
Will this replace how I currently practice?
No - it will deepen and sharpen it.Is it very physical?
It is hands-on, but focused on precision rather than force.Is it whole body work? Yes. The September module will have emphasis on the bie mechanics design of the body
Adjusting In Tone
This is not about doing more. It’s about seeing more and acting with precision.
EVENT DETAILS
Event: Adjusting in Tone - BioMechanical Design
Facilitator: Dr. Therese Perdedjian, Chiropractor
Dates: September 26th Saturday (limited intake)
Time : 9am - 5pm
Location : Sydney, Green Square
Format: Small-group, hands-on training
Capacity: 30 practitioners per event
Standard: $1045 (next 10 stops) ; Final Release: $1195
Prefer to avoid the online booking fee? Simply email us at admin@artofchiropractic.com.au to register and arrange payment directly
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