When I was teaching I was terrified of doing adjustments and assists to anyone except my regular students who I knew wouldn't report me to God knows who for invading their bubble or even worse file some bogus lawsuit. I was teaching at gyms though so it was a bit different than yoga at a studio where most people actually know what they're doing.
It's largely the culture in America that has created this problem--teachers are afraid of many things and they have a good reason to be. Ultimately I was very limited by my (part time) employer in what difficulty level I could even teach because they were so afraid I'd scare new people away, even if I offered easy easy alternatives to harder poses. And that is the main reason I QUIT teaching yoga several years ago. I have sadly never regretted that decision to quit teaching. It sure as hell didn't hurt my income much either because what they paid me was a joke when compared to my ability level (vs some of the other "yoga teachers" they had working there at the time).
Started to respond to you so many times and wanted to have time to be thorough...causing delay. You know when I was teaching yoga I struggled to make adjustments as well. Not for the same reasons as you...I didn’t have a boss warning me be careful where I touch or to dumb it down, but it was just my own lack of confidence on HOW to do it. It’s a different experience being adjusted and then being able to translate that thru your own hands onto a student. You know?
And then I found I had no idea what to do with a student more advanced than my own postures. Such students caused me anxiety and doubt that I should even be teaching. I was too much in my head back then...it’s better now.
Thank you for commenting. I know u have significant experience in teaching. Your comments are valuable to me. 🙏🏽