Accessible Yoga
Ambassador & Mentorship Program
with Rodrigo Souza & guests
Get the support you need to spread the message that yoga is for everyone.
Join a community of yoga teachers dedicated to increasing access to yoga for people who have been marginalized or underserved.
Learn more about our Ambassador & Mentorship Program from Accessible Yoga founder, Jivana Heyman, and Mentorship Program leader, Rodrigo Souza.
About the Ambassador & Mentorship Program
Our Accessible Yoga Ambassador & Mentorship Program offers yoga teachers and yoga therapists ongoing support, education, and inspiration.
We've expanded our benefits to include two-hour monthly mentoring calls with Rodrigo Souza as well as an additional monthly one-hour guest presenter session.
These two monthly sessions will offer time for personal support and engagement. You’ll be able to get your questions answered and learn techniques for making your teaching truly equitable and accessible for all your students.
If you can’t join live, sessions will be recorded and you can watch them at your own pace.
You’ll also access a dedicated virtual Ambassador Community where you can chat with Rodrigo and hundreds of other Ambassadors around the world.
Ambassador & Mentorship Program Benefits
- Monthly two-hour live Zoom calls with Accessible Yoga Mentor, Rodrigo Souza, for peer-to-peer support, sample practices, and further education
- Monthly live online discussions with guest facilitators, on a variety of topics relating to accessibility and yoga, and building the skills to confidently support marginalized folks through the practices of yoga
- Listing in our public Ambassador Directory
- Library of On-Demand Recorded Classes
- 2 Year Recorded Archive of previous Classes & Workshops
- Access to special Ambassador discounts
- $20 off any Accessible Yoga training, course, or series
Join our Accessible Yoga Ambassador & Mentorship Program today!
New program benefits begin April 9th, 2024, with a 2 hour live group mentoring call with Rodrigo!
Live Mentoring Call Schedule (recordings included!)
Second Tuesday of the month with Rodrigo Souza
9am-11am PT / 12pm-2pm ET / 5pm-7pm BST (UK)
The two-hour mentoring calls will include an hour-long practice led by Rodrigo, and then a discussion related to teaching accessible yoga. Topics include teaching methodology and techniques. The focus will be on supporting yoga teachers in making their offerings more accessible and inclusive. There will be time for individual support, discussion, and community building.
Fourth Tuesday of the month with Rodrigo & Guest Presenters
9am-10am PT / 12pm-1pm ET / 5pm-6pm BST (UK)
The guest sessions will include experts in making yoga accessible, including Matthew Sanford, Suzan Colon, Jivana Heyman. These sessions will be conducted as guest teacher conversations hosted by Rodrigo on the specific monthly theme.
Upcoming Mentorship Guest Presenters
Hailey Kinter
Up next: Tuesday November 26th, 2024
9am-10am PT / 12pm-1pm ET / 5pm-6pm GMT (UK)
Hailey Kinter (she/her) is a 500 E-RYT Accessible Yoga Teacher on wheels who lives with a rare genetic disease. Hailey lovingly refers to herself as a TubieTot on the HotMessExpress living with urostomy and nephrostomy.
Getting sick, injured, and aging are a natural part of life: “If you can breathe, you can do yoga.” (Krishnamacharya)
Hailey’s passion is sharing authentic Yoga practices for resilience with the disabled/chronically ill community.
Hailey has earned the following credentials: 200-hour & 300-hour YTT, Accessible Yoga YTT & Accessible Yoga Ambassador; and Yoga for Bendy People (Hypermobility) YTT.
Connect with Hailey via: @DisabledYogi
Audrey ML
Tuesday January 28th, 2025
Tristan Katz
Tuesday February 25th, 2025
Check out the Replays
Sign up for our Accessible Yoga Ambassador & Mentorship Program today to access the replays of our conversations with the following special guests (and more!):
Mary-Jo Fetterly
Donna Noble
Jacquie 'Sunny' Barbee
Tamika Caston-Miller
Jivana Heyman
Matthew Sanford
Accessible Sliding Scale Equity Pricing
Get all of these benefits from $14 USD / month!
No minimum term for monthly subscription
Pricing Options:
- Community Rate:
- $14 USD / month
- $154 USD / year (1 month free!)
- Sustainer Rate:
- $29 USD / month
- $319 USD / year (1 month free!)
- Supporter Rate:
- $44 USD / month
- $484 USD / year (1 month free!)
Tiered Pricing Explained:
- Community Rate (supported by your peers)
- Sustainer Rate (covers your membership)
- Supporter Rate (covers your membership + supports your peers)
If you are able to enroll at the Supporter or Sustainer Rate, your contributions support the ability to offer a lower rate to community members experiencing financial difficulties.
If you would like to clarify which pricing tier is most appropriate for you, please refer to this helpful graphic by Alexis J Cunningfolk:
The Green Bottle: Where You Fall On The Sliding Scale
About Your Mentor: Rodrigo Souza
Rodrigo Souza (he/him) is an Adaptive & Accessible Yoga teacher with experience in teaching yoga to folks who have undergone Trauma & Disability. Rodrigo endured a devastating spinal cord injury after a fall accident which left him paralyzed from the chest down. The experience of living with chronic pain and trauma has taught him the importance of taking charge of his recovery to optimise long-term well-being. Despite the challenges, he has found purpose in becoming a Yoga teacher and sharing his knowledge with others.
Through his Allihopa Accessible & Adaptive Virtual Yoga Studio, he has created a safe and welcoming space for people with diverse abilities from all over the world to practice yoga and find healing. He also teaches for several Non-profits, community centres and newly injured folks in an Active Rehabilitation Center in Sweden.
Rodrigo's focus is creating a supportive community for those who have experienced trauma, loss & and disability through Adaptive & Accessible Yoga.
Connect with Rodrigo:
www.allihopayoga.com | @allihopayoga | facebook.com/AllihopaYoga
