Accessible Yoga School Blog
What Does Accessible Yoga Really Mean?
"Sure, a lot of our work is centered around adapting asana, but to me, the main teaching of yoga is that we have peace, joy, spirit—the divine essence, within each of us. These practices are...
A Short Practice for Letting Go of Fear
What are you afraid of?
Does fear ever hold you back? Does it keep you from making changes, speaking up, or taking action?
Most importantly, what tools do you have to help you confront and overcome...
Closing Tonight: Scholarship Applications for January 2021 Accessible Yoga Training Online
You already know our goal: to build accessible, equitable, and liberatory communities of yoga practice.
We know that accessibility takes many forms, including the conscious creation of...
Accessible is Advanced: Yoga as a Universal Practice
by Jivana Heyman
"Anyone who wants to can practice yoga. Anybody can breathe; therefore anybody can practice yoga. But no one can practice every kind of yoga. It has to be the right yoga for...
Accessible Chair Yoga Class with Jivana Heyman
Who loves chair yoga? (We do!)
Whether you routinely practice in a chair or are simply curious about what an accessible chair yoga class looks like, this 30-minute class with Jivana Heyman was...
The History of the Accessible Yoga Training
“The intention of this training was about making the essential teachings of yoga accessible…to look at how we could reach back to the history of yoga, the heart of yoga, and...
3 Accessible Yoga Variations on Tree Pose (Vrksasana)
When it comes to adapting asanas in a chair, it’s important to consider the qualities and benefits you’d like to emphasize. In this video, Accessible Yoga Training creator Jivana Heyman...
Making asana accessible with Jivana Heyman
“What we’re really looking at in the training is how we can move forward—forward into a yoga that is accessible, equitable, and effective for anyone who is interested in...
Earth & sky meditation with Jivana Heyman
Explore duality with Jivana in this guided meditation, connecting to earth and sky and consider how we relate to our own thoughts.
This witness attitude is at the heart of...
6 tips for yoga teachers moving toward accessibility in their classes
By Jivana Heyman
I’ve had so many people tell me, “I’m not flexible enough to do yoga.” Of course, flexibility doesn’t really have anything to do with yoga! So hearing...
