How can we engage with Yoga philosophy in a respectful and yet effective way that allows us to truly embody the teachings?
Join Anjali Rao and Jivana Heyman for an eight-part live online series exploring the key elements of Yoga philosophy, and how we can bring the richness of Yoga philosophy alive.
On-Demand enrollment includes access to course recordings and resources for a whole year, via our online course portal.
Want to get to know our course facilitators,
Anjali Rao & Jivana Heyman, and why they are offering this course?
Check out the REPLAY of our FREE mini-workshop & info session:
Who Me? Unraveling
Imposter Syndrome with Yoga
Access the workshop replay, recorded live and online, October 25th, 2023
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Imposter Syndrome stops so many of us from putting ourselves out into the world and pursuing our true purpose. Yoga philosophy has a lot to say about this in terms of the way our minds work and how to serve in the world.
Check out the replay of Anjali and Jivana's conversation about how we can engage with the yoga teachings to address imposter syndrome.
This includes resisting dominant culture conditioning; exploring the teachings as a path of knowing yourself; and peeling back the layers that hold you back.
They also discuss their upcoming course, The Essence of Yoga: Making Yoga Philosophy Accessible, now available On-Demand!
Jivana Heyman, on embodying
yoga philosophy in your teaching
"Many yoga teachers think that incorporating yoga philosophy into their teaching means giving dharma talks and explaining what the concepts mean. But, if you truly want to embody yoga philosophy in your class, focus on the way you’re teaching. This is especially true when it comes to ethics, which is the heart of yoga philosophy. Ethics creates accessibility..."
"...If you want to teach about ahimsa, non-violence, start by reflecting on the way you teach. Giving a little talk about ahimsa is great, but first make sure that you’re not causing harm. If you want to teach about satya, or truthfulness, first be sure to work within your scope of practice. There are so many ways that we can embody the yoga teachings, and become an example of them, rather than just talking. The benefit of approaching teaching in this way is that it becomes a practice, and we get to continually grow and learn."
Meet Your Facilitators
Jivana Heyman
Jivana Heyman (he/him), C-IAYT, E-RYT500, is the founder and director of Accessible Yoga, an organization dedicated to increasing access to the yoga teachings and supporting yoga teachers. He’s the author of Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body; Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage & Compassion; and The Teacher's Guide to Accessible Yoga: Best Practices for Sharing Yoga with Every Body.
Over the past 30 years of teaching yoga, Jivana has focused on welcoming all people to practice and celebrating our individuality and our differences. His work has focused on dismantling ableism in the yoga world, as well as emphasizing the intersection of yoga and social justice. His books, classes, and trainings support yoga teachers and yoga therapists in finding ways to bring creativity and collaboration into their teaching while still respecting the ancient yoga tradition.
Get to know Jivana:
www.jivanaheyman.com | @jivanaheyman | facebook.com/jivanaheyman
Anjali Rao
Anjali Rao (she/her) offers insight into the Yoga stories and histories that have been obscured by heteropatriarchy and colonization.
She brings a multi disciplinary approach in integrating yoga philosophy and history, with storytelling, imagery and poetry.
She is an Indian American immigrant, a cancer survivor, and is on the faculty of many continuing education yoga programs.
She serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the Accessible Yoga Association, and is the host of The Love of Yoga podcast that connects to the expansiveness of the teachings of yoga through thought provoking conversations with yoga scholars and activists on the frontlines of liberatory movements.
Get to know Anjali:
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Tuition for this on-demand online course is $315-$395 USD sliding scale
We also offer partial scholarships.
Tiered Pricing Explained:
- Community Rate (supported by your peers)
- Sustainer Rate (covers your enrollment)
- Supporter Rate (covers your enrollment + 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
Intention of Equity Pricing Structure:
Please take a moment to consider the intention of our scholarship program and equity pricing structure, which was created in order to amplify training access for those who hold marginalized identities and those experiencing significant financial hardship.
If neither of those qualifications apply to you, we ask you to please consider other payment options, including using the tiered equity pricing structure, or supporting others in our community who have decreased access to financial resources by enrolling as a Sustainer or Supporter, if this is accessible to you.
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Anjali Rao, on cultivating a sustainable yoga practice
"One of the biggest misconceptions of yoga practice is that we need a long, complicated one to two hour practice every single time for it to matter or make a difference. While we need variety to expand our experiences and challenge our mind, and yes - maybe our body, it is what we do everyday, it is how we do what we do everyday, and if we speak to ourselves with compassion when we don’t, that creates those lifelong habit patterns, the samskaras of practice, that shapes and holds us in all the ways."
