Learn to design yoga classes that include every student
Learn to design yoga classes where all students can practice together in a way that honors and celebrates people of all ages, sizes, abilities, and experience levels.
Take a deep dive into how to adapt asana on the mat, chair, wall, and bed, as well as build the skills needed to lead an equitable and accessible yoga practice.
Learn at your own pace. The training combines live online and prerecorded sessions, you can complete the training and earn your certificate over the course of a year.
“Yoga begins with the ideal of ahimsa, or non-harm. It’s important that our teaching reflects this concept by making sure everyone is welcome and safe in our classes.”
– Jivana Heyman
Meet Your Lead Teacher
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
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Determine safe and appropriate variations of common asanas for a range of physical abilities (chair, mat, bed, and standing)
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Learn specific asanas for flexibility, strengthening and balance training
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Understand the purpose and implementation of props
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Acquire knowledge of common medical conditions
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Learn to create integrated Accessible Yoga classes where students of different abilities can practice together
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Explore the many ways that yoga can be adapted to suit students with disabilities, physical challenges, older adults, people with larger bodies, and more
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Learn how to make your classes trauma-informed
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Review the physical and psychosocial benefits of pranayama and meditation and how to make these practices accessible
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Learn how to apply the teachings of yoga philosophy in day-to-day life
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Explore techniques to build a strong community
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UPCOMING COURSE DATES & TIMES:
October 17 - November 25, 2024
Mondays & Thursdays
11am-1pm PT | 2pm-4pm ET | 7pm-9pm BST (UK)
Tuesdays & Fridays 5am-7am AEST // 6am-8am AEDT (AUS)
LIVE ONLINE CONTENT (via Zoom)
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We'll meet live and online via Zoom for 2 x 2 hour sessions each week (12 sessions total).
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Trainees will also have access to live, online 1 hour Study Group sessions (additional to the hours outlined above, and held on various days / times to suit various time-zones and schedules). It is a requirement to attend at least 3 x Study Group sessions, or review the recordings.
Our live training schedule will include the following content:
Sample Live Content Overview
Week 1 & 2
- Orientation & Introduction to Accessible Yoga
- Integrated Accessible Yoga Chair / Mat Sample Practice
- Accessible Asana Workshop #1 (includes check-ins, centering practices, warm-ups)
- Chair Sun Salutation Practice Teaching
- Disability Awareness Training
- Accessible Asana Workshops #2 & 3 (Sun Salutations, balancing postures, forward & backward bends)
- plus, attend 1 x Study Group
Sample Live Content Overview
Week 3 & 4
- One-on-One Teaching & Consent
- Bed Yoga
- Accessible Asana Workshops #4 & 5 (inversions & twists, Savasana & Yoga Nidra)
- Integrated Chair / Mat Teaching & Group Practice
- Neurodiversity in Yoga
- Working with Larger Bodies
- plus, attend 1 x Study Group
Sample Live Convent Overview
Week 5 & 6
- Adapting Flow Sequences for Accessibility
- Wheelchair Yoga
- Making Breath Practices Accessible
- Designing Classes for Special Populations
- Breaking the Cycle: Acknowledging White Supremacy Culture in our Wellness Spaces
- Making Meditation Accessible
- Philosophy Q&A
- Service & Support
- plus, attend 1 x Study Group
PRE-RECORDED CONTENT
1-month prior to the course commencement date trainees receive access to captioned pre-recorded lecture & practice videos on the following topics.
*We recommend making a start on the pre-recorded content before the live training sessions begin, however they can be reviewed any time within the 1 year that trainees have access via our online portal)
Introduction to Accessible Yoga with Jivana Heyman, including:
- What Is Accessible Yoga?
- Working with Older Adults
- Common Medical Conditions
- Integrated Accessible Yoga Chair / Mat Sample Practice
- Intro to Considerations for Queer & Trans Communities in Yoga with M Camellia
Sample Classes with Jivana Heyman & Rodrigo Souza, including:
- 3 x Integrated Mat / Chair Accessible Yoga Practices
- Wall Practice for Balance
- Wheelchair Yoga Practice
The Science of Yoga with Ann Swanson, including:
- Science-Backed Benefits of Yoga
- Research on Safety
- Teaching Safely
Yoga Philosophy with Jivana Heyman & Anjali Rao, including:
- Four Paths of Yoga
- Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- Bhagavad Gita
- What Even Is Yoga? (Yoga History & Culture)
Considerations for Mental Health & Trauma Informed Teaching, including:
- Creating a Culture of Consent with M Camellia
- Trauma Conscious Yoga and Race-Based Traumatic Stress with Nityda Gessel
- Trauma-Informed Yoga for Incarcerated Populations with Amma Fandiño
- Yoga for Mental Health, with the late Maria Kirsten (recorded live in January 2021)
Conscious Marketing with Tristan Katz
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 the tiered equity pricing structure and payment plans, or supporting others in our community who have decreased access to financial resources by enrolling as a Sustainer or Supporter, if accessible to you.
UPFRONT PAYMENT OPTION
Single upfront payment.
Enroll by September 16th, 2024 for Early Bird Discount Rate
(Scroll down for payment plan & partial scholarship options)
Community Rate
(EARLY BIRD)
$749 USD
This Early Bird Discount rate applies for enrollments made by September 16th, 2024
Sustainer Rate
(EARLY BIRD)
$849 USD
This Early Bird Discount rate applies for enrollments made by September 16th, 2024
Supporter Rate
(EARLY BIRD)
$949 USD
This Early Bird Discount rate applies for enrollments made by September 16th, 2024
3-MONTH PAYMENT PLAN OPTION
Course fee is split into 3 x monthly installments of the same amount, over 3 months.
First installment paid upon enrollment, with subsequent payments automatically deducted on the same date of the month for the following 2 months.
Enroll by September 16th, 2024 for Early Bird Discount Rate
Community Rate
(EARLY BIRD)
3-Month Payment Plan
$249.67 USD x 3
This Early Bird Discount rate applies for enrollments made by September 16th, 2024
Sustainer Rate
(EARLY BIRD)
3-Month Payment Plan
$283 USD x 3
This Early Bird Discount rate applies for enrollments made by September 16th, 2024
Supporter Rate
(EARLY BIRD)
3-Month Payment Plan
$316.34 USD x 3
This Early Bird Discount rate applies for enrollments made by September 16th, 2024
PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Please review the information above regarding our tiered pricing and payment plan options, and the intention of our equity pricing structure.
If our tiered pricing and payment plan options are financially inaccessible, please click below to access our partial scholarship application form.
PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION"I'd like to recognize Jivana Heyman for inspiring me to seek beyond what I thought I knew about yoga and teaching yoga. I like to offer my students different variations for the poses during our practice to find the right way to suit the pose to their body, but the recent training I did with Accessible Yoga School was a real eye-opener in how to REALLY make my classes accessible to everybody and every body, and also to use yoga as a means for change and to build community. Thank you Jivana for putting together such an amazing course with so many wonderful, and often thought-provoking, guest speakers. I very highly recommend everyone to experience this training."
– John Chesebro, AY Training Graduate
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