Restorative Yoga Series:
Making Rest Practices Accessible
20-hour live, online workshop series, featuring:
Tamika Caston-Miller, Indu Arora, Katie Blecker, Shawn J. Moore,
Rodrigo Souza, Shannon Kaneshige, Tejal Patel, Theo Wildcroft,
Arturo Peal & Jivana Heyman
April 24 - May 27, 2025
Tuesdays & Thursdays
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
5pm-7pm BST (UK)
Restorative Yoga Series:
Making Rest Practices Accessible
April 24 - May 27, 2025
Tuesdays & Thursdays
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET | 5pm-7pm BST (UK)
20 hour online workshop series
a live, online workshop series featuring:
Tamika Caston-Miller, Indu Arora, Katie Blecker, Shawn J. Moore, Rodrigo Souza, Shannon Kaneshige, Tejal Patel, Theo Wildcroft, Arturo Peal & Jivana Heyman
REGISTER NOW
Rest is an important practice, especially during challenging times. Yet it’s often the first practice to get overlooked when things feel too overwhelming or busy.
Without making the space for rest, the effects of stress can be cumulative with detrimental impacts on our health and communities.
With this in mind, rest is an essential practice, especially for people who are marginalized and are dealing with systemic stressors.
However, many people find restorative yoga challenging due to trauma, anxiety, neurodivergence, lack of comfort or accessibility.
So, how can we actively rest in challenging times?
That is the question at the core of our Restorative Yoga Series: Making Rest Practices Accessible.
This series includes a diverse and dynamic group of presenters who will look at restorative yoga in a broad and inclusive way.
In this workshop series, we'll explore:
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Accessibility and trauma-informed considerations for people of color, disabled people, neurodivergent folks, people with larger bodies, and people with chronic illness
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The therapeutic potential of Yoga Nidra
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The anatomy and physiology of rest and the nervous system
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Adaptive rest practices using a chair, wheelchair, couch, and bed
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How to connect with our spirit through a consideration of the body’s limitations and our own mortality
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Resourcing yourself as a teacher to support students as they rest
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And more!
“In my ideal yoga world, all people from traditionally marginalized communities would practice still, contemplative styles of yoga. And, in that same world, yoga teachers and studios would be more aware of how to hold space for these students. These opportunities to experience sensation, embodiment, rest, and spaciousness are exactly the right practices for those of us for whom stillness is unfamiliar.” –Tamika Caston-Miller
“In my ideal yoga world, all people from traditionally marginalized communities would practice still, contemplative styles of yoga. And, in that same world, yoga teachers and studios would be more aware of how to hold space for these students. These opportunities to experience sensation, embodiment, rest, and spaciousness are exactly the right practices for those of us for whom stillness is unfamiliar.”
–Tamika Caston-Miller
“Through rest, we build cultures of collective care.” –Shawn J. Moore
“Through rest, we build cultures of collective care.”
–Shawn J. Moore
SERIES OVERVIEW & SCHEDULE
Restorative Yoga Series: Making Rest Practices Accessible
is a 20-hour LIVE online workshop series.
All sessions will be captioned and recorded.
Enrollment includes access to workshop recordings and resources for 1 year.
This series will be led by Tamika Caston-Miller, Indu Arora, Katie Blecker, Shawn J. Moore, Rodrigo Souza, Shannon Kaneshige, Tejal Patel, Theo Wildcroft, Arturo Peal & Jivana Heyman.
April 24 - May 27, 2025
Tuesdays & Thursdays (10 sessions total)
9am-11am PDT (USA) | 12pm-2pm EDT (USA) | 5pm-7pm BST (UK)
(convert to your local time-zone)
Session 1
Thursday April 24th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Yoga for Restoration, Repair & Reconnection
with Tamika Caston-Miller
Session 2
Tuesday April 29th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Accessible Yoga Nidra
with Indu Arora
> Learn more about Workshop #1
In this workshop, Tamika will share about the fundamental concepts and rationale of Restorative Yoga with a trauma-sensitive lens, how it regulates the nervous system, and how it supports repair and reconciliation for the social justice-minded practitioner.
Tamika will also discuss the nuance and considerations of rest practices for communities of color, tools for creating the conditions for calm and carving out the time for rest, and leveraging slower movement and mindful breath practices to support respite for overburdened souls. She will highlight the transformative nature of Restorative Yoga practices and philosophy, which foster healing and compassion for oneself and in the world.
> Learn more about Workshop #2
Yoga Nidra is an ancient technique with profound relevance for modern life. This workshop is designed for all yoga participants who want to explore the authentic application of traditional Yoga Nidra practices in an accessible way. Yoga Nidra is much more than just a relaxation technique. It’s a powerful state of consciousness, offering a gateway to deep self-awareness and inner calm.
In this session, we’ll demystify common misconceptions and explore the true essence of Yoga Nidra. We’ll go beyond Shavasana and guided relaxation, uncovering:
- How Yoga Nidra differs from simple relaxation poses
- The therapeutic potential of Yoga Nidra without unrealistic expectations
- The profound layers of this transformative practice
- Preparation techniques for Yoga Nidra
- Step-by-step approach to deepen the practice
- Methods to integrate Yoga Nidra in daily life
This workshop is tailored for participants of all levels, ensuring that we can experience the benefits of Yoga Nidra without compromising its core principles.
Join this journey of self-discovery and learn how to harness the power of Yoga Nidra to become a more rested, awake, and discerning version of yourself. Experience firsthand how this ancient practice can be a valuable tool for navigating the complexities of modern life while staying true to its rich traditions.
Session 3
Thursday May 1st, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Rest as a Practice: Restorative Yoga to Support Chronic Illness, Pain, and Limited Energy
with Katie Blecker
Session 4
Tuesday May 6th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Rest Well, Lead Different: Grounding in Rest to Disrupt Systems On and Off the Mat
with Shawn J. Moore
> Learn more about Workshop #3
Learning to befriend rest is an essential tool in navigating the day-to-day with many chronic conditions. In this workshop, we’ll discuss considerations for working with students who live with chronic illness, systemic energy limitation, and pain-related disabilities so that they can feel seen, heard, and supported through rest-based practices. We’ll touch on some specific chronic illness concerns and conditions that we may need to adapt for, such as dysautonomia, ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and more.
We’ll also address how to navigate leading restorative yoga classes (and teaching yoga in general) when we ourselves hold these various lived-experiences, as well as how we might incorporate rest as daily practice in our lives beyond the yoga mat. Included will be an experiential trauma-informed restorative yoga practice to explore and integrate the topics we cover.
This session is led by Katie Blecker (she/her), who is an experienced yoga teacher living with multiple complex chronic illnesses and disabilities.
> Learn more about Workshop #4
In an era calling for sustainable, equitable, and transformative change, yoga teachers stand at an intersection of personal and collective healing while navigating our own place in challenging systems designed to dysregulate and desensitize. This workshop offers a reflective space to explore how restorative practices can serve not just as teaching tools, but as essential foundations for leadership and collective liberation in the yoga community and beyond.
We’ll discover how deepening our rest practices strengthens our ability to hold sacred space for others, creating ripples of renewal that extend far beyond the yoga studio. Drawing from restorative yoga principles and Engaged Buddhism framework, this session highlights how cultivating restful awareness enables us to better support those who are challenging systemic inequities while sustaining our own commitment to making yoga truly accessible.
Through this session, we’ll:
- Explore how restorative yoga practices can enhance our capacity to hold nourishing space for community members engaged in social change work
- Reflect on our individual leadership journey and examine how rest practices can transform our approach to our own care and our ability to serve community
- Experience the power of collective rest through a guided restorative practice that nurtures a sense of personal renewal and alignment
Session 5
Thursday May 8th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Adaptive Serenity: Restorative Yoga for Wheelchair Users
with Rodrigo Souza
Session 6
Tuesday May 13th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Making Restorative Yoga Accessible for Folks in Larger Bodies
with Shannon Kaneshige
> Learn more about Workshop #5
Accessible and Adaptive Yoga teacher Rodrigo Souza, who uses a wheelchair full-time, will discuss the benefits of pacing our lives with periods of self-care and rest. He’ll explore how we can incorporate restorative yoga into our own practice, and how to share restorative yoga with students who use wheelchairs.
Remaining in a wheelchair for more than three hours leads to muscle stiffness, as the hips and knees remain in a constant flexed position. Thus, it is vital to take breaks and participate in Restorative Yoga practices throughout the day.
In this session, Rodrigo will lead us in a soothing chair and bed restorative practice, gently releasing muscular tension and allowing us to revisit our bodies with loving-kindness.
> Learn more about Workshop #6
As a fat yoga student and educator, Shannon Kaneshige knows firsthand how upsetting it is to walk into a restorative class expecting rest and support and instead leave feeling frustrated and defeated.
In this session, Shannon will discuss common concerns and challenges faced by larger-bodied students and how to address them in a compassionate and empowering way. They will explore techniques for increasing space and support in asana, how to make restorative practices accessible and comfortable for students with larger bodies, and how to use inclusive, fat-positive language that encourages folks to make each posture their own.
Join us as we create a space where all bodies can find ease and rest.
Session 7
Thursday May 15th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Your Decolonized Approach to Rest
with Tejal Patel
Session 8
Tuesday May 20th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
How Neurodivergent People Can Have Better Experiences of Rest Through Yoga
with Theo Wildcroft
> Learn more about Workshop #7
Let's relearn to rest by freeing ourselves from perfectionism. In this immersive workshop, we will explore rest as a practice of liberation, unraveling the ways white supremacy culture has shaped our relationship to rest, self-care, and the pressure to "do it right".
Together, we will unlearn the need to perfect our rest, resist the urge to commodify our self-care, and instead, reconnect with the truth of what it means to deeply restore ourselves. Through embodied practice bolstered by guided reflection and discussion, we will cultivate a new understanding of rest—one rooted in freedom, presence, and ease.
Tejal will conclude the session with a “working with what you have” guided restorative practice, which will explore a creative and open-minded approach to supported rest. The practice will be designed to use the space and supports you currently have available to you, which may include your couch, your bed, a chair, or the floor, and any pillows, cushions, blankets or other at-home props you have access to.
> Learn more about Workshop #8
In this workshop, we'll use theory and practice, experimentation, and lived experience to explore the intersection of neurodiversity and rest—why neurodivergent people might need more (or less) rest, why they might need to experience rest in unusual ways, and what we can do to make rest-based practices more accessible and rewarding for neurodivergent people.
This session will include a little accessible and optional movement and play, a little info-dumping, a little conversation, and an accessible, safe, and simple yoga nidra.
Please be prepared to have your preconceptions lovingly challenged, your opinions on neurodivergence gently radicalized, and your practice and pedagogy enhanced. Whether you are neurotypical, self-diagnosed, peer-diagnosed, or formally diagnosed, you are welcome in this space.
Session 9
Thursday May 22nd, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Unwinding Chronic Stress with Restorative Yoga and Breath
with Arturo Peal
Session 10
Tuesday May 27th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Healing into Death: Exploring Questions of Health & Spirituality | Plus, Series Summary
with Jivana Heyman
> Learn more about Workshop #9
Chronic stress can have wide ranging effects on our physical and mental health, contributing to anxiety, fatigue, and various long-term health issues. In this workshop, We will explore the far-reaching impact of chronic stress on the body and mind, including its effects on the nervous system and overall well-being. We’ll then dive into how restorative yoga and mindful breathing techniques can help to undo the stress response, and bring balance to both body and mind.
This workshop will include an exploration of the anatomy and physiology of rest, as well as a guided practice.
> Learn more about Workshop #10
Is it a coincidence that all yoga classes end with Savasana, corpse pose? Or is yoga practice preparation for death?
In this session, Jivana will discuss the yoga teachings surrounding health and mortality. He'll look to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Upanishads for lessons on health, healing, and death. These ancient texts all speak to our immortal spiritual nature in a way that can shift our understanding of ourselves.
He'll also spend time reflecting on the previous presentations and lead a discussion about all the offerings that are shared as part of this series.
SERIES OVERVIEW & SCHEDULE
Restorative Yoga Series: Making Rest Practices Accessible
is a 20-hour LIVE online workshop series.
All sessions will be captioned and recorded.
Enrollment includes access to workshop recordings and resources for 1 year.
This series will be led by Tamika Caston-Miller, Indu Arora, Katie Blecker, Shawn J. Moore, Rodrigo Souza, Shannon Kaneshige, Tejal Patel, Theo Wildcroft, Arturo Peal & Jivana Heyman.
April 24 - May 27, 2025
Tuesdays & Thursdays
(10 sessions total)
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
5pm-7pm BST (UK)
(convert to your local time-zone)
Session 1
Thursday April 24th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Yoga for Restoration, Repair & Reconnection
with Tamika Caston-Miller
> More about Workshop #1
In this workshop, Tamika will share about the fundamental concepts and rationale of Restorative Yoga with a trauma-sensitive lens, how it regulates the nervous system, and how it supports repair and reconciliation for the social justice-minded practitioner.
Tamika will also discuss the nuance and considerations of rest practices for communities of color, tools for creating the conditions for calm and carving out the time for rest, and leveraging slower movement and mindful breath practices to support respite for overburdened souls. She will highlight the transformative nature of Restorative Yoga practices and philosophy, which foster healing and compassion for oneself and in the world.
Session 2
Tuesday April 29th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Accessible Yoga Nidra
with Indu Arora
> More about Workshop #2
Yoga Nidra is an ancient technique with profound relevance for modern life. This workshop is designed for all yoga participants who want to explore the authentic application of traditional Yoga Nidra practices in an accessible way. Yoga Nidra is much more than just a relaxation technique. It’s a powerful state of consciousness, offering a gateway to deep self-awareness and inner calm.
In this session, we’ll demystify common misconceptions and explore the true essence of Yoga Nidra. We’ll go beyond Shavasana and guided relaxation, uncovering:
- How Yoga Nidra differs from simple relaxation poses
- The therapeutic potential of Yoga Nidra without unrealistic expectations
- The profound layers of this transformative practice
- Preparation techniques for Yoga Nidra
- Step-by-step approach to deepen the practice
- Methods to integrate Yoga Nidra in daily life
This workshop is tailored for participants of all levels, ensuring that we can experience the benefits of Yoga Nidra without compromising its core principles.
Join this journey of self-discovery and learn how to harness the power of Yoga Nidra to become a more rested, awake, and discerning version of yourself. Experience firsthand how this ancient practice can be a valuable tool for navigating the complexities of modern life while staying true to its rich traditions.
Session 3
Thursday May 1st, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Rest as a Practice: Restorative Yoga to Support Chronic Illness, Pain, and Limited Energy
with Katie Blecker
> More about Workshop #3
Learning to befriend rest is an essential tool in navigating the day-to-day with many chronic conditions. In this workshop, we’ll discuss considerations for working with students who live with chronic illness, systemic energy limitation, and pain-related disabilities so that they can feel seen, heard, and supported through rest-based practices. We’ll touch on some specific chronic illness concerns and conditions that we may need to adapt for, such as dysautonomia, ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and more.
We’ll also address how to navigate leading restorative yoga classes (and teaching yoga in general) when we ourselves hold these various lived-experiences, as well as how we might incorporate rest as daily practice in our lives beyond the yoga mat. Included will be an experiential trauma-informed restorative yoga practice to explore and integrate the topics we cover.
This session is led by Katie Blecker (she/her), who is an experienced yoga teacher living with multiple complex chronic illnesses and disabilities.
Session 4
Tuesday May 6th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Rest Well, Lead Different: Grounding in Rest to Disrupt Systems On and Off the Mat
with Shawn J. Moore
> More about Workshop #4
In an era calling for sustainable, equitable, and transformative change, yoga teachers stand at an intersection of personal and collective healing while navigating our own place in challenging systems designed to dysregulate and desensitize. This workshop offers a reflective space to explore how restorative practices can serve not just as teaching tools, but as essential foundations for leadership and collective liberation in the yoga community and beyond.
We’ll discover how deepening our rest practices strengthens our ability to hold sacred space for others, creating ripples of renewal that extend far beyond the yoga studio. Drawing from restorative yoga principles and Engaged Buddhism framework, this session highlights how cultivating restful awareness enables us to better support those who are challenging systemic inequities while sustaining our own commitment to making yoga truly accessible.
Through this session, we’ll:
- Explore how restorative yoga practices can enhance our capacity to hold nourishing space for community members engaged in social change work
- Reflect on our individual leadership journey and examine how rest practices can transform our approach to our own care and our ability to serve community
- Experience the power of collective rest through a guided restorative practice that nurtures a sense of personal renewal and alignment
Session 5
Thursday May 8th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Adaptive Serenity: Restorative Yoga for Wheelchair Users
with Rodrigo Souza
> More about Workshop #5
Accessible and Adaptive Yoga teacher Rodrigo Souza, who uses a wheelchair full-time, will discuss the benefits of pacing our lives with periods of self-care and rest. He’ll explore how we can incorporate restorative yoga into our own practice, and how to share restorative yoga with students who use wheelchairs.
Remaining in a wheelchair for more than three hours leads to muscle stiffness, as the hips and knees remain in a constant flexed position. Thus, it is vital to take breaks and participate in Restorative Yoga practices throughout the day.
In this session, Rodrigo will lead us in a soothing chair and bed restorative practice, gently releasing muscular tension and allowing us to revisit our bodies with loving-kindness.
Session 6
Tuesday May 13th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Making Restorative Yoga Accessible for Folks in Larger Bodies
with Shannon Kaneshige
> More about Workshop #6
As a fat yoga student and educator, Shannon Kaneshige knows firsthand how upsetting it is to walk into a restorative class expecting rest and support and instead leave feeling frustrated and defeated.
In this session, Shannon will discuss common concerns and challenges faced by larger-bodied students and how to address them in a compassionate and empowering way. They will explore techniques for increasing space and support in asana, how to make restorative practices accessible and comfortable for students with larger bodies, and how to use inclusive, fat-positive language that encourages folks to make each posture their own.
Join us as we create a space where all bodies can find ease and rest.
Session 7
Thursday May 15th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Your Decolonized Approach to Rest
with Tejal Patel
> More about Workshop #7
Let's relearn to rest by freeing ourselves from perfectionism. In this immersive workshop, we will explore rest as a practice of liberation, unraveling the ways white supremacy culture has shaped our relationship to rest, self-care, and the pressure to "do it right".
Together, we will unlearn the need to perfect our rest, resist the urge to commodify our self-care, and instead, reconnect with the truth of what it means to deeply restore ourselves. Through embodied practice bolstered by guided reflection and discussion, we will cultivate a new understanding of rest—one rooted in freedom, presence, and ease.
Tejal will conclude the session with a “working with what you have” guided restorative practice, which will explore a creative and open-minded approach to supported rest. The practice will be designed to use the space and supports you currently have available to you, which may include your couch, your bed, a chair, or the floor, and any pillows, cushions, blankets or other at-home props you have access to.
Session 8
Tuesday May 20th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
How Neurodivergent People Can Have Better Experiences of Rest Through Yoga
with Theo Wildcroft
> More about Workshop #8
In this workshop, we'll use theory and practice, experimentation, and lived experience to explore the intersection of neurodiversity and rest—why neurodivergent people might need more (or less) rest, why they might need to experience rest in unusual ways, and what we can do to make rest-based practices more accessible and rewarding for neurodivergent people.
This session will include a little accessible and optional movement and play, a little info-dumping, a little conversation, and an accessible, safe, and simple yoga nidra.
Please be prepared to have your preconceptions lovingly challenged, your opinions on neurodivergence gently radicalized, and your practice and pedagogy enhanced. Whether you are neurotypical, self-diagnosed, peer-diagnosed, or formally diagnosed, you are welcome in this space.
Session 9
Thursday May 22nd, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Unwinding Chronic Stress with Restorative Yoga and Breath
with Arturo Peal
> More about Workshop #9
Chronic stress can have wide ranging effects on our physical and mental health, contributing to anxiety, fatigue, and various long-term health issues. In this workshop, We will explore the far-reaching impact of chronic stress on the body and mind, including its effects on the nervous system and overall well-being. We’ll then dive into how restorative yoga and mindful breathing techniques can help to undo the stress response, and bring balance to both body and mind.
This workshop will include an exploration of the anatomy and physiology of rest, as well as a guided practice.
Session 10
Tuesday May 27th, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
Healing into Death: Exploring Questions of Health & Spirituality | Plus, Series Summary
with Jivana Heyman
> More about Workshop #10
Is it a coincidence that all yoga classes end with Savasana, corpse pose? Or is yoga practice preparation for death?
In this session, Jivana will discuss the yoga teachings surrounding health and mortality. He'll look to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Upanishads for lessons on health, healing, and death. These ancient texts all speak to our immortal spiritual nature in a way that can shift our understanding of ourselves.
He'll also spend time reflecting on the previous presentations and lead a discussion about all the offerings that are shared as part of this series.
“Over the years, living with complex chronic illness has often led me to feelings of inner disharmony. Yoga, especially in rest-based practices, is THE thing that brings me back to my self time and time again, through developing deeper experiences of equanimity, radical-acceptance, and gentleness.”
–Katie Blecker
“The barriers to accessing modern yoga that affect marginalised groups such as people of colour, disabled people, and the underpaid, can also be a factor in accessing high quality rest, and yoga nidra practices. To be clear, if you are working hard, not paid a lot, can’t lie in a traditional savasana, or just don’t feel welcome in yoga studios, you might also have disturbed rest, a need for more rest than others, and also find many yoga-related rest practices to be inaccessible.”
– Theo Wildcroft & Beverley Nolan
(From Safe and Simple Yoga Nidras: A Teacher’s Guide, to be published in 2025)
ENROLL NOW
Restorative Yoga Series:
Making Rest Practices Accessible
a live, online workshop series
April 24 - May 27, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET | 5pm-7pm BST (UK)
(convert to your local time-zone)
Tuition is $399-$499 USD sliding scale, which includes 10 x 2 hour live online workshops
+ 1 year of access to workshop recordings and resources.
We also offer partial scholarships.
ENROLL NOW
Restorative Yoga Series:
Making Rest Practices Accessible
a live, online workshop series
April 24 - May 27, 2025
9am-11am PT | 12pm-2pm ET
5pm-7pm BST (UK)
(convert to your local time-zone)
Tuition is $399-$499 USD sliding scale, which includes 10 x 2 hour live online workshops + 1 year of access to workshop recordings and resources.
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)
*Choose the pricing tier that best suits your financial means.
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 and payment plans, 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.
SINGLE UPFRONT PAYMENT
Community Rate
$399 USD
Sustainer Rate
$449 USD
Supporter Rate
$499 USD
3-MONTH PAYMENT PLAN
Course fee is split into 3 x monthly installments of the same amount, over 3 months.
(Enrollment date determines the date of the following 2 x months that payments will be deducted).
Community Rate Payment Plan
$133 USD x 3 ($399)
Sustainer Rate Payment Plan
$149.67 USD x 3 ($449)
Supporter Rate Payment Plan
$166.34 USD x 3 ($499)
PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
If our tiered pricing and payment plan options are financially inaccessible, please click here to access our partial scholarship application form.
SERIES FACILITATORS
TAMIKA CASTON-MILLER
INDU ARORA
KATIE BLECKER
> About Tamika
Tamika Caston-Miller (she/her) is yoga educator living the life of urban farmer and conscious community builder in Houston, Texas. Co-Owner of The Ranch Houston, Founder of Ashe Yoga Collective, and regular contributor to Yoga Journal, Tamika curates equitable and inclusive yoga experiences in service to collective healing and community repair through the lens of rest, resilience, and integration.
First introduced to movement-based yoga in 1993, and shaped by a decade-long chronic hip pain and medical racism journey, Tamika welcomed in yoga not only as a complement to a joyful life, but an access point for pain management, mobility, and rest.
Tamika is passionate about applying yoga's ancient principles to modern life, which has framed her understanding of yoga as a practice of right relationship with others, the planet, and Self. She specializes in trauma-sensitive Flow, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Yoga Nidra, and invites you to pause, feel, rest, and build skills that will serve on and off the mat.
Connect with Tamika:
www.asheyoga.com
@tamika_castonmiller
@ashe_yoga
> About Indu
Indu Arora (she/her) is a renowned Yoga and Ayurveda teacher, mentor, and author with over two decades of experience sharing her expertise worldwide. Based in the USA, she has cultivated a unique teaching style that makes Yoga and Ayurveda accessible to both beginners and advanced practitioners alike. Arora’s approach is deeply rooted in traditional lineages, including Kriya Yoga, Himalayan Yoga, and Kashmir Shaivism Yoga, which she studied in the traditional Guru-Shishya parampara
Her core philosophy, “Yoga is a Work-in, not a Work-out,” emphasizes self-inquiry, discernment, and personal growth. Her dedication to lifelong learning and her ability to blend ancient wisdom with modern accessibility have established her as a respected figure in the Yoga and Ayurveda community.
As an accomplished author, Arora has published several influential works: “Mudra: The Sacred Secret” (2015), “Yoga: Ancient Heritage, Tomorrow’s Vision” (2019), “SOMA: 100 Heritage Recipes for Self-Care” (e-book 2020, updated hardcopy 2022).
Connect with Indu:
www.yogsadhna.com
@induaroraofficial
youtube.com/@InduArora
induarora.bsky.social
facebook.com/InduAroraOfficial
> About Katie
Katie Blecker (she/her) is a yoga teacher, disability advocate, and visual artist based in so-called Vancouver, Canada (unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations).
Her work as a trauma-informed adaptive yoga facilitator centers supporting folks who live with chronic illness, pain, disability, and chronic stress using tools such as gentle asana, pranayama, and meditation. Katie is enthusiastic about the importance of rest-based practices as essential tools in our self - and community - care.
As a queer, disabled, and multiply-chronically ill person, her lived experiences inform her approach to yoga facilitation, wherein she seeks to create an easy-going environment that invites you to show up just as you are.
Connect with Katie:
www.katiebleckeryoga.com
@katie.blecker
SHAWN J. MOORE
RODRIGO SOUZA
SHANNON KANESHIGE
TEJAL PATEL
> About Shawn
Shawn Moore (he/him) helps social impact leaders get still to lead different by creating sacred spaces for renewal, self-inquiry, and disruption.
As a Contemplative Learning & Development Strategist and creator of The Mindful Rebel® brand, he specializes in mindfulness, social equity, and strengths-based leadership programs. He is also the creator and lead educator of the Chill So Hard™ Yoga Nidra and Restorative Yoga Leadership Training.
With 17 years of personal mindfulness practice and extensive training as an E-RYT® 500. Shawn has guided diverse clients from Blue Origin and Spotify to the Human Rights Campaign, as well as collaborating with figures like Questlove and Dyllón Burnside. His approach integrates evidence-based practices with contemplative wisdom, drawing from his experience as a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and his background as an educator in higher education and healing justice.
When not holding space for transformation, you'll find Shawn being a proud dog dad, gaming, or exploring the world of anime.
Connect with Shawn:
www.shawnjmoore.com
@shawnj_moore
> About Rodrigo
Rodrigo Souza (he/him) is an Adaptive and Accessible Yoga teacher, who is passionate about helping people who have experienced trauma and disabilities. Rodrigo himself has faced significant challenges, having suffered a severe spinal cord injury due to a fall accident, which left him completely paralysed from the chest down. However, he didn't let his condition define him, and instead, he decided to take charge of his recovery and optimise his long-term well-being.
Through his Allihopa Accessible & Adaptive Virtual Yoga Studio, Rodrigo has created a safe and welcoming space for people worldwide with diverse abilities to practice yoga and find healing. He also teaches for several non-profits, community centres, and newly injured people in an Active Rehabilitation Center in Sweden.
He also leads a monthly Ambassador Mentorship program for Accessible Yoga teachers, emphasising creating a robust and supportive community for those seeking to bring Yoga to marginalised groups. The program is designed to infuse their Yoga careers with purpose and meaning by serving the underserved with love and compassion.
Connect with Rodrigo:
www.allihopayoga.com
@allihopayopga
> About Shannon
Shannon Kaneshige (they/them), E-RYT 500, is a fat yoga instructor, sociologist, and body liberation advocate dedicated to making yoga spaces truly welcoming. With a background in sociology and decades of yoga practice behind them, Shannon specializes in adaptable and accessible yoga, helping teachers build the confidence and skills to create inclusive, affirming spaces for larger bodies, disabled folks, and queer practitioners.
Shannon brings a sharp awareness of how social norms shape our relationships with our bodies, blending critical insight with a down-to-earth, approachable teaching style. Whether leading workshops on accessible yoga, queer-affirming spaces, or body liberation, they create environments where students and teachers alike feel empowered to show up as their full selves.
Based in what is now known as Toronto, Shannon lives with their partner and child.
Connect with Shannon:
www.fringeish.com
@fringeish
> About Tejal
Tejal Patel (she/they) is a first-generation Indian American yoga teacher, writer, podcaster, and community organizer. She advocates for yoga through a social justice lens, and educates and empowers individuals and groups around the world to do the same.
Tejal's aim is to offer curious, open and questioning spaces that utilize yoga to raise the power and increase belonging of all individuals and communities. She accomplishes this with the Tejal Yoga online studio - a revolutionary virtual South Asian teacher-led yoga community focused on social justice actions and authentic, culturally-rooted yoga-based practices; the abcdyogi global community led by South Asian yoga and mindfulness teachers; and the Yoga is Dead Podcast.
Connect with Tejal:
www.tejalyoga.com
@tejalyoga
THEO WILDCROFT
ARTURO PEAL
JIVANA HEYMAN
> About Theo
Theo Wildcroft (she/her), PhD is a teacher, trainer, writer and scholar working for a more sustainable relationship between our many selves, the communities that hold us, and the world that nourishes us.
Her research considers the democratization of yoga post-lineage, and meaning-making in grassroots communities of practice. She is an Associate Lecturer at the Open University, UK, former Coordinator of the SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies, editor of the BASR Bulletin, and the author of Post-Lineage Yoga (From Guru to #MeToo), co-editor of The Yoga Teacher's Survival Guide: Social Justice, Science, Politics, and Power and Yoga Studies in Five Minutes, and co-writer of the forthcoming Safe and Simple Yoga Nidras: A Teacher’s Guide.
She also happens to be AuDHD and a fierce advocate for disability awareness and radical accessibility.
Connect with Theo:
www.theowildcroft.com
@theodorawildcroft
> About Arturo
Arturo Peal (he/him is a Certified Yoga therapist who holds a Masters Degree in Chinese Medicine and practices Craniosacral Therapy. He has been involved in the "alternative" health-care field for more than 40 years. He integrates his expertise in anatomy, kinesiology, Chinese Medicine, and the healing processes to present a multidimensional understanding of the human body.
He is a 6th degree black belt in the Japanese art of AIkido. He teaches adults and kids practices of grounding, centering and empowerment.
Connect with Arturo:
www.bodystudies.com
Anatomy Whisperer on FB
> About Jivana
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.
Connect with Jivana:
www.jivanaheyman.com
@jivanaheyman
facebook.com/jivanaheyman
Accessible Yoga Podcast
"As a queer person, I think one of the ways I have responded to homophobia is by people-pleasing and over-working, trying to make up for any perceived deficiency in myself. This means that my nervous system is overactive and what benefits me the most is to really slow down. Restorative yoga is the best medicine for being queer in a world that only accepts part of me. It’s a way for me to begin to fully and completely accept myself." –Jivana Heyman
SERIES FACILITATORS
TAMIKA CASTON-MILLER
> About Tamika
Tamika Caston-Miller (she/her) is yoga educator living the life of urban farmer and conscious community builder in Houston, Texas. Co-Owner of The Ranch Houston, Founder of Ashe Yoga Collective, and regular contributor to Yoga Journal, Tamika curates equitable and inclusive yoga experiences in service to collective healing and community repair through the lens of rest, resilience, and integration.
First introduced to movement-based yoga in 1993, and shaped by a decade-long chronic hip pain and medical racism journey, Tamika welcomed in yoga not only as a complement to a joyful life, but an access point for pain management, mobility, and rest.
Tamika is passionate about applying yoga's ancient principles to modern life, which has framed her understanding of yoga as a practice of right relationship with others, the planet, and Self. She specializes in trauma-sensitive Flow, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Yoga Nidra, and invites you to pause, feel, rest, and build skills that will serve on and off the mat.
Connect with Tamika:
www.asheyoga.com
@tamika_castonmiller
@ashe_yoga
INDU ARORA
> About Indu
Indu Arora (she/her) is a renowned Yoga and Ayurveda teacher, mentor, and author with over two decades of experience sharing her expertise worldwide. Based in the USA, she has cultivated a unique teaching style that makes Yoga and Ayurveda accessible to both beginners and advanced practitioners alike. Arora’s approach is deeply rooted in traditional lineages, including Kriya Yoga, Himalayan Yoga, and Kashmir Shaivism Yoga, which she studied in the traditional Guru-Shishya parampara
Her core philosophy, “Yoga is a Work-in, not a Work-out,” emphasizes self-inquiry, discernment, and personal growth. Her dedication to lifelong learning and her ability to blend ancient wisdom with modern accessibility have established her as a respected figure in the Yoga and Ayurveda community.
As an accomplished author, Arora has published several influential works: “Mudra: The Sacred Secret” (2015), “Yoga: Ancient Heritage, Tomorrow’s Vision” (2019), “SOMA: 100 Heritage Recipes for Self-Care” (e-book 2020, updated hardcopy 2022).
Connect with Indu:
www.yogsadhna.com
@induaroraofficial
youtube.com/@InduArora
induarora.bsky.social
facebook.com/InduAroraOfficial
KATIE BLECKER
> About Katie
Katie Blecker (she/her) is a yoga teacher, disability advocate, and visual artist based in so-called Vancouver, Canada (unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations).
Her work as a trauma-informed adaptive yoga facilitator centers supporting folks who live with chronic illness, pain, disability, and chronic stress using tools such as gentle asana, pranayama, and meditation. Katie is enthusiastic about the importance of rest-based practices as essential tools in our self - and community - care.
As a queer, disabled, and multiply-chronically ill person, her lived experiences inform her approach to yoga facilitation, wherein she seeks to create an easy-going environment that invites you to show up just as you are.
Connect with Katie:
www.katiebleckeryoga.com
@katie.blecker
SHAWN J. MOORE
> About Shawn
Shawn Moore (he/him) helps social impact leaders get still to lead different by creating sacred spaces for renewal, self-inquiry, and disruption.
As a Contemplative Learning & Development Strategist and creator of The Mindful Rebel® brand, he specializes in mindfulness, social equity, and strengths-based leadership programs. He is also the creator and lead educator of the Chill So Hard™ Yoga Nidra and Restorative Yoga Leadership Training.
With 17 years of personal mindfulness practice and extensive training as an E-RYT® 500. Shawn has guided diverse clients from Blue Origin and Spotify to the Human Rights Campaign, as well as collaborating with figures like Questlove and Dyllón Burnside. His approach integrates evidence-based practices with contemplative wisdom, drawing from his experience as a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and his background as an educator in higher education and healing justice.
When not holding space for transformation, you'll find Shawn being a proud dog dad, gaming, or exploring the world of anime.
Connect with Shawn:
www.shawnjmoore.com
@shawnj_moore
RODRIGO SOUZA
> About Rodrigo
Rodrigo Souza (he/him) is an Adaptive and Accessible Yoga teacher, who is passionate about helping people who have experienced trauma and disabilities. Rodrigo himself has faced significant challenges, having suffered a severe spinal cord injury due to a fall accident, which left him completely paralysed from the chest down. However, he didn't let his condition define him, and instead, he decided to take charge of his recovery and optimise his long-term well-being.
Through his Allihopa Accessible & Adaptive Virtual Yoga Studio, Rodrigo has created a safe and welcoming space for people worldwide with diverse abilities to practice yoga and find healing. He also teaches for several non-profits, community centres, and newly injured people in an Active Rehabilitation Center in Sweden.
He also leads a monthly Ambassador Mentorship program for Accessible Yoga teachers, emphasising creating a robust and supportive community for those seeking to bring Yoga to marginalised groups. The program is designed to infuse their Yoga careers with purpose and meaning by serving the underserved with love and compassion.
Connect with Rodrigo:
www.allihopayoga.com
@allihopayopga
SHANNON KANESHIGE
> About Shannon
Shannon Kaneshige (they/them), E-RYT 500, is a fat yoga instructor, sociologist, and body liberation advocate dedicated to making yoga spaces truly welcoming. With a background in sociology and decades of yoga practice behind them, Shannon specializes in adaptable and accessible yoga, helping teachers build the confidence and skills to create inclusive, affirming spaces for larger bodies, disabled folks, and queer practitioners.
Shannon brings a sharp awareness of how social norms shape our relationships with our bodies, blending critical insight with a down-to-earth, approachable teaching style. Whether leading workshops on accessible yoga, queer-affirming spaces, or body liberation, they create environments where students and teachers alike feel empowered to show up as their full selves.
Based in what is now known as Toronto, Shannon lives with their partner and child.
Connect with Shannon:
www.fringeish.com
@fringeish
TEJAL PATEL
> About Tejal
Tejal Patel (she/they) is a first-generation Indian American yoga teacher, writer, podcaster, and community organizer. She advocates for yoga through a social justice lens, and educates and empowers individuals and groups around the world to do the same.
Tejal's aim is to offer curious, open and questioning spaces that utilize yoga to raise the power and increase belonging of all individuals and communities. She accomplishes this with the Tejal Yoga online studio - a revolutionary virtual South Asian teacher-led yoga community focused on social justice actions and authentic, culturally-rooted yoga-based practices; the abcdyogi global community led by South Asian yoga and mindfulness teachers; and the Yoga is Dead Podcast.
Connect with Tejal:
www.tejalyoga.com
@tejalyoga
THEO WILDCROFT
> About Theo
Theo Wildcroft (she/her), PhD is a teacher, trainer, writer and scholar working for a more sustainable relationship between our many selves, the communities that hold us, and the world that nourishes us.
Her research considers the democratization of yoga post-lineage, and meaning-making in grassroots communities of practice. She is an Associate Lecturer at the Open University, UK, former Coordinator of the SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies, editor of the BASR Bulletin, and the author of Post-Lineage Yoga (From Guru to #MeToo), co-editor of The Yoga Teacher's Survival Guide: Social Justice, Science, Politics, and Power and Yoga Studies in Five Minutes, and co-writer of the forthcoming Safe and Simple Yoga Nidras: A Teacher’s Guide.
She also happens to be AuDHD and a fierce advocate for disability awareness and radical accessibility.
Connect with Theo:
www.theowildcroft.com
@theodorawildcroft
ARTURO PEAL
> About Arturo
Arturo Peal (he/him is a Certified Yoga therapist who holds a Masters Degree in Chinese Medicine and practices Craniosacral Therapy. He has been involved in the "alternative" health-care field for more than 40 years. He integrates his expertise in anatomy, kinesiology, Chinese Medicine, and the healing processes to present a multidimensional understanding of the human body.
He is a 6th degree black belt in the Japanese art of AIkido. He teaches adults and kids practices of grounding, centering and empowerment.
Connect with Arturo:
www.bodystudies.com
Anatomy Whisperer on FB
JIVANA HEYMAN
> About Jivana
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.
Connect with Jivana:
www.jivanaheyman.com
@jivanaheyman
facebook.com/jivanaheyman
Accessible Yoga Podcast
"As a queer person, I think one of the ways I have responded to homophobia is by people-pleasing and over-working, trying to make up for any perceived deficiency in myself. This means that my nervous system is overactive and what benefits me the most is to really slow down. Restorative yoga is the best medicine for being queer in a world that only accepts part of me. It’s a way for me to begin to fully and completely accept myself." –Jivana Heyman
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Who is this workshop series designed for?
This workshop series is designed as continuing education for qualified yoga teachers.
Yoga students, practitioners, and those who are interested in learning about accessible approaches to Restorative Yoga and rest practices are also welcome to enroll. (If you are interested in enrolling but are not yet a qualified yoga teacher, please refer to the FAQ below, "Do I need to be a certified yoga teacher?")
This live online workshop series also includes access to the workshop recordings and resources for 1 year. If you're unable to join live, you are welcome to access the content via the recordings. For those accessing the content live or via the replays, there are opportunities available to introduce yourself and connect with other trainees within the online portal.
Are there any pre-requisites or required reading? Do I need to be a certified yoga teacher?
This course is designed as continuing education for qualified yoga teachers, however it is not a requirement to have completed a 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training to enroll in this course.
We will explore various Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra and rest practices, with a focus on accessible and inclusive approaches to these practices.
Please note - this 20-hour live online workshop series is not alone designed to qualify graduates to teach Restorative Yoga classes if they have not also completed a 200-hour (minimum) foundational yoga teacher training / comprehensive foundational training in teaching Restorative Yoga, in addition to this specialized continuing education workshop series.
We welcome those who are not qualified yoga teachers to enroll to support their personal practice.
We welcome those who are not yoga teachers but qualified in other complementary fields (eg. physical therapy) to take this training to further their knowledge and skills to enhance their current associated offerings, within the scope of practice of their qualifications.
There is no required reading. The online portal for this series includes a recommended resource list for those interested in further study.
Is this workshop series all online? How does it work?
Yes this workshop series is 100% online. Here's how it works:
- Upon enrollment you'll gain access to your online portal, which includes some introductory details, the workshop schedule and outlines, the link to access the live online course via Zoom, and a resource list for (completely optional) further study.
- All live sessions will be offered through Zoom, a video-conferencing application. You can watch and interact on your phone, tablet, or computer. The training will be (auto) live-captioned.
- Captioned live session recordings and resources will be available for those enrolled in the course via our online portal for 1 year. (Captions on recordings will be edited for accuracy / accessibility, within 1 week of the live session).
- Once you have reviewed all the content (either live, or via the recordings), you will self-certify that you've completed the workshop series. Then you'll receive a PDF certificate of completion, which can be submitted for CEUs with Yoga Alliance.
What if I can't attend the live Zoom sessions? Can I still enroll?
Yes, all sessions will be recorded and uploaded to your online portal within 24-48 hours of each live workshop. We encourage you to attend live if possible, however if this isn't possible due to scheduling or time-zone challenges, you are definitely very welcome to participate via the recordings. Series registrants will have access to the workshop recordings and resources for a whole year from the first live workshop date.
How long is this workshop series?
This series consists of 10 x 2 hour live online workshops, led by Tamika Caston-Miller, Indu Arora, Katie Blecker, Shawn J. Moore, Rodrigo Souza, Shannon Kaneshige, Tejal Patel, Theo Wildcroft, Arturo Peal and Jivana Heyman (20 hours total, all live and online, with access to captioned replays for 1 year included).
Upcoming live workshop dates are:
April 24th - May 27th, 2025
Tuesdays & Thursdays
9am-11am PDT | 12pm-2pm EDT | 5pm-7pm BST (UK)
Do I need special equipment or software for this course?
You will get the most out of this offering if you attend via Zoom on a desktop / laptop computer with a webcam and microphone. However, you are welcome to watch and participate on your phone, tablet, or other internet-connected device. Appearing on video or speaking on the mic (or active participation during the workshops) is not required for participants.
We recommend installing the Zoom application on your device to get the full functionality.
Your online portal, where you access the series content, is web based and can be accessed through any internet browser, via various devices (computer, phone, tablet etc).
To easily access your course via a mobile device, you can download the free Kajabi app.
Kajabi is the platform we use to host this workshop series and create your online portal. Once you download the free Kajabi app, go ahead and sign in with the email you and password you selected upon registration in the course, and that's it!
With the Kajabi mobile app, you'll be able to access the course content right from your phone. The app also automatically saves your progress, even when you switch between sessions and devices (which is particularly helpful if you are catching up via the recordings, and marking each session as complete when done).
Each workshop will include a sample Restorative Yoga / Yoga Nidra / guided rest practice, relevant to the focus of that session.
We invite participants to have any props / supports available to make the practices offered as comfortable and accessible to them as possible, which may include the following yoga props, or any household items that offer similar support / comfort, and space to move freely:
- Yoga Mat or comfortable space for practicing (which may be your bed, couch, wheelchair or a chair)
- 1-2 chairs, or your wheelchair + 1 chair
- 2 yoga blocks (or additional pillows / cushions)
- 1 yoga strap (or alternative - eg. belt / scarf)
- 1-2 bolsters (or couch cushions / pillows)
- 2-4 blankets (or towels)
- 2-3 bed or throw pillows / cushions
- Access to a sofa / chair / ottoman and wall space
- Scarf / unscented eye cover (small towel / tshirt)
- Props for sensory comfort (cozy blankets, fidget toys, cool rocks, furry friends, favorite scents etc.)
- Any props as needed to lay down / recline comfortably
*Specific prop recommendations for each workshop are provided for registrants within our online course portal
*Please don't let lack of access to 'traditional / official' yoga props deter you from this offering - you are welcome to be creative with supports you have around your home, and for Restorative Yoga - pillows and blankets from your bed are perfect props! The key intention of this series is making rest practices accessible.
You also may like to have a journal and writing utensils or a note-taking device nearby for reflections and/or to take notes.
Will the workshops include asana practice?
There will be a guided Restorative Yoga / Yoga Nidra / rest practice relevant to the focus of the particular session included in the first 9 x workshops. The final session will include a guided meditation.
A variety of practices will be offered, for practice on a mat, bed, couch, or chair/s (and a combination of these). Throughout the series our presenters will offer tools for practicing specifically in a chair or wheelchair, on a bed, and using your couch or other furniture / supports from around your home.
We invite participants to have any props / supports available to make the practices offered as comfortable and accessible to them as possible, which may include the following yoga props, or any household items that offer similar support / comfort, and space to move freely:
- Yoga Mat or comfortable space for practicing (which may be your bed, couch, wheelchair or a chair)
- 1-2 chairs, or your wheelchair + 1 chair
- 2 yoga blocks (or additional pillows / cushions)
- 1 yoga strap (or alternative - eg. belt / scarf)
- 1-2 bolsters (or couch cushions / pillows)
- 2-4 blankets (or towels)
- 2-3 bed or throw pillows / cushions
- Access to a sofa / chair / ottoman and wall space
- Scarf / unscented eye cover (small towel / tshirt)
- Props for sensory comfort (cozy blankets, fidget toys, cool rocks, furry friends, favorite scents etc.)
- Any props as needed to lay down / recline comfortably
*Specific prop recommendations for each workshop are provided for registrants within our online course portal
*Please don't let lack of access to 'traditional / official' yoga props deter you from this offering - you are welcome to be creative with supports you have around your home, and for Restorative Yoga - pillows and blankets from your bed are perfect props! The key intention of this series is making rest practices accessible.
You also may like to have a journal and writing utensils or a note-taking device nearby for reflections and/or to take notes.
How long do I have access to the workshop replays and resources?
You will have access to our online student portal, including captioned recordings of all live workshops and associated resources, for 1 year from the first live workshop date.
Can I earn continuing education credit or contact hour CEUs for this training?
Yes. This workshop series is worth 20 Continuing Education hours. Eligible yoga teachers will earn CE credit through Yoga Alliance. Upon completion of the series content, you will receive a downloadable certificate you can submit for credit.
As this series is led by a group of presenters, Yoga Alliance CEU requests will need to be entered manually, rather than under one individual teacher as a YACEP. Details for lodging hours are provided for those who enroll and complete the series.
Can I share the videos or other resources with other teachers who aren't enrolled in this series?
The content shared through this workshop series is for your personal use. We ask that you don't share videos or resources included with anyone who hasn't enrolled.
Any free resources that the facilitators share with overlapping information, or links to connect with their work, we encourage you to share widely (or even better, encourage your friends and colleagues to enroll in this workshop series and/or engage with paid resources / offerings from our presenters to support the work they do).
Is active participation from attendees required?
It is not a requirement to engage in active participation during our live workshops.
Attendees are welcome to have their camera on or off during the live workshops. If attendees choose to have their camera on, they will only be captured on the recordings if they choose to come on mic to ask a question or share, while their camera is on.
Each session will have time available for Q&A. Attendees will be welcome to ask questions using the Zoom chat feature, or by coming on mic to verbally ask a question or share, as appropriate. While facilitators are presenting, attendee microphones will be 'muted' to avoid accidental background noise / distractions.
Each workshop will include a practice component (guided Restorative Yoga / Yoga Nidra / rest practice). Attendees are welcome to practice along, but observing, or resting in your own way, is also welcomed.
We invite attendees (and presenters) to honour their own accessibility needs during our workshops. Flexible ways to participate and communicate will be offered. Stim / fidget toys and sensory comfort items are welcome.
Are payment plans available?
Yes, you may split your tuition into 3 monthly payments.
Each pricing tier has this payment plan option available.
Payment installments are charged monthly, based on the date of your enrollment. For example, if you sign up on March 30th, your first installment will be charged upon enrollment, and your remaining two payments will be deducted on April 30th and May 30th.
Are scholarships available for this workshop series?
If our sliding scale pricing options are financially inaccessible for you, we do have a limited number of partial scholarships available. Please fill out this partial scholarship application form to apply.
Can I enroll in one or more individual workshops, rather than the whole series?
We don't have an option to enroll for only some workshops in the series (logistically, the way the series is set up we are unable to separate access to individual sessions), however enrollment in the series includes 1 year of access to the recordings and resources, so if you are unable to attend all (or any) sessions live, you'll have access to work your way through the recordings at your own pace.
We are also passionate about uplifting a variety of voices and experiences, and promoting the value of learning from the different perspectives that a range of presenters with shared and also individual / unique experience and knowledge can offer.
If you are asking this question due from a financial accessibility perspective, we do our best to make our offerings accessible, including financially, and therefore, in the spirit of equity, don't want to provide less to those who have less access to financial resources. We invite you to consider our tiered pricing options, payment plans and partial scholarships, which are designed to make this offering more financially accessible, without restricting access to the content.
What if I need a refund?
Our refund policy for this workshop series is as follows:
- Request for cancellation of enrollment 8 days or more prior to the date of the first live workshop will receive a full refund / cancellation of any pending payment plan charges.
- Request for cancellation of enrollment within 7 days of the first live workshop date will receive a 50% refund of the total enrollment fee (if paid in full), or cancellation of pending payment plan installments equal to 50% of the total enrollment fee.
- No refunds will be granted once the live Zoom sessions have commenced.
What if I need help?
If you need help at any time you can contact us and we'll be in touch as soon as possible.
Our contact page - linked above - also includes FAQs which may answer your question/s most efficiently.
