Accessible Yoga School
Cultivating equity in yoga through ancient wisdom & modern practice
Your online academy for trustworthy, high-quality education and action on accessibility and equity in yoga
Get Support From Experts
Explore trauma-informed teaching, social justice topics, accessible asana, consent and empowerment, yoga for seniors, and much more with our Accessible Yoga trainers and faculty.
Knowledge and Practice
Our courses offer ancient wisdom from yoga philosophy combined with practical tools for modern teachers and learners who care about living their values of equity, justice, and accessibility.
Making Yoga Training Accessible
If you've postponed continuing education because of costs, time, or health risks associated with travel, your wait is over. Everything is recorded and captioned so you can work at your own pace.
Upcoming Courses & Events
*All live, online courses include 1 year of access to course recordings & resources
Neurodiversity,
Mental Health & Yoga:
Cultivating Welcoming Practices
& Communities
Live, Online Workshop Series
July 22 - Aug 15, 2024 | 17 hrs
Mondays & Thursdays
9am-11am PT (USA) | 12pm-2pm ET (USA)
5pm-7pm GMT (UK)
This 8-part series will explore considerations for making yoga offerings and environments welcoming, accessible and inclusive to neurodivergent practitioners, and teachers.
FREE Accessible Yoga Workshops with Jivana Heyman
WORKSHOP #1:
The Language of Teaching
Accessible Yoga
Thursday August 29, 2024
11am PT | 2pm ET | 7pm BST
WORKSHOP #2:
Turn Inward & Connect:
Adapting Forward Bends
Monday September 30, 2024
12pm PT | 3pm ET | 8pm BST
*Replays will be available for registrants if you are unable to attend live.
Accessible Yoga Training Online
with Jivana Heyman & guests
Oct 17 - Nov 25, 2024 | 40 hrs
*includes live online training via Zoom plus additional self-paced pre-recorded content
Mondays & Thursdays
11am-1pm PT (USA) | 2pm-4pm ET (USA)
7pm-9pm BST (UK)
Tues & Fri, 5am-7am (AEST) (AUS)
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.
Enrollments open soon!
Accessible Yoga Training
Astoria, New York City, USA
with Jivana Heyman
(hybrid delivery)
October 11-13, 2024
15 hrs in person training +
25 hrs pre-recorded content & homework
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.
Accessible Yoga Ambassador
& Mentorship Program
with Rodrigo Souza & guests
2nd Tuesday of the Month:
2 hour Live Online Group Mentoring Call with Rodrigo Souza
9am-11am PT (USA) | 12pm-2pm ET (USA)
4th Tuesday of the Month:
1 hour Live Online Group Mentoring Call with Guest Facilitators,
hosted by Rodrigo Souza
9am-10am PT (USA) | 12pm-1pm ET (USA)
Monthly subscription. No minimum term. From $14 USD/month.
Making Meditation Accessible: Sharing the Heart of Yoga with All
with Jivana Heyman & guests
FREE COURSE PREVIEW AVAILABLE
NOW ON-DEMAND! | 19 hrs
Join Jivana Heyman and special guests, Ann Swanson, Tracee Stanley, Dr. Rashmi Bismark, Shawn J. Moore, Aarti Inamdar and Oneika Mays, for this 10-part online course to explore accessible approaches to meditation and mindfulness, and techniques for creating a meaningful personal practice.
REPLAY NOW AVAILABLE
FREE WEBINAR:
Teaching Yoga for Disabled Folks
with Rodrigo Souza & Jivana Heyman
The replay of this webinar, recorded live on March 26, 2024, is now available
Check out the replay of this webinar where Rodrigo and Jivana offered a practice, and explored how teachers can share yoga with disabled folks through the ABCs of Accessible Yoga. They also shared about the relaunch of our newly updated Accessible Yoga Ambassador & Mentorship Program.
UPCOMING ONLINE OFFERINGS
Join our interest lists to be the first to know when further details are announced and enrollments open for the following upcoming offerings from Accessible Yoga in 2024
July-Aug: Neurodiversity, Mental Health & Yoga Workshop Series
*ENROLLMENTS NOW OPEN*
September: Chair Yoga for Everyone (updated & expanded!)
Oct-Nov: Accessible Yoga Training with Jivana Heyman & guests
Nov-Dec: Making Pranayama Accessible (updated & expanded!)
December: Yoga for Disabled Folks with Rodrigo Souza
Want to study a topic with Accessible Yoga that isn't included in this list?
Click below to let us know via our interest list form.
What Our Students Are Saying
The core of yoga is accessibility
"The Accessible Yoga Training helped me discover that accessibility encompasses so many different dimensions -- physical, cognitive, emotional, financial, political -- and yet at the same time, the core of yoga is indeed accessibility."
-Daniel Choi, Accessible Yoga Training Online participant
It's truly for everyone
"The Accessible Yoga Training helped me discover my love of diving into and exploring yoga philosophy (and how it can be truly accessible)! It's felt a bit elusive to me, or like it was for more 'advanced, wiser' teachers, and I don't feel like that anymore. It's truly for everyone, teacher or student!"
-Sarah, Accessible Yoga Training Online participant
About the Accessible Yoga School
Accessible Yoga School was founded in the summer of 2020 by Jivana Heyman and Amber Karnes. This online school will:
- Address gatekeeping in yoga by platforming the voices of underestimated and marginalized teachers
- Address issues of white supremacy in yoga in all of its manifestations: racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, cultural appropriation, and more
- Provide quality education around equity issues in yoga, including practical tools from trustworthy sources to inform your teaching practice
- Offer this education in an even more accessible format: 100% online
