We often hear about the importance of practicing the fullness of yoga—all Eight Limbs—but how do we actually do that?
In this course, we’ll take a journey through the Eight Limbs, exploring the power of yoga’s step-by-step approach to self-realization. This includes yoga’s ethical teachings to help build a strong self-practice and become more established in the fullness of the practice. In particular, we’ll look at the role of asana in preparing for the subtle practices, and how to find accessible and gentle ways into pranayama and meditation.
Patanjali offers the Eight Limbs of Yoga as a path for cultivating wisdom and inner knowing. Each limb offers essential teachings and practices that are often overlooked in contemporary practice, such as pratyahara (sense withdrawal). This exploration will also support us in becoming more effective yoga teachers, as we explore ways to integrate the Eight Limbs in our classes.
Join Jivana Heyman for expansive and inspiring exploration of the Eight Limbs of Yoga to support relaxation, nervous system regulation, meditation, and spiritual unfolding.
Course recordings and resources will also be available for registrants to access via our online course portal for a whole year!
In this course, you'll discover:
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A holistic approach to yoga practiced based on the Eight Limbs of Yoga from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
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How important ethics are for personal and spiritual growth
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Safe and effective ways to incorporate pranayama and meditation into your practice
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The power of pratyahara, sense withdrawal, in a world that is constantly pulling at our attention
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The role of asana in a comprehensive yoga practice
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An understanding of basic anatomy and physiology of breathing
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Trauma-informed breathing practices and meditation techniques
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Neurodiversity-friendly subtle practices
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Nervous system regulation, relaxation, and how to deepen your practice and teaching
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How to build a personal practice of pranayama and meditation
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The power of the Eight Limbs to connect deeply with yourself
COURSE OVERVIEW & SCHEDULE
Accessible Pranayama & Meditation: Exploring the Eight Limbs of Yoga is a 16-hour LIVE online training, led by Accessible Yoga founder, Jivana Heyman.
All sessions will be live auto-captioned and recorded. Enrollment includes access to captioned course recordings and resources for 1 year.
November 13 - December 11, 2025
*includes a break for the holidays - no class on Thursday November 27th
Mondays & Thursdays (8 sessions total)
11am-1pm PT (USA) | 2pm-4pm ET (USA) | 7pm-9pm GMT (UK)
6am-8am (Tues & Fri) AEDT (AUS)
(convert to your local time-zone)
*Session 1 will be available as a FREE course preview
Session 1 (FREE PREVIEW)
Thursday November 13th, 2025
11am-1pm PT | 2pm-4pm ET
Yama: Ethics as a Yoga Practice
with Jivana Heyman
In this session we’ll explore:
- An overview of yoga’s ethical principles
- How ethics are the key to meditation
- How ethics naturally lead to accessibility
- Personal growth through ethical practice
- The physiology of the breath
- The true breath—pranayama starts with honest exploration
- Practice: Nadi Suddhi, turning within & “Yes” Meditation
Join the first session of Accessible Pranayama & Meditation as a FREE course preview
If you are curious about this new 8-part online course with Jivana Heyman, we invite you to join the first session as a FREE course preview.
Enter your details below to register to receive access to this 2-hour session with Jivana Heyman, Yama: Ethics as a Yoga Practice, on November 13th, as a preview of the full course. (If you are unable to join live, that's okay! Registration for this free course preview will also include access to the captioned replay).
Session 2
Monday November 17th, 2025
11am-1pm PT | 2pm-4pm ET
Niyama: Service & Self-Care
with Jivana Heyman
In this session we’ll explore:
- Exploring purity of mind
- Contentment as a practice
- Practicing yoga in action: discipline, reflection & surrender
- Building a full pranayama practice
- Practice: Multiple grounding points meditation
Session 3
Thursday November 20th, 2025
11am-1pm PT | 2pm-4pm ET
Asana: Meditation on the Body
with Jivana Heyman
In this session we’ll explore:
- Asana as meditation
- Finding a focus in asana
- The body as a field for exploration
- Dirga Swasam, feeling the breath
- Practice: Moving into stillness meditation
BREAK FOR HOLIDAYS - No class Thursday November 27th
Session 4
Monday November 24th, 2025
11am-1pm PT | 2pm-4pm ET (2 Hours)
Pranayama: The Breath as a Guide
with Jivana Heyman
In this session we’ll explore:
- The breath as the link between body and mind
- Understanding the nervous system
- Exploring the subtle body
- Practice: Ujjayi, whispering breath & “Who am I?” meditation
Session 5
Monday December 1st, 2025
11am-1pm PT | 2pm-4pm ET (2 Hours)
Pratyahara: The Senses as a Pathway to Practice
with Jivana Heyman
In this session we’ll explore:
- Finding a path to meditation
- Pratyahara as a practice of non-attachment
- Structuring a meditation practice
- Practice: Brahmari with Shanmukhi Mudra & meditation on the senses
Session 6
Thursday December 4th, 2025
11am-1pm PT | 2pm-4pm ET
Dharana: Finding Your Focus
with Jivana Heyman
In this session we’ll explore:
- Understanding yoga meditation
- The many paths of yoga meditation
- Choosing your focus according to the Yoga Sutras
- Practice: Using a mala to support mantra
Session 7
Monday December 8th, 2025
11am-1pm PT | 2pm-4pm ET
Dhyana: Yoga Meditation
with Jivana Heyman
In this session we’ll explore:
- Meditation as a flow state
- Overcoming obstacles with meditation
- The paths of yoga meditation, bhakti, jnana, raja, hatha & karma
- Practice: Tradak, gazing meditation
Session 8
Thursday December 11th, 2025
11am-1pm PT | 2pm-4pm ET
Samadhi: Uniting with All
with Jivana Heyman
In this session we’ll explore:
- Building a personal practice through love and ritual
- Practicing in nature, walking meditation
- Yoga meditation as service and self-care
- Practice: Yoga Nidra
"The Making Pranayama Accessible course helped me to discover that there are many ways to incorporate and bring breath into my teaching in a way that is not only accessible but there is so much freedom in trying to teach pranayama that is inviting and meets people where they are at. I really enjoyed the course, I felt it was accessible and approachable."
– Rebecca Price, Course Graduate
"This training was so wonderful and really expanded my understanding of pranayama. ...I feel more confident adding pranayama to the classes I am teaching. I also feel more confident incorporating pranayama into my personal practice. The course offered me practices that I can begin using right away. Also, I really appreciated learning more of the philosophy behind the practices. Thank you so much!"
–Teresa Dixon-Asbury, Course Graduate
ENROLL NOW
Accessible Pranayama & Meditation:
Exploring the Eight Limbs of Yoga
with Jivana Heyman
November 13 - December 11, 2025
*includes a break for the holidays - no class Thursday November 27th
11am-1pm PT | 2pm-4pm ET | 7pm-9pm GMT (UK)
6am-8am (Tues & Fri) AEDT (AUS)
(convert to your local time-zone)
Tuition for this 8-part live, online training is $299-$499 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 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.
UPFRONT PAYMENT
Single upfront payment.
Includes 16 hours of live online training, plus 1 year of access to recordings and resources
Community Rate
$299 USD
Sustainer Rate
$399 USD
Supporter Rate
$499 USD
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).
Includes 16 hours of live online training, plus 1 year of access to recordings and resources
Community Rate
3-Month Payment Plan
$99.67 USD x 3
Sustainer Rate
3-Month Payment Plan
$133 USD x 3
Supporter Rate
3-Month Payment Plan
$166.34 USD x 3
PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
If our tiered pricing and payment plan options are financially inaccessible, please click here to access our partial scholarship application form.
"This course helped me to discover that, if you can breathe, you can practice pranayama, and you're not doing it wrong. I also loved all of the yoga philosophy, very much, and the lesson on making peace with death. I've woken up with purpose and hope that i'm doing something, learning something, that could potentially change my life and those I love and will share it with. I've filled 2 notebooks with Jivana's wisdom and will go back to them regularly. Thank you so so much for allowing me to be a part of this training. I'm going to miss it! I've learnt so much."
– Course Graduate
"This was a wonderful offering. I am always so inspired with Jivana's teachings, his knowledge, his candor, his humour.
I have taken Pranayam trainings before but this one resonated with me, how to make it accessible and what works and what doesn't.
The area of the bandhas really helped me as I always found it confusing and intense taught on the exhale. I personally never teach it, but now I may. In gratitude."
–Sandy Jones, Course Graduate
Course Facilitator: 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.
Connect with Jivana:
www.jivanaheyman.com | @jivanaheyman | facebook.com/jivanaheyman