Accessible Yoga School Blog

by Jivana Heyman

We can make our pranayama practices more accessible through a better understanding of the breath. Here, three trauma-informed breathing cues to inform your teaching.

1. Bigger...

by Jivana Heyman

Here’s a poem I often return to when thinking about the breath. Kabir clarifies the importance of the breath in spiritual practice, answering the timeless question,...

by Jivana Heyman

In one of the most poetic passages of his Yoga Sutras, Patanjali explains that pranayama, the breathing practices, allow our inner light, or spirit, to shine. He says, “As a...

by Jivana Heyman

1. Celebrate your breath.

If you’re breathing, you’re doing it right. Starting with this affirmation can completely shift our experience of breathing practices. On the...

by M Camellia

This morning I woke up feeling chilly. I made myself a hot cup of coffee and went about my morning routine. Somewhere along the way, I set my coffee down, and when I next went to take...

"If we are going to move it forward, stop leaning into performative allyship, and really build solidarity and community in an authentic way, we’re gonna have to think about it from a new...

by Jivana Heyman

Our primary tool when teaching yoga is our language, and the words we choose are essential in sharing the heart of the teachings. Many of us have been trained to avoid...

"Our job as accessible yoga teachers is to see through the veil of ableism, to understand that yoga is something that is already accessible to everyone. The essential concepts of yoga are that we...

by Jivana Heyman

As yoga teachers, we need to help our students find safe and effective ways to practice whether it’s online or in person. One of the most helpful ways of doing this is to...

by Jivana Heyman

I’m always curious about the ways that the term “accessible yoga” is understood and translated by the yoga community. What I’ve noticed recently is that...