Accessible Yoga School Blog
How can we make real change in the world?
by Jivana Heyman
One of the biggest misunderstandings that I've faced over the course of my teaching career is the idea that I'm trying to make yoga accessible by adapting or modifying the...
Why "accessible" yoga
by Jivana Heyman
In a way, the story of Accessible Yoga began thousands of years ago with the first yoga practitioner who sat on a blanket instead of in the dirt. Or with the first yogis...
Being with Discomfort
“Sometimes when we’re talking about things like racism or systems of oppression, regardless of the identities we may be holding, there’s a resistance to the discomfort these...
Chair Yoga is a Revolutionary Practice
By Jivana Heyman
Excerpted from Jivana’s upcoming book, Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage & Compassion (to be released November 2021).
I know it sounds a little strange, but...
Practicing Eagle Pose in Bed
“When you're doing a bed practice, you have to be very sensitive to the lack of resistance—the body can kind of sink into the mattress, and that can be a real issue.”
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Accessible Language: What's Wrong with 'Modifications'?
“The language we use can be education in and of itself. We teach through our words.” —Jivana Heyman
In this short video, Jivana discusses the topic of language and how we as...
Engagement, community building, and boundaries in yoga marketing
By Tristan Katz
Remember when we used to refer to our activity on social media platforms as ‘social networking?’ Maybe I’m aging myself with that reference. But somehow, amidst...
Yoga Marketing 101
As yoga teachers, when it comes to marketing, we need to do more than simply share news about our upcoming class schedule. Sure that's a great way to keep our current students informed, but it's...
Making your marketing accessible FOR YOU
By Tristan Katz
Marketing, like yoga, is a practice. We can engage in it mindfully or we can check out and go through the motions. When we lean into mindful marketing, we can find flow—we can...
Why “justice-focused” marketing?
By Tristan Katz
So many of us struggle with feeling like marketing is a narcissistic, icky, self-involved thing that we have to do in order to grow our work and reach new clients and students. It...
