Accessible Yoga School Blog

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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The Connection Between Yoga & Activism [Podcast 039]

In Episode 39 of the Accessible Yoga Podcast, Amber Karnes sits down with Anjali Rao to discuss the connection between yoga and activism. Anjali Rao is a yoga teacher, social justice activist,...

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