Accessible Yoga School Blog

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 some yoga teachers talk about...

By Jivana Heyman

I’ve had so many people tell me, “I’m not flexible enough to do yoga.” Of course, flexibility doesn’t really have anything to do with yoga! So hearing this over and over can be incre...

"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 have...

By kelley nicole palmer

 Change is coming—what do we need to imagine as we prepare for it?... How do we practice increasing ease with what it is? Change happens. Change is definitely going to happe...

By Jivana Heyman

According to British writer Angela Carter,

“Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.”

As yoga teachers, we may be wor...

“What we’re really looking at in the training is how we can move forward—forward into a yoga that is accessible, equitable, and effective for anyone who is interested in practicing.”  - Jivana Heym...

By Jivana Heyman

I’ve had so many people tell me, “I’m not flexible enough to do yoga.” Of course, flexibility doesn’t really have anything to do with yoga! So hearing this over and over can be incre...