Accessible Yoga School Blog
Why It’s Time to Rethink “Trauma Informed” Yoga
by Sangeeta Vallabhan
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Trauma describes any number of adverse or bad experiences that fall into the realm of the human experience. There’s so much of it, especially these days, and people are seeki...
3 Trauma-Informed Breathing Cues
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 isn’t...
Do you use possessive pronouns when teaching yoga?
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 using possessi...
Transcending Trauma With Yoga - Zabie Yamasaki [Podcast 037]
In Episode 37 of the Accessible Yoga Podcast, Jivana Heyman sits down with Zabie Yamasaki, M.Ed., RYT. Zabie is the director of Trauma Informed Programs at UCLA and is the Founder of Transcending Sexu...
