Accessible Yoga School Blog
Breathing Through the Kleysa
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 result [...
Reverent Intention: Resources for Yoga Activists
Yoga and social justice are inextricably connected.
If we hold it to be true that each of us is an interconnected piece of a larger whole, that we are yoked to one another as the Sanskrit word 'yoga'...
Decolonization Is an Active Praxis of Resistance
by Anjali Rao
Decolonization is a noun, an action, and a movement that is used very often in reference to multiple issues and contexts, from pedagogy in education, to healthcare and wellness, to pare...
Defining Yoga: Agency, Liberation & the Wisdom of Interconnectedness
by Anjali Rao
Yoga is samadhi, a state of union with the object of contemplation, states Vyasa. Yoga is collectedness, or samadhana, proclaims Shankara. Both of these ancient teachers are offering th...
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 practices....
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 tune in...
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 can...
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, multi-c...
Yoga and Activism
By Anjali Rao
How is yoga related to activism? Are you not moving away from the practice of yoga when you are “out there” being an activist? What does activism and yoga have in common? Is there anyth...
Why Yoga Has Always Been Political
By Jivana Heyman
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Since the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January, there has been a groundswell of voices from around the world joining together to denounce this violent movement by w...
