FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP
Finding Our Mountains:
Making Grounding Poses Accessible for Disabled Students
with Rodrigo Souza
Monday May 12th, 2025
9am-10am Pacific | 12pm-1pm Eastern | 5pm-6pm BST (UK)
(click to convert to your local time-zone)
*If you can't attend live, don't worry!
We'll share the replay within 24-48 hours after the event.
Many folks talk about attaining “perfect alignment” in yoga, but the true essence of “perfect alignment” lies in creating a sense of safety within our students' bodies, especially when it comes to teaching disabled students.
Grounding poses play a powerful role in guiding us to discover our center of gravity and inspiring a safe and transformative practice.
In this FREE workshop, we’ll discover and embody our center of gravity through the grounding pose Tadasana (Mountain Pose). Tadasana exists within every pose, serving as the foundational posture that gently reconnects us to our body. It allows us to ground ourselves in love and prepare to move consciously and safely, which is essential when facilitating yoga with folks with disabilities.
In this 60-minute session, we will embark on a creative exploration, discovering ways to nurture the profound sensation of grounding within ourselves and our students through Tadasana. We’ll explore:
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How you can support someone in a wheelchair to experience the sensation of grounding
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How to find center and ground in Mountain Pose
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Ways you can use props to facilitate the experience of grounding
Let's discover mountains and explore these questions together!
Rodrigo will conclude the session by also sharing about the curriculum of his upcoming course, Yoga for Disabled Folks: Accessible & Adaptive Practices for Those with Limited Mobility & Wheelchair Users - which begins May 29th, 2025.
We'll also be giving away a FREE place in the upcoming 10-hour Yoga for Disabled Folks online course to one lucky workshop participant, so we invite you to join Rodrigo live for his workshop on May 12th for your chance to win!
Enter your details below to register for Finding Our Mountains: Making Grounding Poses Accessible for Disabled Students - a FREE workshop with Rodrigo Souza.
FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP
Finding Our Mountains:
Making Grounding Poses Accessible for Disabled Students
with Rodrigo Souza
Monday May 12th, 2025
9am-10am PDT | 12pm-1pm EDT
5pm-6pm BST (UK)
(convert to your local time-zone)
*If you can't attend live, don't worry!
We'll share the replay within 24-48 hours after the event.
Many folks talk about attaining “perfect alignment” in yoga, but the true essence of “perfect alignment” lies in creating a sense of safety within our students' bodies, especially when it comes to teaching disabled students.
Grounding poses play a powerful role in guiding us to discover our center of gravity and inspiring a safe and transformative practice.
In this FREE workshop, we’ll discover and embody our center of gravity through the grounding pose Tadasana (Mountain Pose). Tadasana exists within every pose, serving as the foundational posture that gently reconnects us to our body. It allows us to ground ourselves in love and prepare to move consciously and safely, which is essential when facilitating yoga with folks with disabilities.
In this 60-minute session, we will embark on a creative exploration, discovering ways to nurture the profound sensation of grounding within ourselves and our students through Tadasana. We’ll explore:
-
How you can support someone in a wheelchair to experience the sensation of grounding
-
How to find center and ground in Mountain Pose
-
Ways you can use props to facilitate the experience of grounding
Let's discover mountains and explore these questions together!
Rodrigo will conclude the session by also sharing about the curriculum of his upcoming course, Yoga for Disabled Folks: Accessible & Adaptive Practices for Those with Limited Mobility & Wheelchair Users - which begins May 29th, 2025.
We'll also be giving away a FREE place in the upcoming 10-hour Yoga for Disabled Folks online course to one lucky workshop participant, so we invite you to join Rodrigo live for his workshop on May 12th for your chance to win!
Enter your details below to register for Finding Our Mountains: Making Grounding Poses Accessible for Disabled Students - a FREE workshop with Rodrigo Souza.
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INTRODUCING RODRIGO SOUZA
Rodrigo Souza (he/him) is an Adaptive and Accessible Yoga teacher, who is passionate about helping people who have experienced trauma and disabilities. Rodrigo himself has faced significant challenges, having suffered a severe spinal cord injury due to a fall accident, which left him completely paralysed from the chest down. However, he didn't let his condition define him, and instead, he decided to take charge of his recovery and optimise his long-term well-being.
Through his Allihopa Accessible & Adaptive Virtual Yoga Studio, Rodrigo has created a safe and welcoming space for people worldwide with diverse abilities to practice yoga and find healing. He also teaches for several non-profits, community centres, and newly injured people in an Active Rehabilitation Center in Sweden.
He also leads a monthly Ambassador Mentorship program for Accessible Yoga teachers, emphasising creating a robust and supportive community for those seeking to bring Yoga to marginalised groups. The program is designed to infuse their Yoga careers with purpose and meaning by serving the underserved with love and compassion.
Connect with Rodrigo:
www.allihopayoga.com | @allihopayoga
INTRODUCING
RODRIGO SOUZA
Rodrigo Souza (he/him) is an Adaptive and Accessible Yoga teacher, who is passionate about helping people who have experienced trauma and disabilities. Rodrigo himself has faced significant challenges, having suffered a severe spinal cord injury due to a fall accident, which left him completely paralysed from the chest down. However, he didn't let his condition define him, and instead, he decided to take charge of his recovery and optimise his long-term well-being.
Through his Allihopa Accessible & Adaptive Virtual Yoga Studio, Rodrigo has created a safe and welcoming space for people worldwide with diverse abilities to practice yoga and find healing. He also teaches for several non-profits, community centres, and newly injured people in an Active Rehabilitation Center in Sweden.
He also leads a monthly Ambassador Mentorship program for Accessible Yoga teachers, emphasising creating a robust and supportive community for those seeking to bring Yoga to marginalised groups. The program is designed to infuse their Yoga careers with purpose and meaning by serving the underserved with love and compassion.
Connect with Rodrigo:
www.allihopayoga.com | @allihopayoga
