In case you don’t know, Jivana is the founder and director of Accessible Yoga, an organization dedicated to increasing access to the yoga teachings and supporting yoga teachers. He’s the author of the books: Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body; Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage & Compassion; and a new book, The Teacher's Guide to Accessible Yoga: Best Practices for Sharing Yoga with Every Body. His books, classes, and trainings offer support to yoga teachers and yoga therapists in finding ways to bring creativity and collaboration into their teaching while still respecting the ancient yoga tradition.
Check out the other two episodes with Jivana:
70: Yoga, Human Rights, and Accessibility with Jivana Heyman
105: Yoga And Social Justice with Jivana Heyman
In this episode you’ll hear:
how Jivana recommends we balance tradition and innovation in asana
how teachers can innovate in a way that honors the roots of yoga
some thoughts on the abuse present in so many lineages and why ethics creates accessibility
the specific skills that yoga teachers can learn to make their offerings accessible to everyone
the inherent power imbalance between student and teacher
how we can use language to make the practice invitational AND clear
the kinds of support Jivana recommend yoga teachers find
the recurring teaching nightmare that both Jivana and I have!!
Learn More From Jivana:
Accessible Yoga School
The Teacher's Guide to Accessible Yoga Book
130: Coming Home To Ourselves with Miles Borrero
128: Neurology Is The Missing Link In Movement Education with Missy Bunch
127: Q+A Private Lesson: Body Stuff, Business Stuff And Dharma Teaching #4
126: Loving Kindness + Active Backbends (Practice with Francesca!)
BONUS: Inclusive Yoga Illustrations with Harmony Willow Hansen
125: How To Create And Lead Your Own Teacher Training with Cyndi Lee
124: Yoga and Dominant Culture with Anjali Rao
123: The Yoga Sutras with Vikram Jeet Singh
122: A Week In My Life (Updated for 2023!)
121: How To Teach When You're Not Feeling Inspired
120: Poses We're Not Teaching Anymore (A Sangha Convo!)
119: All About My Morning Routine (And Suggestions For Yours!)
118: My Group Class Planning Process
117: Yoga for Seniors with Chintamani Kansas
116: Integrating Buddha Dharma and Asana with Meredith Witte- Live Mentoring Session
115: The Case For Teaching Leveled Classes
114: Pelvic Health in Yoga Classes with Shannon Crow
113: How To Respond To Students Who Want "Correct" Alignment with Ariele Foster
112: How To Find New Private Clients with Mary Reddinger
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