Join the Accessible Yoga Movement!
Accessible Yoga is an international advocacy organization focusing
on sharing yoga with all. The Accessible Yoga Training focuses on
how to make the yoga teachings available to everyone, regardless of
their level of physical ability. We'll focus on creating integrated
Accessible Yoga classes where all students can practice together.
We’ll explore the many ways that yoga practice can be variated to
suit students with disabilities and physical challenges as well as
seniors.
We'll consider how to make our classes welcoming to everyone, and
to approach students in a trauma-informed way. You'll learn sample
Accessible Yoga classes, chair yoga classes, and even bed yoga
classes. We'll also look at ways of bringing the yoga teachings and
meditation into your classes, and how all of yoga can be used to
support health and healing for every body. We'll review some common
medical conditions so that you have a basic understanding of these
issues.
This course includes 9 additional hours of required pre-course
homework that is to be completed before the start of the course.
Graduates of the program become Accessible Yoga Ambassadors and
connect with a network of Accessible Yoga teachers and students
around the world. Participants who have completed a 200-hour yoga
teacher training will receive 30 Yoga Alliance CE hours.
Limited scholarships are available; apply here. Application deadline for scholarships is September 1, 2020.