Have you been diagnosed with a hypermobility disorder, work with hypermobile yoga students, or are you just curious to know what “hypermobility” is all about? This workshop is for you!

Come celebrate Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) and Ehler Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Awareness Month this May by learning more about these conditions, how to safely modify your own yoga practice if you have a hypermobile body, or, if you are an instructor, how to support your hypermobile students.

 

Alex will provide a brief introduction to HSD and EDS and practical tips and takeaways for modifying the physical practice of yoga for a hypermobile body and for teaching hypermobile students. She will then lead a hypermobility-sensitive yoga class suitable for all levels of yoga experience, including instruction on how to utilize props to support and stabilize your practice. Class will conclude with a relaxing guided meditation to invite acceptance of ourselves and our bodies just as they are.

 

Alex is a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, certified sound healer, and reiki practitioner. Alex is not a medical professional and cannot diagnose, treat, or provide medical advice to folks with HSD or EDS; however, she brings a wealth of lived experience as a person with EDS. Yoga has been a tremendous source of strength, grounding, and peace during Alex's chronic health journey and she is eager to share how this practice can benefit others with hypermobility disorders.