234 How To Make Yoga Accessible For All: Interview With Jivana Heyman
Yoga in the Therapy Room: Tips for integrating trauma informed yoga · Chris McDonald, LCMHCS
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In this episode, we discuss ways to make yoga practices inclusive for diverse bodies, abilities, and experiences. We will explore various adaptations such as chair yoga, trauma-informed approaches, and functional movements to ensure every client feels welcome and empowered. Jivana shares his journey into yoga, the principles of Accessible Yoga, and practical tips for therapists to integrate yoga safely into their sessions. We also go over the importance of language, props, and maintaining a balance between instructional clarity and invitation. Listeners can learn a chair-based sun salutation practice and gain insights into available trainings and resources to further their skills in accessible yoga.
MEET Jivana Heyman
Jivana Heyman, C-IAYT, E-RYT500, 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 Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body; Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage & Compassion; and The Teacher's Guide to Accessible Yoga: Best Practices for Sharing Yoga with Every Body. His books, classes, and trainings support yoga teachers and yoga therapists in finding ways to bring creativity and collaboration into their teaching while still respecting the ancient yoga tradition
Find out more at Accessible Yoga School and connect with Jivana on Instagram
- Understanding accessible yoga
- The spectrum of yoga poses
- Using props for accessible yoga
- Exploring resistance in yoga
- Demonstrating Cobra Pose with a bolster
- Inclusive language and queuing in yoga
- Chair Yoga Sun Salutation
Connect With Me
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Explore the Yoga Basics for Therapists course—designed to help you confidently and ethically integrate yoga into therapy
Yoga Basics: The Therapist's Guide to Integrating Trauma-Informed Yoga into Sessions
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