Our Approach

At Mind Body Solutions, we are redefining the fundamental nature of ability and disability. We are developing a mind-body approach for people living with disabilities and their caregivers based on the following beliefs:

• Disability is best understood, lived with and approached as a mind-body issue.
• Deepening the connection between mind and body positively transforms the experience of living with a disability in practical and tangible ways.
• Mind-body awareness is best taught through personal relationships — meaning connecting mind and body is essential for both people living with a disability and their caregivers.
• The mind-body relationship is reciprocal in nature. The mind teaches the body and the body teaches the mind — this insight is crucial for our approach to benefit someone living with a disability.
• People living with disabilities have unique and powerful insights to share about the interaction between minds and bodies.

We believe the mind-body insights that come from yoga poses are accessible to everyone. We adapt yoga by teaching the experience created through each pose, giving our students access to a level of mind-body sensation not affected by their disability. This approach to adaptive yoga has a wide range of benefits including:

• Increased strength, balance and flexibility — both mental and physical
• Rhythm, an inward sense of direction and the ability to move through life in a more integrated way
• The capacity to live more fully within the body
• An enhanced ability to manage stress
• A deepened sense of connection with others
• Hope and a renewed sense of freedom

We subsidize the cost of group classes, one-on-one instruction and workshops for those living with a disability.