MBS describes balance as ‘an equal distribution of presence in the body’. This month we will discuss ways we’ve found to teach and share this presence with our students (that doesn’t involve standing on our heads!). We will also dive into savasana – how can this be practiced as a balancing pose? What are some […]
Yoga, Disability and Transformation Session 2 May 8 | 11AM What happens when your disability is not obvious, when people cannot see it, and don’t believe in the difficulty of your experience? And let’s be honest, even people who live with more overt disabilities live with other unseen issues that nobody sees. Join our community […]
Rhythm has the potential to alight the body with joy. It is also the sensation that is often most affected by trauma, loss and disability. Finding ways to infuse your classes with rhythm is a study in finding joy and supporting your student’s own personal rhythm and pace. Let’s talk about it! To help prepare, […]
Navigating trauma, loss and disability requires an enormous amount of will. Willfulness can also lead to burnout and fatigue, and sometimes even injury. How do we as yoga teachers honor this in our students while also offering other ways to explore an adaptive yoga practice? The peaks and valleys of this discussion will be better […]
Next to Mountain pose, downward facing dog is one of the most familiar poses to most people. If we had to bet, we would put our money on finding a downward dog in most yoga classes. We would also bet that helping your student create a sustainable home practice is one of the most challenging […]
People living with trauma, loss, and disability are often also living in an adversarial relationship with their bodies. Many may not realize how complicated and fatiguing this relationship can be. Developing active awareness in our subtle body through our practice can help by illuminating the possibility of a more compassionate and empathetic relationship with our […]
Yoga, Disability and Transformation Session 3 September 11 | 11AM While there has been improvement in the extent to which people with disabilities are heard within the culture at large, we are still perceived through the lens of limiting stereotypes. We are gaining voice but without true voice. This happens within our families, friends, jobs, […]
Our students live with an altered mind-body relationship. This can often manifest as a disconnection or dissociation from the body. The use of props, reference and boundary can support a safe return to the body and an opportunity to dialogue with the parts of the body that may be quiet. How do you use props, […]
Whether and how you will touch your students is a very important discussion for all yoga teachers. This month’s session will focus on this dialogue; why you might offer reference for your students, why you might not and how to use reference to reveal as opposed to “fixing” a pose. Here's an MBS Teaching Technique […]
Most yoga teachers are taught to instruct very particular ways of breathing in a yoga sequence. This may not work or be safe for people living with certain conditions. How do we invite breath into our adaptive yoga teaching? What role does breath play in supporting the ongoing evolution of a student’s practice?
Yoga, Disability and Transformation Session 4 November 20 | 11AM Can the experience of disability be healed? Does it need to be? What would it look like? Join our community’s discussion of what healing means in the context of disability. Hear real life stories of experiences small and large in which healing occurs. Our shared […]
Bring your favorite lines, poems, cues and anything else wordy to this discussion of how we use language in our classes. We will also discuss how we respond to the stories we hear our students tell.