Networking Session What are you up to? Are you online or in studio or both? Where in the world are you teaching? What projects do you have in the pipeline? Do you have ideas and tips to you want to pass along to each other? This session is a chance to share your work and […]
Too often, living with a disability is like being in a community of one, even among our closest friends and family. Often our loved ones are the worst listeners because they want to help so badly. This problem of not being heard only amplifies when we interact with the culture at large…and we also know […]
Don’t Forget about Boundary! Boundary feels good! In this session we’ll talk about why the sensation of boundary, whether physical or metaphysical, helps reveal the benefits of a yoga pose and deepen the experience of our students. What sensations emerge from a sense of boundary? How do you integrate Boundary into your teaching? Bring your […]
Wisdom of Disability Matthew Sanford has called living with a disability the “road less travelled” and points out that unique wisdom can be gained along that path. Have a lively, interactive conversation with MBS faculty and students about the relationship between disability and our perceptions of body and mind.
Yoga in a Healthcare Setting Join Amy, along with other healthcare providers, as we talk about incorporating yogic principles into healthcare settings. We’ll discuss the need for a more holistic approach to care, barriers that remain despite increased interest and demand, success stories, implementation strategies, and how this can nourish the providers as well.
To riff off of a famous Rumi quote, Beyond mind and body, there is a field. I will meet disability and trauma there. Anyone who lives with disability and trauma knows firsthand that its effects are beyond physical and psychological, even beyond emotional. The experience occurs at a nearly indescribable nexus of different threads within […]
Authenticity as a Teacher Finding your own words and showing up authentically is a lifelong practice as a teacher. Sometimes in our efforts to provide the best experience for our students, we feel less than authentic. Is it a lack of confidence, experience, knowledge? Will acquiring more knowledge remedy our feelings of inadequacy? Join Bethany […]
Play with the four core sensations in this year's Sandbox! First up - Grounding! The sensation of grounding is fundamental to moving safely through a yoga pose and practice. It is also essential to creating a cohesive and supportive class environment and community. How can we as adaptive yoga teachers facilitate the sensation of grounding […]
Thursdays - Ongoing Online This class is for individuals living with mobility disabilities such as partial or total paralysis, amputation, spinal cord injury, severe arthritis, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, brain injury, spina bifida and cerebral palsy. Adaptive class participants must be able to follow simple instructions. We welcome students who do and do not use […]
We are a team of superheroes who identify living with a disability as a fundamental feature of their lives. We believe that DISability does not mean UNability, but rather, it is ability that has traveled through the worlds of shadow and reflection. We believe that disability creates wisdom and needs to be shared. We meet virtually on the first […]
Yoga, Disability and Transformation Session 1 March 13 | 11AM Central Time Obviously, living with trauma, loss, or disability are different experiences. And yet they also share similarities. Within the disability community, we run the gamut. Some of us live with overt trauma, some with more overt disabilities, and all of us have experienced various […]
While it may seem abstract, the sensation of expansion serves as one of the most practical of the core sensations. Practicing how to move into and through the world with a sense of bodily integrity, coherence and expansion is vital to a person’s sense of belonging and purpose. Let’s fill the vessel of our bodies […]