The MBS community is ripe with experience and wisdom. It’s time to listen and share. Join this interactive, community conversation to hear stories (or share one) that express the wisdom gained along the road less traveled, that is, the road of living with a disability. This session includes an intentional yoga practice that aims to honor all […]
Ask Us Anything Join Bethany and Amy as they take on your most challenging questions, muddle through existential crises, and generally round out our year of exploring all things adaptive yoga! We may revisit lingering questions, take a gander at new ones, or anything in between as we celebrate this community and the opportunity to […]
Formerly Online Advanced Studies, this workshop builds on learning acquired in our Intro Series workshops. Come back for more interactive learning with Matthew as you revisit concepts such as being an effective yoga teacher, learning how to translate mind-body principles in online classes, and refining poses without physical reference. Day 2 takes you deeply into […]
Mondays 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 a wheelchair. These […]
Saturdays Ongoing Online 10:00AM Central Time 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 […]
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Self - Actualizing
Self Actualizing This session will focus on how you help a student step into their own practice, their own story, their own voice. As a teacher, you start with openness and humility. You look for opportunities for collaboration and encourage mutual feedback. You notice and acknowledge the evolution of the student in their own practice. […]
In this second installment of Stories for a Better Life, we continue sharing identity stories with a slightly different emphasis. In Part I, we shared our evolving identify stories for living with our disabilities – from victimhood to survivorship to stories that neither prioritize nor deny identifying in terms of disability. Watch Part I here. In Part […]
Sequencing Does it matter in what order we introduce poses or sensations in our adaptive classes? Does sequencing affect the experience for the students? In this session we’ll address those questions, as well as others, as we discuss why we sequence yoga practices and how this may be of benefit for our adaptive students. Come […]
Join seasoned meditation practitioners Jennie Ross and Nancy Boler for an online meditation class on Fridays starting January 15th. This class is open to all levels of meditation practice – from beginner to experienced. Together we will explore different meditation techniques that help us gain increased awareness of the mind and its relationship to the […]
Shaping Community We practice the yoga of asana but also the yoga of community. In any class, we learn about one another, share ideas, and recommend books or movies or gardening tips. We ask questions, listen, and participate as a community. Let’s come together and discuss how shaping community is as important as any shape […]