Spring of Love Class Students will practice seated dynamic yoga while sitting in a chair. In a one-hour class, students will use alignment/props to create space in the poses, to safely challenge the body and the mind, and to honor the unique experiences of awareness and connection present in Asana. Email Jess for info and […]
We're Christie and Sarah Leyla, two UK-based teachers striving to make the teachings of yoga accessible and inclusive to all. We're passionate about equity and safety in a yoga class, and we love to co-teach Hatha yoga classes offering both standing and seated options and variations. We believe that asanas (poses) are there to serve […]
People living with disabilities must “accept” a wide variety of things: their condition, their limitations, marginalization, discrimination, patronizing, invisibility, well-intending people who say horrible things, stairs, stares, pity, and on and on. The problem is that the transformation of disability requires something more organic than psychological acceptance. Disability contains an underlying energy that can be […]
“Say a little, but not too much.” This is a practical lesson that people living with disabilities have learned through experience. Even when curious and asking a question, “able-bodied” people can only take in the truth of our lives in fleeting moments. By about the third sentence, subtle head nods and frozen smiles begin to say, “I stopped […]
Put The World Down For A While Meditation is a time to simply stop and turn our attention inward. It is a time to notice how we are feeling, notice where we carry tension, and learn that it is possible to relax. Putting aside our usual responsibilities and spending time being fully present with our […]
‘Standing Standing/Still Standing’ is a short documentary that captures the real-time transformations of three people for whom a paraplegic yoga instructor with an unconventional method is a last hope. Watch the film: Saturday, Nov 13th 12:00pm ET / 11:00am CT / 9:00am PT Live Q&A after the film with: Matthew Sanford, Founder and President of […]
Join Matthew and our adaptive yoga community as we begin creating an open-ended letter to our culture at large. This lively, fun, and well-intending conversation briefly revisits this year's previous themes while also offering advice and insights about the universal experience of living with a disability. The inspiration for this dialogue comes from an old […]
Join Matthew Sanford as he discusses body-centered treatment strategies with some of the most important voices in the field of trauma recovery. December 4, 2021 @ 9:30 am – 5:00 pm ET – Live | Virtual Event | 6 CE credits This interactive, all-day, 4-part workshop features an array of leading, trauma-centered practitioners in the […]
Join Mind Body Solutions founder Matthew Sanford for this interactive 3-day online workshop, discovering ways to open yoga to people of every ability. Explore your personal yoga practice from a new perspective, appreciate how simple core principles apply to all bodies, and practice the application of these concepts to floor, seated, and standing postures. Teaching […]
Touch lies on a continuum but shares a fundamental theme: all touch includes an exchange of energy. Join Matthew for a conversation with Dr. Sarah Brindle. Dr. Brindle is a rehabilitation psychologist with special expertise in disability and sexuality. She practices at the VA in Long Beach California. This conversation branches out into the continuum of mind-body […]
No Standing? No Worries! We can’t seem to get enough of standing poses! But how do we share them with our students who are seated? In this session we’ll identify and practice the sensations that keep us coming back to standing poses over and over. Bring your props and your imagination as we pull apart […]