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 […]
Where: Mind Body Solutions YouTube Channel When: Saturday, April 22, 2023 / 10am CST What: Watch, practice, feel the work of Mind Body Solutions. Led by Matthew Sanford. Who: Open to everybody! Why: To help kick off our 10th annual Yogathon, supporting the adaptive yoga program at Mind Body Solutions.
Breathing is not easy for everyone, but it is essential…obviously. For many of us living with a wide array of disabilities, breathing cannot be relied upon as a default enlightenment tool. In this session, we share stories of breathing, singing, and of laughter. We also discuss the all-too-prevalent adaptive yoga assumption that the experience of […]
Heartspace We so often talk about the heartspace, or space around or behind the heart, in our yoga classes. As teachers, we address this sacred space with our own unique concept of why this area matters. Let’s talk about why this space is, or isn’t, important in your teaching. How do you bring the heartspace […]
Join us "off the mat" at a Team Adaptables meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at 1 PM CT. We gather for an hour to share experiences, gain fresh perspectives, and simply be among folks who "get it." There are no "tryouts" to make the Team. Simply being an MBS adaptive student living […]
Horizontal Meets Vertical Through yoga, we practice and teach how to live in all our horizontal and vertical spaces. How do you live and move in 3D and not compromise your dimension? Consider the Vitruvian man represented by a two-dimensional drawing but actually existing front to back, up to down, side to side, and into […]
Join us for this student led, drop in, 10 minute asana practice each month!
Supporting the Story Supporting the story of another is a gesture of shared humanity, something we always practice at Mind Body Solutions. How do you support the emerging stories of your adaptive yoga students? Intuitively, we know this goes way beyond our yoga practice as well. As we widen the definition of support, let’s talk […]
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 […]