Accessible Yoga Association
Monthly Programs
Workshops | Asana Classes | Community Forums
Eligible for CEUs through Yoga Alliance & IAYT.
Replays will be made available for those who cannot attend live. Captions available.
Organized around a monthly theme, our monthly programs offer professional education for making yoga accessible to under-resourced and underserved communities as well as addressing other obstacles to accessibility. Our programs include a monthly Workshop, Asana Class, and Community Forum. We also offer podcasts, newsletters, social media posts, and blog posts related to our monthly themes.
Learn
The Workshop focuses on detailed educational information. Come prepared to learn an overview of the theme and learn practical application skills for working with the community or area of focus.
Practice
The Asana Class offers a sample class with safe and effective practices for the community or area we are focusing on.
Networking
The Community Forum offers an opportunity for professional networking in the area we are focused on. This includes a discussion of best practices, educational referrals, and networking with other yoga professionals.
December 2021: Pain Care & Yoga
Asana Class
Cultivating Self-Compassion and Ease:
Yoga for People with Persistent Pain
Asana Class with Shelly Prosko
Monday, December 13th, 2021
10am-11am PST (Los Angeles)
1pm-2pm EST (New York)
(Replay available for registrants)
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“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete” ~Jack Kornfield
Yoga practices and teachings are rooted in compassion and regular practice can enhance our capacity for compassion, including self-compassion. Self-compassion and movement have each been shown to improve many aspects of our physiology and psycho-emotional health and can positively influence our pain experience. However, movement can also increase pain. How we move, the context within which we move, and the language we use in our self-talk or to guide people in pain during movement are all essential to consider for a safe and easeful yoga practice.
Join Shelly for this pain-informed asana class where she will guide you through a variety of yoga practices including awareness, breathing, and mindful movement, using Pain Care Aware movement guidelines, with a focus on the theme of self-compassion.
Recommended props: a comfortable space to lie down, chair, 2 blankets or large bath/beach towels, 2 pillows or a bolster, any other props you know you often like to use.
Shelly Prosko (she/her)
Tiered pricing to reflect your financial situation.
Discounted Bundle available to attend all three events (Workshop, Class, and Community Forum)
Workshop
Teaching Yoga for Pain Care
Workshop with Elaine Oyang
Wednesday December 22nd, 2021
2pm-3:30pm Pacific (Los Angeles)
5pm-6:30pm Eastern (New York)
(Replay available for registrants)
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Pain, of all dimensions, is a shared human experience. Yet, pain is not very well understood, and current treatments rely mostly on pharmaceutical products. Furthermore, those living with chronic (physical) pain experience trauma not only from the debilitation that their conditions can bring about, but also from being often misdiagnosed, treated with a lack of empathy and compassion, and marginalized.
In this workshop, learn how yoga, from asanas to philosophy, can be incorporated into pain care for a holistic and person-centered approach. Learn to use teaching cues, body language, voice, and class settings to help your students with chronic pain feel safe and supported.
You may like to have a notebook + pen for taking notes (completely optional). You are welcome to sit in a chair, lie reclined, or walk/move around as needed during the presentation. Be comfortable!
Elaine Oyang (she/her)
Tiered pricing to reflect your financial situation.
Discounted Bundle available to attend all three events (Workshop, Class, and Community Forum)
Community Forum
Pain Care & Yoga
Featuring Avery Janeczek Kalapa, Marsha D. Banks-Harold & Astrid van Rens, hosted by Pamela Stokes Eggleston
Tuesday December 28th, 2021
9am-10:30am PST (Los Angeles)
12pm-1:30pm EST (New York)
6pm-7:30pm CET (Netherlands)
(Replay available for registrants)
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Join experienced teachers Avery Janeczek Kalapa, Marsha D. Banks-Harold and Astrid van Rens, with host Pamela Stokes Eggleston, for our December Accessible Yoga Community Forum. The panelists will share their knowledge and experience in teaching yoga for pain care. Our presenters will discuss how to best serve students with chronic pain and related conditions, as well as special considerations for teaching these students.
As part of this discussion, we will invite you to ask questions, share your own work and wisdom, and network with other yoga teachers and organizations whose work with sharing yoga for pain care.
Avery Janeczek Kalapa (they/them)
Marsha D. Banks-Harold (she/her)
Astrid van Rens (she/her)
Tiered pricing to reflect your financial situation.
Discounted Bundle available to attend all three events (Workshop, Class, and Community Forum)
Equity Pricing, Ambassadors & Scholarships
We recognize that financial barriers to access are just as real as physical ones. As an organization committed to equity and promoting financial accessibility, we've created three pricing tiers for each of our scheduled community events. If you do not see a tier that reflects your financial situation, you're invited to apply for a scholarship. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Accessible Yoga Ambassadors are invited to attend all of our scheduled programming for FREE. If you would like to attend multiple Accessible Yoga Associate events in 2021, becoming an Ambassador offers you the best price. Sign up today to make your first monthly or annual sustaining contribution to Accessible Yoga (as low as $9/mo. or $108/yr.) and immediately gain access to the free registration link OR register for a single event (below).
Current Ambassadors should log in to their Ambassador dashboard to access their special registration link.
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