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At the beginning of 2021, as the world continued to adjust to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Accessible Yoga likewise opted to continue expanding our online offerings to continue serving our community from the safety and comfort of home. Beginning January with our first official Accessible Yoga Community Forum on mental health and trauma-informed yoga, and eventually expanding into a full slate of sample asana classes, teacher workshops, and continued forums on new topics each month. We're excited to continue offering these programs in 2022.
Our theme for this month, December 2021, is pain care and yoga. Below you'll find an overview of the exciting events and incredible presenters who will be offering their wisdom and sharing their expertise throughout the month!
Did you know that Accessible Yoga Ambassadors get to attend all of our monthly programs and access the replays for free as a benefit of membership? Ambassadors support our organization and programs with a monthly or annual contribution to our work. Access to these monthly programs is only one of many perks to becoming an Ambassador. Learn more and join the program today!
December 2021 Programs: Pain Care & Yoga
Cultivating Self-Compassion and Ease: Yoga for People with Persistent Pain
An asana class with Shelly Prosko, PT, C-IAYT, PCAYT
Monday, December 13th, 2021
10am-11am PST
1pm-2pm EST
Closed captions and replay available to registrants.
“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.
Teaching Yoga for Pain Care
A workshop with Elaine Oyang, C-IAYT
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021
2pm-3:30pm PST
5pm-6:30pm EST
Closed captions and replay available to registrants.
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.
Recommended Props: 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!
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
12pm-1:30pm EST
6pm-7:30pm CET (Netherlands)
Closed captions and replay available to registrants.
Join experienced teachers Avery Janeczek Kalapa, Marsha D. Banks-Harold and Astrid van Rens, with host Jivana Heyman, 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.
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° DONATE here to help us bring yoga to people who don't have access or have been underserved, such as people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, children with special needs, and anyone who doesn't feel comfortable in a regular yoga class.
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