Jivana Heyman, Author at LA Yoga Magazine

About Jivana Heyman

Jivana Heyman is the founder and director of Accessible Yoga, an international non-profit organization dedicated to increasing access to the yoga teachings. Accessible Yoga offers Conferences, Trainings and a popular Ambassador program. He’s the author of the upcoming book, Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body (Shambhala Publications, November 2019), co-owner of the Santa Barbara Yoga Center, and an Integral Yoga Minister. Jivana has specialized in teaching yoga to people with disabilities and out of this work, the Accessible Yoga organization was created to support education, training, and advocacy with the mission of shifting the public perception of yoga.

What Is Yoga? Uncovering the Essence of the Practice

Jivana Heyman and De Jur. Photo by Sarit Rogers Photography What is Yoga? Are there two Different Yogas? These days, when I talk to people about yoga, I often wonder if we are all talking about the same thing. It seems like there are two different yogas. One is the physical practice of [...]

By Jivana Heyman|2019-06-08T23:02:01-07:00June 4th, 2019|Yoga|0 Comments

An Invitation to Practice: Opening the Door to Yoga Students with Disabilities

Tom Valencia practicing yoga. Photo by Robert Sturman (robertsturmanstudio.com) 6 ways to create yoga classes for people of all abilities and body types It was 1995. It was the second yoga class I ever taught. I remember it vividly because it was terrifying; it was a beginning level class, and in walked a [...]

By Jivana Heyman|2016-08-24T15:15:54-07:00June 2nd, 2015|Yoga Therapy|0 Comments

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