Accessible Yoga

At Accessible Yoga we envision a world where everyone has access to the teachings of yoga. Contact [email protected] for more info!

Accessible Yoga offers a range of programs seeking to make yoga available to everyone. We have Accessible Yoga Ambassadors, Community Forums, and the Accessible Yoga Conference.

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Yoga offers personal healing and transformation, and that’s what most of us practice for.

But what’s really amazing is that when we practice we shift from identifying with the mind to identifying with the heart—and that changes everything.

This shift changes the way we perceive the world. We gain the ability to see the world not only through the eyes, but through the heart. We gain compassion and begin to embrace the diversity of humanity.

This is what I lovingly call “rainbow mind,” which is a perception of the world based on love.

Let’s allow the energy of pride to expand from our hearts into our minds so that we can see how we are all unique and simultaneously all the same.

Let’s let that love flow into our actions so we can be a voice for equity and compassion.

For Pride 2024 (and beyond!), I’m sharing a 3-minute audio meditation to help us tap into our Rainbow Mind.

Tap the link in bio to try it!

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06/10/2024

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What is your ultimate, most exciting dream as an Accessible Yoga Teacher?

Your most ambitious dream of being an Accessible Yoga Teacher is significant, and I would love to help you achieve it.

So, I spent some time thinking about it:

✨Where do you see yourself in three or five years?
✨Where are you teaching?
✨What population are you serving?

To go somewhere, we need to know where we are going.

Once we have the correct answers to these questions, we can then delve into more profound inquiries, such as:

✨How do you take the first step towards it, jump into the Arena, and start doing the work?
✨How to make a sustainable Yoga career serving the underserved.
✨Do you believe in equality? How does it reflect in your teaching?
✨How do you find purpose in your Yoga teaching career?

We will have a round-table conversation in our next live session and share our stories; then, we will be able to strengthen our sense of community and even hold each other accountable.

Join our live Accessible Yoga Ambassador mentoring session next Tuesday, June 11th, at 9 a.m. Pacific time.

If you are not an Accessible Yoga Ambassador yet, you can become one by clicking on the link in my bio.

We will support each other, stay curious, embrace mistakes, and be creative and nonjudgmental in the process.

Like Lennon used to say, “A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.”

I look forward to seeing you all next week.

Plenty of love ♥️🌿

Rodrigo 🙏🏾

Ps: We will also have a Seated Accessible Yoga practice to warm us up. So bring your props 🤗

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05/30/2024

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Our online course Making Meditation Accessible starts today... with a FREE workshop with !

In this opening session (available as a free course preview!), Jivana will offer an overview of the fundamental concepts behind meditation from a yoga perspective, and share four options for practice that can make it more easeful and welcoming.

Plus, in the full program—with sessions from Jivana and guest faculty, .inamdar —you’ll explore meditation through the lens of accessibility.

Sessions will dive into the fundamentals of meditation as it relates to classical yoga, Buddhism, and the Himalayan masters.

You’ll experience a variety of meditation practices, tools, and techniques that will help you build a sustainable meditation practice as well as share meditation in a welcoming, inclusive way to all your students.

You won’t want to miss this program!

All the details:
May 30 - July 2
Tuesdays & Thursdays
11am-1pm PT  |  2pm-4pm ET | 7pm-9pm BST (UK)  

The first session is a FREE workshop.
Tiered pricing & payment plans are available for the full course.

Join us at the link in bio!

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04/15/2024
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The time has come, friends! Our Accessible Yoga Ambassador & Mentorship program begins on Tuesday. Your mentor Rodrigo Souza will share a 1 hour chair yoga practice and afterward invite folks into a discussion with the question:

“What are your biggest challenges in teaching Accessible Yoga to people with disabilities, non-normative bodies, or those in marginalized groups?”

This newly designed mentorship program is structured for yoga teachers and yoga therapists with ongoing support, education, and inspiration. Learn techniques for making your teaching truly equitable and accessible through two 2 hour monthly mentoring sessions as well as an additional monthly one-hour guest presenter session.

Ambassadors also have access to a dedicated virtual community where you can chat with Rodrigo and hundreds of other ambassadors around the world. Each session will be recorded and we invite folks to engage and comment on the community posts if you cannot attend live.

Details:
1st Mentor Call with
🗓 Tuesday April 9th ⏰ 9:00am - 11:00am PT

Existing ambassadors be sure to RSVP and we hope to see you on Tuesday. Interested? Tap the link learn more and join! 🌐

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Dear Accessible Yoga Community, 

I’m so touched by the outpouring of love and support you shared when we announced that we’re closing our nonprofit and moving programming to the Accessible Yoga School. A lot of gratitude was directed at me personally, which I deeply appreciate.But it’s only part of the story. Accessible Yoga is a community based organization with an awesome staff led by a volunteer Board of Directors, who have given so much of their time and energy.

In particular, I wanted to mention three people who have served as Board President over the course of these past seven years: Marie Prashanti Goodell, Amber Karnes, and Anjali Rao. These three brilliant leaders have made our work possible through their devotion, brilliance, and creativity. I spent countless hours in meetings with all three of them over the years, and almost everything we created was a result of their efforts. I really don’t have the words to express my appreciation and gratitude to all three of them. 

I also wanted to give some details about how we’re going about closing the nonprofit. After offering our staff severance pay, our Board voted to donate any remaining funds to eight other small organizations who are working in the field of accessible yoga. These include:

• BareSOUL Wellness, Inc.  
• Ashe Yoga 
• Guided By Humanity 
• Black Boys OM
• Accessible Yoga Tahoe/Accessible Yoga Sacramento
• Trans Futures Project
• Integral Yoga’s Mission District Outreach
• Narika

This process will take a few months to complete, but in the meantime we are busy getting ready to transition our programs to the Accessible Yoga School. I’ll send another message with more details soon.

Thank you for all your support and for being a part of our community.

Love,
Jivana

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Beloved AY Community♥️We’re writing with news of some big changes for the Accessible Yoga Association. As a result of multiple factors, we have made the difficult decision to dissolve the nonprofit Accessible Yoga Association. However, that doesn’t mean that we are abandoning our mission or the incredible community we’ve built. We are evolving to meet the unique challenges of our times.

We’ve decided to shift our programming to the Accessible Yoga School. Our current AY Ambassadors will have a seamless transition to a new program that we’re very excited about. Rodrigo Souza, one of our Board members, has agreed to personally support our members with an updated Accessible Yoga Ambassador and Mentorship Program. More details coming very soon.

We want to thank our dedicated volunteer Board of Directors & staff who have worked tirelessly for years upholding their commitment to our mission. This includes: Ashley Williams, Tristan Katz, Ryan McGraw, Sarani Fedman, Priya Wagner, Sunny Barbee, Tamika Caston-Miller, Rodrigo Souza, Avery Kalapa, and Reggie Hubbard. Our amazing team: Brina Lord, Tan Hubbard, Zane Ali, Robyn Bell, as well as previous staff, volunteers, and board members.

It is a symptom of the times that we did not get the support/grants from the heavily resourced yoga organizations that could have ensured our success in an equitable & sustainable way. As a community, this is a good time to reflect on the future of the yoga community and consider where our resources are going and who our leadership is.

For example, Yoga Alliance (with combined assets of over $31 million according to Guidestar) stopped sponsoring our programs a few years ago. And yet in the recent announcement of their five year strategic plan, they have decided to focus on making yoga accessible and equitable, echoing the work we’ve been doing for years.

We look forward to seeing the legacies of this org shape-shift into other incarnations. Thank you to all of you who have supported us for years through your memberships, donations, and by helping to make yoga accessible to so many.

In loving service,
Anjali Rao, Board President
Jivana Heyman, Director
Accessible Yoga Association

02/16/2024

“What happens when we can meet ourselves in the moment with whatever is there and offer ourselves tenderness without exception? How can we cultivate an attitude of goodwill for ourselves and the world in troubling times?”

This month’s workshop will include a rich discussion about Metta and its elements and end with nourishing Metta meditation. We’ll also discuss spiritual bypassing and tools to make sure your practice is a way to get closer to your heart and not run from the parts we’d rather ignore.

Our facilitator Oneika Mays is a grounded leader with lived experience that centers on mindfulness and transformation.  With openness and vulnerability, she facilitates the space to talk about change and embrace every part of ourselves.

Join us next Saturday? Bring your ♥️

📍DETAILS:
Tending to Your Heart: A Lovingkindness Practice for All Seasons
Saturday February 24th at 11am-12:30pm PST | 2pm-3:30pm EST

Link in bio for more details + registration.

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"Joy is a revolution, and our collective liberation is meant to be experienced with a full, open heart."

What gets in the way of accessing joy? Are distractions obstacles or opportunities to check in with the messiness of our own humanity?

Join Oneika Mays for this month's studio workshop that will explore the power of collective care as a form of self care through practicing Metta. This session will include a rich discussion about Metta and its elements and end with a nourishing meditation. We’ll also discuss spiritual bypassing and tools to make sure your practice is a way to get closer to your heart and not run from the parts we’d rather ignore.

📍DETAILS:
Tending to Your Heart: A Lovingkindness Practice for All Seasons
Saturday February 24th at 11am-12:30pm PST | 2pm-3:30pm EST * Captioned Replay available*

Register here: community.accessibleyoga.org/c/february-2024-workshop-3b283ce/

⭐️ Access this Workshop via your Accessible Yoga Ambassador Membership, or purchase one-off Workshop access with tiered equity pricing + scholarships are available.

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01/12/2024

As we move into the new year, let's take time to reconnect with our practices in a space that embraces accessibility amidst the demands of everyday life. By exploring the fundamentals and benefits of yogic philosophy and practice, this month's studio workshop will include:

🔸 Asana
🔸 Pranayama
🔸 Guided meditation
🔸 Community & support

Join for this 90 minute session. She'll offer accessible, mindful-based practices to incorporate into a daily practice or ritual through didactic content, dialogue and experiences.

Ashley Williams (she/her) is a Yoga Therapist and Mindfulness Educator with 12 years of experience in the fields of education, behavioral and mental health and community programming in Richmond, VA. As a builder and weaver, she bridges mindfulness, diversity, wellness and inclusion on micro and macro-levels to achieve equitable, socially stable and conscious spaces for individual and collective care.

📍DETAILS:
Recommitting to Our Practice | Thursday Jan. 25th at 1pm - 2:30pm PT | 4pm - 5:30pm ET

Tiered pricing and scholarships are available. This workshop is FREE to Ambassadors and Studio members.

Register here: community.accessibleyoga.org/c/january-2024-workshop/january-2024-workshop-recommitting-to-your-yoga-practice

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12/08/2023

“Self Care is actually radical & political because it is the thing that allows you to be sustained in your work surrounded by a colonial & capitalistic structure that banks on our apathy. Because then there's no one left to resist.” - Tysir Salih

🎙In this NEW episode on The Love of Yoga podcast, and discuss the impact of witnessing multiple genocides and wars in real time and how Yoga practitioners can respond to the atrocities in the world. They also speak to how we can show up in solidarity and in alignment with the yogic teachings.

Tai Salih (she/her) E-RYT® 500, YACEP®, came to Canada as a refugee in her youth. Today she is the Founder of the Red Ma'at Collective and is currently working towards her designation in Psychotherapy. Tai is an intersectional feminist, who believes in uplift and empowering women/gender-expansive folk through intersectional wellness, therapeutic yoga, and education on trauma healing to build resiliency and autonomy.

Throughout this episode, Anjali and Tysir also discuss:

• Tai’s path in Yoga and experiences as a yoga practitioner/teacher
• Our impact on situations happening around the world
• Supportive practices during times of collective grief

Thank you both for this powerful conversation! 🎧 Y'all ready to tune in?
Listen here: www.accessibleyoga.org/podcasts/the-love-of-yoga/episodes/2148334759

Also a big thank you to the support of our podcast partner OfferingTree — an all-in-one, easy to use business platform for Yoga teachers. 🔗 Be sure to checkout their free resources!

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Photos from Accessible Yoga's post 12/07/2023

December's Schedule:

🔹 Fundraiser Class: Chair Yoga for Palestine with Jivana Heyman
This Saturday December 9th at 10:00am - 11:00am PT
*Donations Encouraged*
Sign up here: www.accessibleyogaschool.com/chair-yoga-for-palestine

🔹 Community Conversation with Tan Hubbard
Friday December 15th at 4:00pm - 5:15pm PT

🔹 Mixed Level Accessible Yoga with Tan Hubbard
Saturday December 16th at 7:30am - 8:30am PT

🔹 Studio Workshop: Yoga & Neurological Conditions with Rodrigo Souza
Wednesday December 27th at 10:00am PT - 11:30am PT

Please share about our Fundraiser class: Chair Yoga for Palestine with this Saturday. Our Studio manager will be leading a Community Conversation for Ambassadors and Studio members next Friday and they'll be teaching a mixed level Accessible Yoga class on the 15th.

Registration is open for this month's studio workshop with Rodrigo will be leading a practice and sharing an important lecture on Yoga & Neurological Conditions and the benefits of having a Yoga practice.
📍Details here: community.accessibleyoga.org/c/september-2023-workshop/

We hope you'll join us!

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12/05/2023

Yoga teachers need to continue to hold space for their communities, especially in challenging times. Managing your online business doesn't have to be complicated and our friends have an all in one virtual platform that supports Yoga teachers with online courses and classes.

Tap here for free resources and a special AYA community discount: www.OfferingTree.com/AccessibleYoga

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11/27/2023

“It would cause them to have to place themselves in the position of examining their own privilege and the ways in which their complicity upholds these harmful and oppressive systems.” – Tina Strawn

In our recent episode on The Love of Yoga Podcast: "Are We Free Yet?" discusses the layers of grief and privilege that unfold within healing and leading liberatory practices. Our guest shares about her personal practices of staying open & receptive through such turbulent times and they dive into what brought them to Yoga as a Black q***r practitioner.

Tina Strawn (she/they) is a joy and liberation advocate, racial and social justice activist and travels the globe speaking, writing, teaching, and exploring where on the planet she can feel safe and free in her q***r, Black, woman-identifying body.

Anjali Rao (she/her) is an Indian American immigrant, Yoga educator, writer and activist deeply interested in sharing the ancient wisdom of Yoga in service to challenging times. We're so grateful to & for their work in the world and sharing this powerful conversation with us.

Have you listened yet? 🎧Tune in here: www.accessibleyoga.org/podcasts/the-love-of-yoga/episodes/2148235472

Also a big thank you to the support of our podcast partner OfferingTree — an all-in-one, easy to use business platform for Yoga teachers. 🔗 Be sure to checkout their free resources!

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11/15/2023

"Let's explore the benefits of practicing Yoga as we age." –Eve Adler

Join us this weekend for our monthly workshop! Eve is an Integrative Health Educator. Her diverse experiences as a Registered Nurse, Health Correspondent, Registered Yoga Teacher, and Qi Gong Practitioner, are the foundations of her practice. Her area of interest is healthy aging through integrative healing practices.

We typically don't offer workshops on the weekend so we hope you can make it! Participants will review current research about changes that can occur in the body and mind with age and Eve will close the session with a practice.

📍DETAILS:
Yoga & Aging: Practices that Enhance Healthy Aging
Saturday November 18th at 11:00am - 12:30pm PT

Ambassadors & Studio members get FREE access. Tiered pricing and scholarships are available too.

Register here: community.accessibleyoga.org/c/november-2023-workshop/

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11/14/2023

“Asana is no longer a daily part of my life. When I think of the other 8 limbs, that is absolutely what holds me and allows me to still claim that Yoga is a spiritual practice. It saves my life every day.” – Tina Strawn

🎙In this NEW episode on The Love of Yoga podcast, and discuss Tina’s practices of care during turbulent times and how to remain open and receptive. They touch on the unfolding of grief and healing and the impact of holding complexities of power and privilege.

Tina Strawn (she/they) is a joy and liberation advocate, racial and social justice activist, and author of "Are We Free Yet? The Black, Q***r Guide to Divorcing America." She has been a full-time minimalist nomad since February 2020 and currently lives in Costa Rica. Tina travels the globe speaking, writing, teaching, and exploring where on the planet she can feel safe and free in her q***r, Black, woman-identifying body.

Throughout this conversation Anjali and Tina discuss:
• Tina’s path in Yoga and her practice
• The impact of the work of
• The layers that exist within liberatory practices

Thank you both for this powerful conversation! 🎧 Ready to tune in? Listen here: www.accessibleyoga.org/podcasts/the-love-of-yoga/episodes/2148235472

Also a big thank you to the support of our podcast partner OfferingTree — an all-in-one, easy to use business platform for Yoga teachers. 🔗 Be sure to checkout their free resources!

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11/13/2023

"I believe we can engage in social media while staying committed to the work of social justice. Which is why, as a digital strategist, I know it's my responsibility to learn how to create accessible content."

Tristan Katz (they/he) is an educator, writer and equity-inclusion facilitator. They offer consulting on gender equity, trans inclusion, and holds space for learning about marketing through a justice and equity lens. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Accessible Yoga and they'll be hosting this month's ambassador mentor session.

In this workshop, Tristan will share best practices for staying consistent and authentic in your marketing along with equitable pricing and content accessibility considerations. Participants will also explore the difference between image descriptions and alt text, the importance of video captioning, hashtag considerations, and much more.

📍Join this Friday! 🗓️ Nov. 17th at 2:00pm - 3:00pm PT | 5:00pm - 6pm ET ✨Ambassadors be sure to RSVP + add the event to your calendar.

We're offering the option to purchase one-off workshop access to this exclusive mentor session with tiered equity pricing. A big thank you to our Studio manager for including this option ❤

Interested? Signup here: community.accessibleyoga.org/checkout/aya-ambassador-mentor-session-nov-2023

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11/09/2023

"The first thing is to educate yourself. We need to break the narrative of what was taught to us, what was conditioned to us, what Yoga is in the West, especially.

Practice a little bit of Satya, truthfulness. Svadhyaya as well, never stop studying. Once you realize that Yoga is actually truly for everyone and not performative, you can you can go out there and make yourself available to be of service to other people." –Rodrigo Souza Allihopa Accessible and Adaptive Yoga

In this episode "The Gift of Purpose" on The Love of Yoga podcast and discuss Rodrigo’s unforgettable moments as a teacher and he shares important ways in which people with disabilities can be supported in Yoga spaces. Thank you both for this informative and heart felt conversation.

🎧 Have you listened yet? Tap here to tune in: www.accessibleyoga.org/podcasts/the-love-of-yoga/episodes/2148192691

Also a big thank you to our podcast partner OfferingTree. They support Yoga teachers with an all-in-one, easy to use business platform. 🔗 in bio to checkout their free resources!

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11/08/2023

It's imperative we explore the benefits of practicing Yoga as we age. Having consistency in your Yoga practice, cultivating a balanced diet, managing stress, and incorporating spiritual fitness can all be beneficial to enhance healthy aging.

Join for this month's workshop 🗓

Eve Adler (she/her) is an Integrative Health Educator. Her diverse experiences as a Registered Nurse, Health Correspondent, Registered Yoga Teacher, and Qi Gong Practitioner, are the foundations of her practice. Her area of interest is healthy aging through integrative healing practices.

Participants will review current research about changes that can occur in the body and mind with age and Eve will close the session with a practice.

Topics include:
1) The good and bad news about life expectancy
2) Changes in the body and mind as we age
3) The four pillars of brain health.
4) Benefits of practicing Yoga for the older adult
5) Changes in the way we practice with each decade
6) Kirtan Kriya Yoga for Brain Longevity

📍DETAILS:
Yoga & Aging: Practices that Enhance Healthy Aging
Saturday November 18th at 11:00am - 12:30pm PT

Ambassadors & Studio members get FREE access. Tiered pricing and scholarships are available.

Register here: community.accessibleyoga.org/c/november-2023-workshop/

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Photos from Accessible Yoga's post 11/07/2023

November's happenings 🍁

We're feeling bittersweet about this but we've made the financial decision to pause our weekly live classes. If you are a Studio member, we will give you automatic access to the Ambassador spaces, so you can enjoy all of our programming. Moving forward we'll continue our monthly studio workshop, a monthly Seated accessible Yoga class with and offer quarterly Ambassador mentor sessions.
Be sure to checkout our Studio library with over 100+ classes on demand.

Here's our schedule:

✽ Workshop series 🌓 The Upanishads & Non-Dualism in Yoga with Ria Mazumdar
Mondays: Nov. 13th - Dec. 4th at 3:00pm - 3:30pm PT

Register here: community.accessibleyoga.org/c/upanishads/upanishads-and-non-dualism-in-yoga-session-1-e83b37

✽ Bi-weekly class ✨ Mixed Level Accessible Yoga with Tan Hubbard
Saturdays: at 7:30am - 8:30am PT

✽ Ambassador Mentor session 📍 Marketing & Accessibility with Tristan Katz
Friday: November 17th at 2:00pm - 3:00pm PT

Check it out here: community.accessibleyoga.org/checkout/aya-ambassador-mentor-session-nov-2023

✽ Studio Workshop 〰 Yoga & Aging with Eve Adler
Saturday: November 18th at 11:00am - 12:30pm PT

Register here: community.accessibleyoga.org/c/november-2023-workshop/aya-workshop-yoga-aging

✽ Monthly class 🌖 Chair Yoga with Rodrigo Souza
Monday: November 27th at 8:00am - 8:45am PT

We hope you're subscribed to our Newsletter & stay updated on all the things! Check the links in our bio to register for each online offering or RSVP via your Ambassador portal. Thank you for your continued support ❤️

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Photos from Accessible Yoga's post 11/06/2023

Unfortunately, many Yoga instructors are unaware of the physiological risks of aging, and how some commonly-taught yoga poses can be dangerous for older adults. The good news is - we can always learn!

Here are 6 ways to inform your Yoga teaching with older adults:
1. Straight-legged forward bends
2. Seated postures on the floor
3. Head-below-the-heart-inversions
4. Keep the breath flowing and comfortable
5. Keep twists in mid-range with fluid quality of motion
6. Avoid extremes of movement & breathing

With our theme of the month being Yoga and aging, we think it's important for teachers to consider these important tips when teaching to this population. Throughout this month, we'll be sharing resources on this topic.

Learn more here: www.accessibleyoga.org/blog/yoga-aging-6-ways-to-inform-your-practice

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Photos from Accessible Yoga's post 10/31/2023

Our friends at are dedicated to supporting Yoga teachers. Through their all-in-one virtual business platform they offer free resources and solutions to sustain your wellness brand with efficiency and ease, and consider the impacts on your business with creating genuine customer relationships.

Have you considered what steps you can take to offer your courses online? Here's a simple guide from Offering Tree. They have a special discount for the Accessible Yoga community to help you build your online courses and expand your audience: offeringtree.com/accessibleyoga

📍6 steps to offering online courses:
1. Brainstorm what your clients want
2. Design the structure
3. Create the content
4. Find a website host
5. Upload course content
6. Setup payment

Check it out the full blog post here: www.offeringtree.com/blog/sell-online-courses-from-your-own-website/

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Everyone is psychic. Keep it simple. Be amused.

Yoga for Large Women Yoga for Large Women
Berkeley, 94710

Classes, workshops are retreats are designed especially for large women. Beginners and all levels are welcome and encouraged. For more information, visit Sally Pugh Yoga (Grateful ...

Ali Miller Therapy Ali Miller Therapy
Berkeley, 94709

I'm here to help you cultivate the self-compassion and communication skills it takes to create and sustain authentic relationships that nourish you and our world.

Three Stone Hearth Three Stone Hearth
1581 University Avenue
Berkeley, 94703

Three Stone Hearth is a cooperative kitchen & education center, serving seasonal menus of ready-to-eat nutrient dense foods, inspired by culinary traditions from around the world. ...

Holistic Honu Wellness Center Holistic Honu Wellness Center
1611 San Pablo Avenue, Suite 1
Berkeley, 94702

Perpetuating the Hawaiian culture through education and healing.

YogaKula Berkeley YogaKula Berkeley
1700 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, 94709

Welcome to YogaKula - Yoga, Qigong & Meditation Studio in Berkeley, California. We reopened the stud