Accessible Yoga Podcast
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Accessible Yoga Podcast
Accessible Yoga Podcast with Jivana Heyman
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91 epizod
The Teaching on Supporting Each Other with Rebecca Sebastian
Join host, Jivana Heyman, as he talks with Rebecca Sebastian, host of the Working In Yoga Podcast and cherished friend. Together they explore the evol...

The Teaching on Yoga as Embodied Resistance with Anjali Rao
In this special episode, host, Jivana Heyman, sits down with longtime friend and colleague, Anjali Rao, to discuss her groundbreaking new book, Yoga a...

The Teaching on Yoga Organizations with David Lipsius
Join host, Jivana Heyman, as he welcomes his guest and longtime friend, David Lipsius, for a powerful conversation on ethics and the evolution of yoga...

The Teaching on Yoga Research with Steffany Moonaz
In this episode, host, Jivana Heyman, spends time with his good friend, Steffany Moonaz, research scientist, author, yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and...

The Teaching on Protecting Your Energy with Zabie Yamasaki
“Am I observing or absorbing? Am I caring or carrying?”
Join host, Jivana Heyman, as he talks with Zabie Yamasaki, accomplished author and found...

The Teaching on Yoga as Therapy with Uma Alessandra Cocchi
In this episode, host, Jivana Heyman, reconnects with his guest and longtime friend, Uma Alessandra Cocchi, who shares Accessible Yoga internationally...

The Teaching on Mantra & Connection with Shanna Small
In this episode, Jivana Heyman speaks with yoga teacher and spiritual guide, Shanna Small, about accessibility, mantra, and yoga philosophy. Their con...

The Teaching of the Heart with Michelle Cassandra Johnson
Join host, Jivana Heyman, and guest, Michelle Cassandra Johnson, for a rich and insightful conversation about community, collective care, and the crea...

The Teaching on Consciousness with Matthew Sanford
Join host, Jivana Heyman, as he welcomes his longtime mentor and pioneer in yoga and accessibility, Matthew Sanford, for a powerful conversation about...

The Teaching on Returning to Your Center with Tristan Katz
In this thought-provoking episode, Jivana Heyman speaks with marketing expert and equity activist, Tristan Katz, about the intersections of yoga, trut...

The Teaching on Truthfulness with Sunny Barbee
"Yoga isn't about achieving something. It's about being with what is and trusting that that's enough in the moment." – Sunny Barbee
Join host, J...

The Teaching on Devotion with Kristie Dahlia Home
In this heartfelt episode, Jivana Heyman reconnects with longtime friend and fellow yoga teacher, Kristie Dahlia Home. The two first met in their 200-...

The Teaching on Being Yourself with Kathryn Budig
Join host, Jivana Heyman, as he talks with renowned yoga teacher and writer, Kathryn Budig. Kathryn shares her journey through injury, healing, and tr...

The Teaching on Spiritual Leadership with Shawn Moore
In this thought-provoking conversation, Jivana Heyman speaks with educator, yoga teacher, and sound healer, Shawn Moore, about the deeper dimensions o...

The Teaching on Nonattachment with Amber Karnes
In this episode, host, Jivana Heyman, reconnects with his guest and good friend, Amber Karnes, to reflect on non attachment and self acceptance throug...

The Teaching on Self-Compassion with Rodrigo Souza
Join host, Jivana, and guest, Rodrigo Souza, as they discuss teaching yoga with compassion and awareness, the role of yoga in healing trauma, and the...

The Teaching on Self-Awareness without Judgement with Tamika Caston-Miller
In this powerful episode, host, Jivana Heyman, and guest, Tamika Caston-Miller, examine yoga as revolutionary—being a catalyst for personal and collec...

The Teaching on Living Your Yoga with Melissa Shah
Join host, Jivana, and guest, Melissa Shah, to reflect on the fullness of the path of yoga as an inner practice that translates to outer action and se...

The Teaching on Reclaiming Our Truth with Scottee
In this deeply personal and thought-provoking episode, Jivana spends time with artist and yoga teacher, Scottee, to explore identity, accessibility, a...

The Teaching on Waking Up with Indu Arora
“You can only wake up someone who is asleep, not someone who is pretending to be asleep.” - Indu Arora
In this episode, host, Jivana Heyman, cha...

The Teaching on What We Gain by Releasing Control with Shannon Crow
Host, Jivana Heyman, kicks off this celebratory series with the first of 30 conversations marking his 30th year of teaching yoga. In this episode, Jiv...

I’ve Taught Yoga for 30 Years: Here’s How I’m Celebrating
Welcome to season four of the Accessible Yoga Podcast!
Host Jivana Heyman celebrates 30 years of teaching yoga by reflecting on his journey and...

069. The Nuances of Accessibility in Yoga
In this final episode of the Accessible Yoga Podcast, Anjali and Jivana discuss:
What does it mean to make yoga accessible?
The danger of...

068. Radical Honesty with Saira Rao
Saira (NOT Sara) Rao grew up in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of Indian immigrants. For forty years, she wasted her precious time aspiring to be wh...

067. Practice Isn’t Meant to “Fix”, It’s Meant to Heal
Teo Drake is an organizer, a teacher, and an artisan who works in wood and steel.
As a queer and trans long-term HIV/AIDS survivor, the practice...

066. The Audacity of Hope for Yoga
Tejal Patel is a first-generation Indian American yoga teacher, writer, podcaster, and community organizer.
She advocates for yoga through a so...

065. Yoga & Cancer with Anusha Wijeyakumar
Anusha is the Wellness Consultant for Hoag Hospital, one of the top rated hospitals in the USA where she leads on integrative medicine and implementin...

064. The Accessible Yoga Podcast LIVE!
The Accessible Yoga Podcast is back for Season 3 with a live podcast recording as a part of the grand opening of the new Accessible Yoga Community!

063. Community & Innovation in Yoga - Podcast Season 2 Recap & What’s Next
In this Season 2 finale, Amber and Jivana discuss:
What Accessible Yoga Association is up to:

062. Yoga & Pelvic Health with Shannon Crow
Shannon Crow is the host of The Connected Yoga Teacher podcast and a consultant for yoga teachers. She shares what she has learned (and continues to l...

061. American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal with Kerri Kelly
A community organizer, wellness activist and author of the book American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal, Kerri is recognized ac...

060. Trusting the Yoga with Matthew Sanford
Matthew Sanford is an expert in the process of transformation through the healing power of yoga. Paralyzed from the chest down at age thirteen and beg...

059. Sharing Power and Finding Individuality Within Community
In this episode, Amber and Jivana discuss:

058. Disrupting Anti-Blackness in Communities of Color with Cindu Thomas-George
Cindu Thomas-George is the Founder and Principal Trainer of Shakti Diversity and Equity Training. As a DEI practitioner, she designs and facilitates p...

057. Trauma & Yoga with Nityda Gessel
Content warning: disordered eating, sexual trauma
Nityda Gessel (she/her), LCSW, E-RYT, is a mother, licensed somatic psychotherapist, trauma sp...

056. Yoga Teaching as a Practice
In episode 56, Jivana and Amber discuss practical ways we can embody the yoga teachings’ concepts in the way that we teach. They explore three themes...

055. Collaborating with Neurodivergent & Disabled Folks in Yoga Communities with Laura Sharkey
In episode 55, Amber interviews Laura Sharkey, an autistic meditation teacher and social justice activist. They speak about their experience of ableis...

054. The Yoga Sutras with Nischala Joy Devi
NISCHALA JOY DEVI is a masterful teacher and healer. For many years she has been highly respected as an international advocate for her innovative way...

053. Yoga Revolution Replay with Octavia Raheem
This episode is a replay of a conversation between Jivana Heyman and Octavia Raheem on Jivana's podcast, Yoga Revolution.
This week’s guest, Oct...

052. Yoga & Self-Care for Women of Color with Maya Breuer
In episode 52, Amber interviews Maya Breuer, yoga teacher, community activist, and Yoga Alliance’s Vice President of Cross-Cultural Advancement. She s...