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CE Workshop | How to Incorporate Pregnant Women in General Yoga Classes

What should you do if a pregnant woman joins your class and you are not a RPYT? Should you send her away? Are there any special liability considerations? Join Laurel and Liat as they discuss these questions and more to help make your general yoga classes more inclusive. They will share teaching tips, things to keep in mind, and practices to support the pregnant women in your class.

CE Workshop | Yoga and Social Justice

Yoga is about connection, unity, and oneness. This workshop will address how yoga can act as a movement for change and evolution, and how the practice of yoga can give us the tools to stand for justice for all beings.

CE Workshop | Teaching a Trauma Sensitive Yoga Class

Many students that attend yoga classes have experienced trauma, which may be relived in a yoga class. Judy Weaver and David Emerson talk about the yoga teacher’s responsibility for understanding the effects of trauma on the body. They also share some useful tools for teaching a trauma sensitive class.

CE Workshop | Creating an Inclusive Culture in Yoga Class

Join a webcast discussion about fostering an authentic, inclusive space in the yoga classroom. Dianne Bondy, Cherie Hotchkiss, and Sid McNairy share how they personally create an inclusive culture through representation, environment and outreach. During the webcast, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and share your ideas and methods for fostering inclusivity in yoga.

CE Workshop | Teaching to Make Yoga Accessible to All

Jivana Heyman shares ways in which teachers can bring yoga to all individuals, regardless of ability or background. He will offer ideas for making yoga available to every student, including specific examples of how to integrate different levels of ability into yoga classes to serve the needs of all.

CE Workshop | Accessibility and the Subtle Body

Join us for a discussion on the accessibility of yoga asana for bodies with varying abilities. Matthew Sanford will lead a conversation on the subtle body, increasing our awareness and offering a foundation for integrating these insights into our teachings.

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CE Workshop | Equity and Community During COVID-19

Tyrone Beverly discusses COVID-19’s effects on varying socio-economic communities. Listen in to learn how inequities in communities are dealing with COVID-19, the potential lasting effects this disease could have, and how yoga can help.

CE Workshop | Online Pedagogy: Technical and Cultural Competency

This workshop aims to raise guiding questions for online yoga teachers interested in justice. United States yoga popularity is accompanied by a range of impacts, and unfortunately, this includes increased physical injuries and cultural harms. As online yoga teachers, it is our responsibility to be aware of what we are stepping into as we move teaching and learning to the online space.
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Community Sangha | Yoga for Every Body

Dianne Bondy joins our Vice President of Cross-Cultural Advancement Maya Breuer in this online gathering designed to bring yoga schools, teachers, and students together during this time of social distancing.

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Community Sangha | The Many Faces of Yoga

Susanna Barkataki joins Yoga Alliance’s Vice President of Cross-Cultural Advancement Maya Breuer in this online gathering to bring yoga schools, teachers, and students together during this time of social distancing.