WE ROAR Issue 02 - Flipbook - Page 69
Embracing
the
concept
Positive
and
Accessible
created
classes
accessible
to
of
Body
Yoga,
make
for
Regardless
of
I
suit your current level of functioning.
yoga
everyBODY.
ability,
Yoga is a gift that everyone should
size,
consider exploring. It benefits all,
shape, ethnicity, or gender, these
transcending barriers and embracing
classes
the diversity of every individual.
adapt
age,
and every pose can be adapted to
yoga
poses
to
accommodate each unique body. We
Well-being
use props like chairs, the wall, yoga
birthright, and yoga is a powerful
blocks, and belts. The essence lies in
pathway to attain it, fostering unity
integrating mind and body, enabling
and inclusivity for all – it is genuinely
postures
Yoga for Everybody!
to
be
performed
while
is
indeed
everyone's
seated in a chair, wheelchair, bed, or
water (Aqua Yoga).
Connect with Donna here:
https://www.facebook.com/CurveSo
I had the privilege to teach alongside
Matthew
Sanford,
adapting
yoga
for
a
pioneer
people
meYoga
in
with
https://thenobleartofyoga.co.uk/
disabilities, which was an honour.
Matthew is a quadriplegic wheelchair
user. As he beautifully put it, "We all
live on a continuum of abilities and
disabilities; the principles of yoga
apply to all people, to all bodies." His
wise words resonate deeply within
me.
In my practice, I've seen how yoga
empowers individuals, allowing them
to tailor their practice to their unique
bodies. Yoga starts wherever you are
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