Yoga Revolution: Re-imagining Wholeness with Kelley Nicole Palmer
The Teacher’s Guide to Accessible YogaShow Notes
The first Yoga Revolution guest is Kelley Nicole Palmer, a creative, space holder, and advocate whose work centers around organizing, re-imagining, and leaning into wholeness together. An E-RYT and Accessible Yoga teacher and trainer, Kelley graciously wrote the foreword for Yoga Revolution and shares how yoga offered tools for "transmuting anger into action" and a path to activism.
She and Jivana discuss the connection between our inner lived experiences and the way we act in the world, the importance of dismantling systems of oppression, moving beyond the physical practice of yoga, and more.
Learn more about Kelley.
Learn more about Yoga Revolution by Jivana Heyman.
Order your copy of Yoga Revolution at Shambala, or wherever books are sold.
Also by Jivana Heyman: Accessible Yoga: Poses & Practices for Every Body (2019, Shambala) The Teacher's Guide to Accessible Yoga: Best Practices for Sharing Yoga with Every Body (2024)
Connect with Jivana: www.jivanaheyman.com @jivanaheyman facebook.com/jivanaheyman www.accessibleyogaschool.com @accessibleyogaschool facebook.com/accessibleyogaschool
More from The Teacher’s Guide to Accessible Yoga
In this final wrap up episode, Jivana offers an overview of his book, The Teacher’s Guide to Accessible Yoga, and highlights a few topics that are of particular importance to him. Whether you’ve read the book or not, this episode addresses many key elements in making yoga accessible for yoga teachers and yoga therapists.
How does being a student of yoga translate into teaching yoga? Loving the practice and wanting to share it with others is at the heart of becoming a teacher. As a teacher, you also continue learning and evolving, deepening your own understanding and practice. This journey of teaching and learning is a continuous cycle that enriches both teacher and students.
“All we're doing is preparing for that moment, where grace just drops in." - Tracee Stanley
According to the yoga teachings, pranayama is among the most powerful practice we have. Yet, many of the common breathing practices are taught in ways that are not accessible or trauma-informed. How can teachers make pranayama more accessible to their students?
Initially, Shavasana may seem like a simple posture. But, when we approach the practice with a little more depth, we can discover a powerful restorative practice with profound and multifaceted benefits.