Is Nervous System Regulation Ableist? Learn what it really means and the responsibilities of yoga teachers working with trauma and marginalized communities.

Accessible yoga focuses on making yoga practices inclusive and adaptable for individuals of all abilities.

Sliding scale tuitions and tiered ticket pricing are fees for classes, workshops, and retreats that are adjusted depending on an individual's income. They prioritize fairness, equity and accessibility by allowing participants facing income inequality to participate equally.

The Gathering Place Community Centre offers programs and services to the Downtown South community. The center welcomes everyone, and centers the well-being of marginalized populations, including people on a fixed income, people with disabilities, seniors, people of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds, the LGBTQ community, youth, and people who are under-housed or experiencing homelessness.

Kendra Coupland is featured in The Narwhal’s photo essay: ‘Purpose and power’: Meet 10 BIPOC Adventurers Challenging Ideals of Who Belongs i

A community conversation about creating more accessibility in yoga

Most classical yoga texts like the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali or the later Hatha yoga manuals were written and transmitted by male practitioners, often ascetics.So it’s not surprising that menstruation was rarely discussed in any text; it simply wasn’t part of their lived reality. Some practitioners may feel compelled to keep up their practice. Others may feel compelled to rest. Yoga asks us to listen to our bodies in real time, and be responsive.

When the teachings are short and digestible, everyone can benefit from them! Here are our six favourite children's books on mindfulness

Safer spaces refers to spaces where folks who experience marginalization to gather, share common experiences, communicate, heal and organize

Padma mudrā works specifically with the anāhata (heart) cakra. When we practice padma mudrā we make a conscious choice to cultivate a more loving attitude towards others, within the matrix of our own consciousness.