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Jivana Heyman

Jivana Heyman

Jivana Heyman (he/him), C-IAYT, E-RYT500, is the founder and director of Accessible Yoga, an organization dedicated to increasing access to the yoga teachings and supporting yoga teachers.

He’s the author of Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every BodyYoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage & Compassion; and The Teacher’s Guide to Accessible Yoga: Best Practices for Sharing Yoga with Every Body.

Over the past 30 years of teaching yoga, Jivana has focused on welcoming all people to practice and celebrating our individuality and our differences. His work has focused on dismantling ableism in the yoga world, as well as emphasizing the intersection of yoga and social justice.

His books, classes, and trainings support yoga teachers and yoga therapists in finding ways to bring creativity and collaboration into their teaching while still respecting the ancient yoga tradition.

I am always so inspired with Jivana's teachings, his knowledge, his candor, his humor.

~ Sandy Jones

Being in a class with Jivana is always a gift with grace and kindness.

~ Annette Nielsen

I really admire Jivana’s whole approach. I was introduced to a totally new concept of yoga. His passion for what he is doing is shining bright and rubbing off!

~ Corné Lamprecht