Limb to Life Amputee Yoga Collective

Limb to Life Amputee Yoga Collective We are dedicated to breaking barriers for amputees through making yoga accessible.

Our mission is to recognize the strengths of people with limb loss while building community through mindfulness and yoga. Limb to Life Amputee Yoga Collective aims to make yoga accessible for amputees, a group often excluded from conventional yoga settings. The project offers free or low-cost yoga therapy sessions, workshops in hospitals, and community yoga classes designed to address phantom pain, grief, and mobility. We prioritize inclusion by fostering connection and confidence while centering equity, supporting amputees to thrive in life after limb loss through accessible yoga practices.

We are thrilled to invite you to celebrate Global Yoga Therapy Day with the International Association of Yoga Therapists...
08/08/2025

We are thrilled to invite you to celebrate Global Yoga Therapy Day with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) on August 14, 2025! This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to honor and engage with the yoga therapy profession.

🗓️ GLOBAL YOGA THERAPY DAY DETAILS
Date: August 14, 2025
Format: Live online, spread across various time zones + recordings for registrants who are unable to join on the day
Theme: Why Yoga Works: Where Science Meets the Sacred

Join in for a day filled with practice, learning, and community as we explore how yoga therapy bridges tradition and innovation, intuition and research. This year’s event will feature IAYT-certified yoga therapists (C-IAYTs) from around the world and offers sessions for professionals, healthcare providers, and the general public, inviting everyone to experience the healing power of yoga therapy firsthand.

Please mark your calendar and visit www.iayt.org/globalyogatherapyday to learn how to participate in this FREE event, supported by your generous donations. We look forward to celebrating Global Yoga Therapy Day with you!

06/23/2025

Limb to Life Yoga Collective was honoured to be chosen as one of five finalists for the John Kepner Seva Award, provided by the International Association of Yoga Therapists and Give Back Yoga Foundation!

While not able to be there in person this past weekend, we were there in spirit with the other recipients receiving their awards at the SYTAR conference in Atlanta, Georgia, including: winner Nazaahah Amin - Wellness for the Whole Black Girl project, and finalists Sherry Steine – Yin & Restorative Yoga Project Hope Connections for Cancer, Olena Bakai – Yoga Therapy for Resilience and Recovery in Ukraine, and Marsha Banks-Harold – PIES Fitness Holistic Inclusive Community of Care Model.

We are grateful to be part of this wider constellation of individuals from around the world committed to advancing equity, compassion, and greater accessibility of embodiment practices that instil peace, courage, and well-being within and beyond our distinct communities through the tradition of service.

Our classes at Hillcrest Community Centre have become a rich and lively source of community, uniting a diverse range of ...
06/05/2025

Our classes at Hillcrest Community Centre have become a rich and lively source of community, uniting a diverse range of people who share the common experience of being amputees.

As a yoga instructor and yoga therapist who has also been a practitioner since 2008, I needed to relearn how to be embodied in my own practice again in my changed physical form after my amputation in 2023, in order to become confident again in offering these practices to others. My own learning has been greater than the sum of its parts. It is a continual honour for me to walk alongside other amputees in their journeys, as someone who has been–and still is–in their (often carbon fibre) shoes!

Our next series of community classes will resume on Tuesdays immediately after this one ends on June 24th. I also look forward to providing the next workshop for current and former patients at G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre on July 15th, focused on Pranayama (breathing practices) for phantom pain!

In support of the Filipino community and those affected by the Lapu Lapu tragedy, we will be offering a free partner yog...
05/13/2025

In support of the Filipino community and those affected by the Lapu Lapu tragedy, we will be offering a free partner yoga event next Wednesday in collaboration with Raven Arly Gonzales. The focus will be on somatic strategies for connection and coregulation, embodying the feeling of bayanihan (togetherness). Please feel welcome to share this event with those who might benefit! đź’›
Please register here: https://anc.ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/activity/search/detail/565498?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true

We are excited to offer accessible classes in the community for those with amputations and limb variance. Join us on Tue...
04/24/2025

We are excited to offer accessible classes in the community for those with amputations and limb variance. Join us on Tuesdays at 6:30pm at Hillcrest Recreation Centre in Vancouver! Funds need not be a barrier to attendance. Please email us with any inquiries at jaden@infinityyogatherapy.com.

I was inspired to create Limb to Life Amputee Yoga Collective as a result of my experience as a recent above-knee ampute...
04/24/2025

I was inspired to create Limb to Life Amputee Yoga Collective as a result of my experience as a recent above-knee amputee and a C-IAYT yoga therapist, having completed my training in 2020. Following the accident that led to my amputation in December 2023, I confronted the physical and emotional hurdles of limb loss in the early days of my hospitalization, as I accepted this life-altering change in embodied form. During this time, my familiarity with the eight “limbs” of yoga became an anchor for me. Practices like pranayama and yoga nidra were invaluable during sleepless nights due to intense phantom pain. As my strength grew, I reintroduced asana into my daily routine.

During my rehabilitation process, however; I noticed that many of my fellow amputees encountered prolonged and more difficult recoveries. It was disheartening to see others excluded from experiences like yoga, especially knowing how profoundly yoga can support healing for amputees on all levels of embodiment. Attending conventional yoga classes, I saw with new eyes how inaccessible these environments can be for those with limb loss or other mobility challenges. The spaces I once navigated with agility presented barriers. Although my background and training as a yoga instructor and therapist allowed me to adapt my own practice as a new amputee and prosthetics user, I realized that someone without this foundation might not know where to start, and that I was well equipped to provide others with this caring guidance.

This realization inspired me to share yoga with others navigating life after limb loss, leading to the creation of the Limb to Life Amputee Yoga Collective. My vision is to meet amputees wherever they are on their journey, making yoga accessible and relevant to their unique needs. Our focus as a non-profit is on providing free and low cost access to yoga therapy sessions, yoga classes, and workshops in community and hospital-based settings. Witnessing directly the sparkle emerge in the eyes of people with limb loss I have worked with as they recognize that yoga is for all bodies–including their own–has kindled my desire to further materialize this vision in collaboration with others.

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