Accessible Yoga and Somatics platform Finland

Accessible Yoga and Somatics platform Finland Saavutettavan joogan ja somatiikan foorumi Suomessa.

Sign up for the Accessible yoga workshop series before 31st of August!
17/08/2024

Sign up for the Accessible yoga workshop series before 31st of August!

Workshop on “community yoga” and community building 26th and 27th of 2025, Humina, Uutiskatu 2, HelsinkiIn the last work...
17/08/2024

Workshop on “community yoga” and community building 26th and 27th of 2025, Humina, Uutiskatu 2, Helsinki

In the last workshop of our accessible yoga series, we investigate the principles for building and empowering communities through yoga practice. We borrow some principles from community dance and explore together how to apply them in a yoga context.

We gather what we have learned during the workshops and discuss how to bring the knowledge and questions into practice in line with yoga philosophical ideas.

For more info about all the six workshops and how to sign up, check the link: https://huminary.net/accessible-yoga-and-somatics-workshops/

Workshop on yoga for diversities 15th and 16th of March, Humina, Uutiskatu 2, HelsinkiIn the fifth workshop of our serie...
17/08/2024

Workshop on yoga for diversities 15th and 16th of March, Humina, Uutiskatu 2, Helsinki

In the fifth workshop of our series of accessible yoga, we concentrate on exploring yoga for neuro diversities, deepening our understanding of gender and q***r awareness, identity in yoga philosophy, and trauma-informed yoga.

For more info about all the six workshops and how to sign up, check the link:
https://huminary.net/accessible-yoga-and-somatics-workshops/

Adaptive yoga workshop 2 - yoga for deaf folks and for people with low vision and yoga for people with intellectual dis...
12/08/2024

Adaptive yoga workshop 2 - yoga for deaf folks and for people with low vision and yoga for people with intellectual disabilities
25th and 26th of January 2025, at Humina, Uutiskatu 2, Helsinki

In the fourth weekend of our workshop series, we focus on diverse communication systems and investigate what to consider when teaching yoga to Deaf folks, folks who have low vision and folks with intellectual disability.

Scaled pricing!

For more info about all the six workshops and how to sign up before 31st of August 2024, check the link: https://huminary.net/accessible-yoga-and-somatics-workshops/

Teachers:

Johanna Röholm is a healer, yoga teacher, activist in disability art field and theater maker with a Masters’s degree in Theater studies. She is interested in the holistic well-being in various operating environments.

Noora Karjalainen (she/her) is a Finnish theatre artist and pedagogue, an arts activist, and a doctoral candidate at the University of the Arts Helsinki, who conducts pioneering artistic research in the embodied and somatic realms of being d/Deaf. Her artistic and pedagogical practice focuses on multimodal, embodied and trauma sensitive methods.

Saija Uussaari (she/her) is a Sign Language interpreter and a yoga teacher who has been teaching yoga in Finnish Sign Language for a group of deaf practitioners since 2019. She has created a safe and deaf friendly space for yoga, where her teaching has been adapted to fit the communicational reality of Sign Language users with simple yet important modifications.

Jennifer Gardenia (she/her) is a Chilean Licensed Occupational Therapist, an accessible and trauma-informed yoga teacher, and a neuro-somatic coach.

Kati Raatikainen (she/her) is an accessible yoga and movement teacher and a choreographer focusing on inclusion and ecosomatic bodywork.

Adaptive Yoga workshop 1 - Yoga for people wheelchair users, yoga for seniors and yoga for people with chronic pain 14th...
29/07/2024

Adaptive Yoga workshop 1 - Yoga for people wheelchair users, yoga for seniors and yoga for people with chronic pain 14th and 15th of December 2024 at Humina, Uutiskatu 2, Helsinki

In the third weekend of our series of workshops, we discuss the starting points of disability theory. Disability is seen as a societal phenomenon and construction which can be affected by making spaces and situations more accessible.

We explore how to practice yoga in a wheelchair/ chair, and how to support the aging body and a body with chronic pain via yoga practice.

Teachers:

Noora Västinen is a DanceAbility and laughter yoga instructor, a Steiner pedagogue, and an expert in applied and inclusive art. She’s an active member and dancer in the Kaaos Company inclusive dance group.

Rodrigo Souza (he/him) is an Adaptive and Accessible Yoga teacher with experience teaching yoga to people who have undergone trauma and disability.
Rodrigo sustained a spinal cord injury after a fall accident and through direct personal experience with traumatic injury and chronic pain. He teaches folks with a diverse range of abilities from all over the world in his Allihopa Accessible & Adaptive Virtual Yoga Studio and in several non-profit community centers. He is focused on creating a supportive community for those who have experienced trauma, loss & and disability through Adaptive & Accessible Yoga.
Rodrigo will be teaching his session online.

Irina Poleshchuk, PhD in Social Sciences, Docent in Philosophy, therapist, artist; senior researcher at the University of Helsinki. She has worked extensively in the field of phenomenology of embodied experience, intersubjectivity, and ethics. Her main topics are phenomenological experience of chronic pain, its ethical and marginalized modalities (guilt, despair, and failed responsibilities), embodied shared experience of pain, living-in-pain, pain and maternal relationships, temporality of pain.

Kati Raatikainen (she/her) is an accessible yoga and movement teacher and a choreographer focusing on inclusion and ecosomatic bodywork.

More info about all the 6 workshops and how to sign in (before 31st of August) in the website: https://huminary.net/accessible-yoga-and-somatics-workshops/

Workshop on psychosocial aspects of Yoga and how to appreciate Yoga’s roots 2nd and 3rd of November 2024Yoga in the West...
20/07/2024

Workshop on psychosocial aspects of Yoga and how to appreciate Yoga’s roots
2nd and 3rd of November 2024

Yoga in the Western culture can feel a bit rootless and lost in physical exercise with some few elements from Indian culture. This image of yoga, spaces where yoga is offered, and the pricing, can make yoga very exclusive to some folks. We ask, how to practice yoga with appreciation instead of appropriating Indian culture.

On the second weekend of our series of workshops we focus on decolonizing yoga and exploring how to practice with care and appreciation towards yoga’s roots.

We also explore what it means to practice yoga with a trauma-informed, resilience-supporting approach. We discuss the polyvagal theory and the nervous system in relation to yoga philosophy, and investigate how to support the nervous system from somatic perspectives. We approach trauma from the individual as well as from the collective perspective.

Teachers:

Vishnu Vardhani Rajan (they/them) is a Body-Philosopher and a Decolonial-Feminist Somatic and Yoga Practitioner, dedicated to cultivating embodied interpresence since 2005. They began practicing yoga at the age of nine and received formal training in yoga pedagogy from SVYASA (Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana) in Karnataka.
With over 20 years of experience, Vishnu has taught yoga in various countries, including India, Finland, Germany, France, and Switzerland. Their yoga practice emphasizes the political body, integrating physical practice with a focus on decolonial and feminist perspectives.

Jennifer Gardenia (she/her) is a Chilean Licensed Occupational Therapist, an accessible and trauma-informed yoga teacher, and a neuro-somatic coach.

Kati Raatikainen (she/her) is an accessible yoga and movement teacher and a choreographer focusing on inclusion and ecosomatic bodywork.

More info about all the workshops, accessibility info and how to sign in: https://huminary.net/accessible-yoga-and-somatics-workshops/

Accessible and Adaptive Yoga Workshop 14th to 15th of September 2024 The first weekend of our series of workshops focuse...
05/07/2024

Accessible and Adaptive Yoga Workshop 14th to 15th of September 2024

The first weekend of our series of workshops focuses on the principles and ethics of accessible yoga practice for all people. Accessible yoga is a practice that is grounded in yoga ethics, supported by props and is inclusive, adaptive, and trauma-informed. In an accessible yoga class, everyone can practice together, no matter their body-mind conditions.

During the workshop, we discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion and explore how to adapt asana practice for people in bigger bodies.

All the workshops take place at Humina, Uutiskatu 2, Helsinki.

For more information on all the workshops, the scaling prices and about access to the space: https://huminary.net/accessible-yoga-and-somatics-workshops/

Are you interested in accessible, trauma-informed yoga and movement practices?This workshop series focuses on creating a...
24/06/2024

Are you interested in accessible, trauma-informed yoga and movement practices?
This workshop series focuses on creating a social justice-centered movement around yoga. The six workshops focus on accessible and adapted yoga practice, aiming for diversity, equity and inclusion. We will explore how to practice with various bodily situations and abilities from a somatic and trauma-informed perspective, considering historical, personal, and collective contexts. We will practice cultural appreciation towards yoga’s roots with respect and integrate basic concepts from yoga philosophy into everyday practice. We will reflect on the colonized history of yoga and practice awareness of the future choices we make.
The workshops are aimed for yoga teachers and practitioners. All the bodyminds and abilities are welcome!
More info and how to apply in the link:
https://huminary.net/accessible-yoga-and-somatics-workshops/

🇬🇧🇫🇮Thank you to everyone who joined the accessible yoga movement in Helsinki this Spring, the weekly classes, and our f...
04/06/2024

🇬🇧🇫🇮

Thank you to everyone who joined the accessible yoga movement in Helsinki this Spring, the weekly classes, and our first gathering in April!

At the gathering arose a need for a regular gathering for yoga teachers focusing on accessibility. We will start to organize this at Humina in the autumn a couple of times in a season.

We are super excited to offer a series of workshops starting in autumn with amazing visiting teachers and facilitators that we are planning right now. The workshops will cover various topics on accessibility, inclusion, adaptative and trauma-informed approaches, power dynamics, and social change within yoga and somatics.

Stay tuned, more info coming up soon!

Photo from the opening gathering at Humina by Anna Treier. In the middle of the picture there are three people discussing, two of them are sitting on a wheelchair, one on the floor. On the edges there are two pairs of people talking while standing.

Kiitos kaikille, jotka osallistuitte saavutettavaan jooga liikkeeseen Helsingissä tämän kevään aikana, viikkotunneille ja ensimmäiseen kokoontumiseemme huhtikuussa.

Kokoontumisessa nousi esiin tarve säännölliselle kokoontumiselle saavutettavuuden kanssa työskenteleville joogaopettajille. Alamme järjestää tapaamisia syksystä alkaen, pari kertaa kaudessa.

Olemme todella innoissamme uudesta työpajasarjastamme, jota parhaillaan suunnittelemme. Järjestämme työpajoja ensi syksystä alkaen usean upean vierailevan opettajan ja fasilitaattorin kanssa. Työpajat kattavat monipuolisesti saavutettavuuden, inkluusion, adaptoidun ja trauma-informoidun otteen, valtadynaamiikkojen ja sosiaalisen muutoksen kysymyksiä joogan ja somatiikan kentällä.

Pysy kuulolla, lisäinfoa tulossa pian!

Kuva avajaiskokoontumisestamme Huminassa, kuvaaja Anna Treier. Keskellä kuvaa juttelee kolme ihmistä, joista kaksi istuu pyörätuolissa, yksi lattialla. Reunoilla on kaksi paria, jotka keskustelevat seisten.

20/04/2024

Etsimme valokuvaajaa 27.4 avajaistapaamiseen! We are looking for a photographer for the Opening gathering on the 27th of April!

Tänään taas viikkotunti klo 17.30-19 Huminassa tai online!
09/04/2024

Tänään taas viikkotunti klo 17.30-19 Huminassa tai online!

🇬🇧 / 🇫🇮 - In the AYSP, we are centered on accessibility, adaptive yoga and somatic practices, trauma-informed approaches...
21/03/2024

🇬🇧 / 🇫🇮 - In the AYSP, we are centered on accessibility, adaptive yoga and somatic practices, trauma-informed approaches, and ethics of yoga and community building process.

WHAT DO WE CALL "ACCESSIBLE YOGA"?

When everyone can practice together no matter their body-mind conditions, it is called accessible yoga.

When the practice is props supported, inclusive, adaptive, and trauma-informed, it is called accessible yoga.

When no one will be left out because of their financial situation, it is called accessible yoga.

When agency and consent are centered, and all bodies are welcome, it is called accessible yoga.

When the practice is antiableist, diversity affirming and also honours yoga roots, it is called accessible yoga.


Aysp:ssä keskitymme saavutettavuuteen, joogan adaptoimiseen, somaattisiin menetelmiin, traumatietoisiin lähestymistapoihin, joogan etiikkaan ja yhteisön rakentamiseen.

Mitä kutsumme "saavutettavaksi joogaksi"?

Kun kaikki, keho-mieli tilastaan riippumatta, voivat tehdä harjoituksen yhdessä, sitä kutsutaan saavutettavaksi joogaksi.

Kun harjoitusta tuetaan apuvälineillä, se on inklusiivista, adaptiivista ja trauma-informoitua, sitä kutsutaan saavutettavaksi joogaksi.

Kun ketään ei jätetä ulkopuolelle hänen taloudellisen tilanteensa vuoksi, sitä kutsutaan saavutettavaksi joogaksi.

Kun toimijuus ja suostumus ovat harjoituksen keskiössä ja kaikki kehot ovat tervetulleita, sitä kutsutaan saavutettavaksi joogaksi.

Kun harjoitus on antiableistista, vahvistaa moninaisuutta ja kunnioittaa myös joogan juuria, sitä kutsutaan saavutettavaksi joogaksi.


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