Adaptive Yoga Scandinavia

21/08/2019

So many with scoliosis ... including me and the physiotherapist/yoga therapist - Petra Parvati Kalla - who shared this wonderful sequence for healthy neck alignment and movement. A sequence that will be coming soon to my classes! Thank you Petra!

06/08/2019

For the young and the old, the hearing and the non-hearing. On September 21 I've been invited to revisit the non-hearing congregation of the Swedish church in Lund to share yoga. See how the sign language interpreter to the right in the picture is dressed in black? That's so you can see the interpreter's hands more clearly against black clothing (assuming the interpreter has light skin.) I didn't know that before I started sharing yoga with this community!

http://adaptiveyoga.se/event/yoga-for-all-ages-at-a-church-service-for-the-deaf/

Above: Holding a participatory presentation on yoga for the Malmö Dövas Pensionärsförening with the help of a sign language interpreter. On Saturday, 21 September, I’m revisiting Helgeandskyrkan, where a sign language interpreter will help me deliver a yoga pass for young and old alike. I made...

28/05/2019

Breathe deeply, and the diaphragm massages your internal organs - important for healthy digestion. Breathe deeply, and the diaphragm massages your Vagus nerve - important for steady nerves. Breathe deeply, and the heart is massaged - important for circulation. But the diaphragm, like any muscle, can become tight. Often, the ability to take deep breaths seeps away unnoticed, like a slow drip, over the course of a lifetime. Or the loss can be sudden and traumatic. If a person becomes paralyzed, the diaphragm may have to jump in and help stabilize where core muscles no longer can - it can become tight because the body needs it to work outside of its normal scope. Or the diaphragm itself may be paralyzed. In Adaptive Yoga, we employ Hatha yoga and breath techniques to help individuals reconnect with deep breathing, even if the person has a quite high level of paralysis. Yoga for everyone - regardless of ability or disability!

https://www.facebook.com/singlecellanimation/videos/1002263223302394/?t=20

01/04/2019

We have a couple of spots left on the Adaptive Yoga Retreat in Blekinge 26-28 April. The focus of this weekend is to make yoga accessible for any body. So if you or someone you know is living with physical impairments, then why not seize the moment? Beautiful surroundings, two highly competent, experienced adaptive yoga teachers, fully-accessible facilities and a sense of community all contribute to making this a safe place to explore yoga regardless of ability or disability. Welcome!

http://adaptiveyoga.se/event/adaptive-yoga-retreat-26-28-april-2019/

This Adaptive Yoga Retreat is for persons with physical impairments Welcome to Valjeviken for a weekend of yoga adapted just for you.In the beautiful Blekinge archipelago along the Baltic coastline, we will get into closer contact with our bodies in the balanced way that yoga offers. This retreat is...

07/01/2019

Last year's Adaptive Yoga Retreat was such a success that Anna and I are doing it again. Last year's retreat filled quite quickly. Maybe one of the spaces is for you this year?
Registration (and inspiring photos) are available through the event link below.
http://adaptiveyoga.se/event/adaptive-yoga-retreat-26-28-april-2019/

This Adaptive Yoga Retreat is for persons with physical impairments Welcome to Valjeviken for a weekend of yoga adapted just for you.In the beautiful Blekinge archipelago along the Baltic coastline, we will get into closer contact with our bodies in the balanced way that yoga offers. This retreat is...

16/11/2018

1 out of 8 children still die...A vast improvement over the last couple of decades. But not good enough!
Tomorrow (17 Nov) I will be at Friskis in Lund for YOGA OF HOPE! I am participating in the 9-10 class, teaching the 10:15-11:30 class and participating in the 11:45 to 13:00 class. Spots in all 3 classes still available. Join one...or join me in a marathon and take all three classes to raise money in the battle to eradicate childhood cancer. Don't live in Skåne? This is a world-wide thing, friends. So get out there and do a child's body good! NO MORE EMPTY CHAIRS!
https://www.barncancerfonden.se/…/yog…/delta-i-en-yogaklass/

11/09/2018

Today I am starting up a therapeutic yoga class for breast cancer patients/survivors. It's a collaboration with Sensus Studieförbund and the Viktoria Breast Cancer Association and I'm excited and grateful for the opportunity!

25/06/2018

Isn't it amazing that we can sit for hours in discomfort or even pain as long as we stay distracted by our mobile phones or computers, but to be still for just three minutes in the mild, but therapeutic, discomfort of a Yin Yoga pose with no distraction is incredibly challenging. But it's so worth it! Drop in for Yin Yoga on July 10, 17 and 24 (8:30 - 9:45). Maybe we can enjoy Cocoon's "Zen" breakfast together afterwards.

http://adaptiveyoga.se/event/yin-yoga-at-cocoon-meetings-in-degeberga-borrakra/

For the last couple of years, Cocoon Meetings, a conference center on the outskirts of Degeberga, has been cooperating with a number of local yoga teachers to host Summer Yoga. This year, I will be joining them for three Tuesday mornings. The venue is wonderful and you have the opportunity to choose...

12/06/2018

The first time - and probably the last time - that I will ever offer my yoga guests a brand new blanket, wrapped so that it looks like something you find on your bed in a 5-star hotel!

06/06/2018

Nu kör vi igen!

På lördag, 9 juni kl.10:00 – 11:15, leder jag ett uteyoga pass i vår trädgård för andra gången. Det blir ett pass som är lämpligt för seniorer, nybörjare eller ni som vill bara ta det lugnt. Jag kan alltid hjälpa dig anpassa en övning efter dina unika förutsättningar. Passet blir av även om endast 2-3 anmäler sig, jag har 12 mattor för utomhus bruk.
Anmäl dig här i Lillehem gruppen,
Eller maila mig wendy.sandsjo@outlook.com.
Eller texta mig på 0733 707 769.
Prova på kostnad gäller fortfarande:
75 kr, kontant eller swish på plats.
Adress: Lillehemsvägen 340 (Gamla lanthandeln)

Och förresten, jag glömde säga det sista gången, men vill du ha ett kvitto för friskvårdsbidrag på ditt arbete är det bara att säga till.

Varmt välkomna!

03/06/2018

Onsdag, 13.e juni - En hel dag i yogans och lugnets anda.
Vi kommer att yoga mycket, vandra lite, äta lagom och träna på medveten andning tillsammans.

Endast 3 platser kvar. Är en av dem din?
Only 3 spots left. Is one of them yours?

http://adaptiveyoga.se/event/yoga-with-wendy-in-vik-osterlen/

14/03/2018

I want to thank everyone who turned out this morning to attend the donation class in Anna's memory, and also those of you who couldn't attend but who donated. I cannot know how much money may have been deposited directly through BG, but the cash and Swish contributions totaled SEK 3,360 which I have now transferred to SUS/Sarcoma Research. Remember, we do not need to raise awareness - not for cancer. We are soul-deep, painfully aware of cancer. But money for research makes a difference. Too late to help Anna. But there will always be others.

13/03/2018

Tomorrow - Wednesday, 14 March at Friskis&Svettis Lund (10 - 11:30).
A donation yoga class to raise money for sarcoma research, in memory of our fellow yogini Anna, who lost her battle against sarcoma earlier this year.



http://adaptiveyoga.se/event/donation-class-proceeds-sarcoma-research/

Sarcoma, a relatively rare form of cancer. I didn’t know what it was until Anna walked into my yoga class about a year ago. She attended faithfully, told me often how much it helped her physically, how the breathing helped her gain some control over her anxiety. Yoga is a powerful tool for well-be...

05/02/2018

Anna Scholtz and I are reuniting to lead a weekend yoga retreat for persons with physical impairments! Know someone who might benefit? Share! Share! Share!
http://adaptiveyoga.se/event/adaptive-yoga-weekend-retreat-blekinge/

Welcome to Valjeviken, in the Blekinge archipelago on the Baltic Sea for a weekend of Adaptive Yoga. This yoga retreat is for persons with physical impairments resulting from trauma or illness. Perhaps you have MS, rheumatism, a spinal cord injury, arthritis, or have suffered an amputation, etc. No....

01/10/2017

A visit to Lund University Hospital to share yoga with a "Living with Cancer" support group. Read how yoga has helped Anna, diagnosed with Sarcoma just over a year ago, cope.

Klinikgatan 5, Lund University Hospital. Anyone living in Skåne and dealing with cancer, personally or through a friend or loved one, knows this is the address of the Oncology Department. The Cancer Department. This is where you get your tests, your diagnosis, your support group. This is where you g...

12/09/2017

This morning, at HSO's facilities in Lund, the first of three classes for this group. I have to remember to stay visible, explain first, and touch softly. Oh...I guess a completely normal yoga class!

http://adaptiveyoga.se/event/yoga-deafhearing-impaired-pensioners-lund/

This autumn, Adaptive Yoga Scandinavia will be holding three yoga classes for deaf/hearing-impaired pensioners in Lund. We will be meeting at the Swedish Disability Federation’s premises. An interpreter has been booked. Adaptive Yoga will be providing the yoga mats, blocks and belts. All you have to...

11/09/2017

Anna Scholtz and I are so happy to offer our first-ever Adaptive Yoga Retreat in beautiful Valjeviken! Read all about it in English or link to the Swedish pdf at the top of the English description. It's going to be awesome!
Med friendly hälsningar,
Wendy and Anna

http://adaptiveyoga.se/event/adaptive-yoga-retreat-valjeviken-blekinge/

Retreat Information in Swedish, click here: Valjeviken retreat 2017 inbjudan Anna Scholtz and I are so happy and excited to announce our first ever fully accessible yoga retreat at Valjeviken on the beautiful Swedish coast of Blekinge! We will be combining different yoga traditions, and meditation a...

30/08/2017

Finally! After months of treading water and 3 web design companies later, Adaptive Yoga Scandinavia finally has a beautiful, fresh, well-functioning website! A shorter address to type, and with a fantastic events calendar and blogg function! Check it out and let me know what you think!
http://www.adaptiveyoga.se