Accessible yoga is more than twisting the body or holding shapes for long periods. Communities of healing thrive when yoga centers, teachers, and creators commit to accessibility.
Jon Kabot-Zinn, Ph.D., founder of UMass Medical School's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Clinic, defines Mindfulness as "The awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, to the present moment, non-judgmentally." (Cabot-Zinn,2016) In simple terms, Mindfulness is being aware in times that you are typically unaware. Often, we naively call this awareness our subconscious mind, but the fun part is that once thought or observation enters your conscious mind, it is
