2 x 5-WEEK SERIES

Part 1: Saturdays, Sept 21-Oct 19

Part 2: Saturdays, Nov 9-Dec 7

10-11 AM Pacific Time / 19:00-20:00h CEST

Hosted by Katie Blecker and Audrey ML

Nervous systems - we all have them. We may even have an understanding of how they work. Nervous system regulation is a popular topic for good reason: we as a society are more dysregulated than ever. The trauma of living in a capitalist, white supremacist, ableist* society leaves so many with limited access to healing practices that can help us re-center and resource ourselves for personal and collective wellbeing.

Disability, chronic illness, neurodivergence, and burnout can also contribute to the ways we experience stress and what tools are or aren’t accessible to us. Yoga is rich with tools and practices that can have positive effects on nervous system function and help us gain agency over how we show up for ourselves and others. When we explore yoga through its inherent lens of accessibility, we will discover a world of possibility with a plethora of time-tested practices to help us cultivate calm, ease, and resilience.

Join us for one or both series this Fall!

The first sessions of each series will be slightly longer (90min), facilitated in a workshop-style formatthat features educational content on how the nervous systems work and some easily accessible tools for self- and co-regulation.  The following four sessions will be an hour each, where we’ll explore a guided yoga practice to integrate these tools and come together for community connection/chat.

The focus of each series is education and experiential practice for nervous system regulation, including down-regulation for folks experiencing chronic stress, pain, etc. Our objective is to create a collaborative space where you can explore different techniques and yogic tools for personal and collective wellbeing. The workshops are intended to provide context for the subsequent gentle, adaptive yoga classes. We aim to provide information in an accessible and easily-digestible way so that you can develop the practices that best fit your own life, circumstances, and needs.

*just a few of the systems of oppression that shape our current world.

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Further info:

Topics covered:

• Series One: Intro to the nervous systems, self- and co-regulation, understanding hyperarousal and hypoarousal, intro to The Window of Tolerance, triggers & glimmers, easy practices you can take with you anywhere, and more.

• Series Two: Neuroplasticity and complex trauma’s effects on the brain, overview of Polyvagal Theory, expanding understanding of The Window of Tolerance, yoga as a tool for reuniting with ourselves + cultivating acceptance, easy practices you can take with you anywhere, and more.

-Online, on Zoom

-Recordings available until mid-November / end of December

-Captioned

-All levels of participation are welcome, cameras on or off

-Options/variations provided throughout every yoga practice - suitable for folks with low or limited energy, joining from bed/chair/wheelchair, living with chronic illness

-Disabled + queer-led, trauma-informed facilitation

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Investment:

Pricing is meant to be accessible and equitable, and follows a three-tiered scale:

FOR A SINGLE 5-WEEK SERIES:

- CAD $80 minimum (= approx 53 euros / USD 58 / £45)

- CAD $110 suggested ( = approx 66 euros / USD 80 / £63)

- CAD $130 helps make this work sustainable (= approx 86 euros / USD 94 / £74 )

FOR BOTH 5-WEEK SERIES (best price!):

- CAD $144 minimum (= approx 96 euros / USD 105 / £82)

- CAD $198 suggested ( = approx 132 euros / USD 145 / £113)

- CAD $234 helps make this work sustainable (= approx 156 euros / USD 170 / £134 )

FOR DROP-INS:

- First session: $40 CAD (workshop + practice)

- Individual classes : $20 CAD

PREVIOUS WORKSHOP ATTENDEES:

Please use promo code COMMUNITY when registering for Part 1 or Part 2 to receive 10% off an individual series.

*If you prefer to pay directly in EUROS or GBP, please contact Audrey.

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SCHOLARSHIPS:

3 partial-scholarships are available for Part 2.

Apply here: https://forms.gle/aBKDKuDUfpY2n5HA9

Please consider what you can contribute, especially if you are in a position to pay at the higher end of the scale to support others. For further information about social location, may we refer you to the works of Kimberlé Crenshaw and Sylvia Duckworth’s illustration of the Wheel of Power and Privilege.

We’re very grateful for any extra donations as it will support our commitment to offer this space to those with limited resources.

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Thank you for signing up for our classes! We highly appreciate your commitment to your yoga practice and to supporting Disabled-led spaces.