Welcome to Episode #32 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Jennie Jackson onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from New Zealand, born, raised, and teaching yoga in Auckland! She owns her own yoga studio, and teaches online and in person. Jen is a passionate advocate for accessible yoga, and making the powerful practice of yoga accessible to all people.

Jen herself was gifted a new lease on life after living with a degenerative disability and through a challenging journey of immobility and pain, was lucky to end up with a prothesis device that helps her walk and yoga pain free – which is truly amazing!  She has been a yoga teacher since 2016, but a dedicated yoga practitioner since 1998. She specializes in restorative and accessible yoga for ALL.

Jen offers group and private yoga classes, yoga courses, and yoga retreats in New Zealand. However, if you're not in New Zealand, you can join her for online yoga classes on her online platform The Adaptive Yogi.

Tell me more about Jennie Jackson

Jennie Jackson's ‘Yoga for ALL’ philosophy attracts those that previously tough they ‘couldn’t’ take part, advocating diversity and inclusion, no matter what ability, size, age or state you are in, you are welcomed and catered for!

Jen has her own home yoga studio and an online studio with an impressive yoga class library! Also, she teaches chair yoga at a Senior Citizens Hall and a very special wheelchair adaptive yoga class at a university with fourth year students to assist.

What to expect in the Yoga In New Zealand episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

My conversation with Jen Jackson was so invigorating as we took talked about accessible yoga, and how to make more inclusive for all bodies. I hope that this conversation made you realize that yoga is for every body, and it’s not actually just about the body.

We talked about helping others on their journey towards body peace and about celebrating the joy of movement!

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about cultivating a purpose and intention of being on a journey towards body peace, and being inclusive and compassionate every step of the way, then this is the conversation for you.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in New Zealand episode?

• A "new lease" on life after a degenerative disability almost ended in an elective surgery and how yoga came into the picture!
• What is accessible yoga?
• An invitation on a journey towards body peace!
• The power of prana— sensing and feeling it even if you’re in a wheelchair, or have lost a limb
• A warning to yoga teachers to be careful of upholding stereotypes without awareness
• Yoga teachers upholding stereotype without even the awareness

Resources Mentioned:

https://accessibleyoga.org/

https://diannebondyyoga.com/

https://www.mindbodysolutions.org/

Connect with Jennie Jackson

www.theadaptiveyogi.co.nz

https://www.instagram.com/@theadaptiveyogi

https://www.facebook.com/theadaptiveyogi

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