Kate

What does « inclusiveness » mean to you and how do you support it within a yoga studio?

From a yoga perspective, inclusiveness means that all people and all bodies feel welcome, and supported in my classes. Physically, it’s important to me to actively create an environment which makes yoga practice accessible to all levels of ableness, including fitness, injuries, body shapes, and health, which is why all the classes I teach at Yoga Flame include modifications. Philosophically, as examples, I also try to explain and credit cultural borrowings from yogic traditions when used in my classes, and refrain from expressions or practices which are overtly gendered. I want everyone who enters Yoga Flame studio and my class, to feel that there is a place and practice for them, and that they can grow with us safely and comfortably.