Yoga for Everyone®

Yoga For Everyone® is an adaptable, accessible, and inclusive yoga program created by Dianne Bondy. Most yoga sequences are created for young, thin, able-bodied students. Yoga for All includes adaptable poses for older, larger, and differently-abled students.

What if every movement you tried brought you joy? What could happen in your life and your body if that were true for you? It’s Rachele’s mission to teach folx in every kind of body how you can access and enjoy yoga!

“I have been a lot of different sizes, as well as diagnosed with chronic pain and fibromyalgia. It can be challenging to feel good about moving my body with so many physical barriers in the way. Yoga for Everyone® meets me where I’m at and teaches me how to feel good in my unique body.”- Rachele Rose

Trauma-informed yoga assumes that everyone has experienced some level of trauma or significant life stress. The approach rests on a set of principles that supports a sense of safety, support, and inclusivity for all who participate.

Drawing from neuroscience, developmental psychology, and interpersonal neurobiology, trauma-informed yoga is based on a particular understanding of trauma, one that emphasizes its impact on the entire mind-body system, as opposed to particular mental states.

All of Rachele’s classes are appropriate for any level of experience. Truly, if you have a body, you can practice yoga! You don’t need to know anything about yoga to attend class. Rachele gives very detailed, easy-to-follow instructions in all classes.

The practice of yoga has been scientifically proven to help with the following:

Physical Benefits

-Reduces chronic pain, such as lower back pain, arthritis, headaches and carpal tunnel syndrome
-Lowers blood pressure
-Reduces insomnia
-Increases flexibility
-Increases muscle strength and tone
-Improves respiration, energy and vitality
-Maintains a balanced metabolism
-Improves cardio and circulatory health
-Improves athletic performance
-Protects from injury
-and more!

Mental Benefits

-Stress management
-Reduces anxiety
-Mental well-being
-Increased body awareness
-Relieves chronic stress patterns
-Relaxes the mind
-Centers attention
-Sharpens concentration
-and more!

Using props is one of the best ways to avoid injury and learn the poses of yoga. They give our bodies much needed support as we build strength. Props are not cheating! You are still doing all of the work. There is no such thing as cheating in yoga. Props are enhancements to help find space and freedom in a pose, and they help your body feel more comfortable.

Props can include: yoga blocks, blankets, bolsters, chairs, walls, and straps. At home they can include: towels, blankets, pillows, chairs, walls, and belts or neckties.

Blankets or towels provide extra padding under the knees when doing poses such as cat-cow or child’s pose. A rolled towel or a set of blocks can be used under your hands to help reduce tension and load in your wrists. Using blocks under your hands can also help bring the ground closer to you. These are just some of the ways props can help enhance your practice, there are many more too!

Dress comfortably, in loose clothes that move and stretch with you! It is encouraged to practice barefoot to help avoid sliding on your mat, but you may wear socks if that helps you feel more comfortable.

Medical benefits are usually evident with 3 practices per week. The more you practice, the greater the health and well-being benefits. Rachele suggest you practice as often as you can. This may vary depending on how your feel or your schedule, and that’s okay! You can always come back to your yoga practice at anytime.

Email me at rachele@rosegoldenergy.com to receive my FREE 5 Day Guided Meditation + Yoga Practice. You will receive a link to 5 daily meditations and 5 pre-recorded yoga sessions to practice at your convenience.