How to Teach Wheelchair Yoga | Adaptive Yoga with Rodrigo Souza

How to Teach Wheelchair Yoga | Adaptive Yoga with Rodrigo Souza 🎧 Full Interview on the Yogalebrity Podcast In this powerful episode, Angelica Govaert interviews Rodrigo Souza—an inspiring leader in the world of adaptive yoga—on exactly how to teach wheelchair yoga with confidence, compassion, and real results. After a spinal cord injury left Rodrigo paralyzed from the chest down, he discovered the healing power of yoga in a wheelchair. Now he teaches others around the world how to guide adaptive and accessible yoga classes that truly serve people with disabilities and trauma. Whether you're a yoga teacher looking to expand your impact, or someone interested in earning an adaptive yoga certification, this episode is packed with valuable insights on how to: Teach wheelchair yoga poses safely and effectively Use inclusive language and trauma-informed techniques Create accessible yoga classes for people with diverse abilities Serve communities often excluded from mainstream yoga 🧘‍♂️ Get Rodrigo’s Adaptive Yoga Certification here: 👉 https://www.accessibleyogaschool.com/trial 📌 Timestamps: 0:00 Intro – Why adaptive yoga matters 1:27 Rodrigo’s story of healing after spinal cord injury 6:00 Teaching yoga in a wheelchair: how it started 12:00 What most yoga teachers get wrong about accessibility 18:00 How to modify yoga poses for wheelchairs 22:30 Creating inclusive spaces for students with disabilities 25:45 Adaptive Yoga Certification & mentorship details 29:00 Final thoughts + how to get started 🎙️ Subscribe for more episodes on yoga, healing, and creating a bigger impact as a teacher. 🔔 Like, comment, and share to help spread the movement of accessible yoga for all! Build Your Online Yoga Empire: https://www.angelicagovaert.com/training #AdaptiveYoga #WheelchairYoga #HowToTeachWheelchairYoga #AccessibleYoga #YogaTeacherTraining #YogalebrityPodcast #YogaInAWheelchair #AdaptiveYogaCertification