Yoga is for everyone. With marvelous health benefits and variation for all skill levels the sport is a great way to get or stay healthy.
Whether you're brand new to yoga or looking for new challenges, the following links will provide information, instruction and inspiration for your practice.
Do you have a great resource that you'd like to share? Send it to info@cnib.ca.
About Yoga
The ABCs of Yoga
Types of Yoga
Yoga Info 101 from Lululemon
Another thorough overview of yoga and its health benefits
Instruction
Pose descriptions and downloads from MyYogaOnline.com
Step-by-step illustrations of various poses
Audio podcasts and video demonstrations from Vancouver yogi Eoin Finn
Pose instruction from Ottawa Yogi Mark Laham
Overview of styles and poses
Yoga Sequence Builder from Yoga Journal
Accessible yoga products from Rousettus
Resources for Blind and Partially
Sighted Participants
CNIB's Guide To Accessible Yoga
Check out the Visually Impaired Yoga Mat (VIYM) and other great products from Yoga Stretch partner Rousettus at www.rousettus.com. Rousettus offers yoga DVDs that are designed to use with the VIYM at home making yoga easy to learn.
For those participants who are blind and partially sighted and trying yoga for the first time, www.blindyoga.net has some great information to help you get started.
The contents of these linked sites are offered as optional resources for participants of the Great Canadian Yoga Stretch. CNIB, its employees, independent contractors, agents, representatives, volunteers and sponsors have no control over the present or future contents of these sites and bear no responsibility for the instruction or recommendations therein. CNIB, its employees, independent contractors, agents, representatives, volunteers and sponsors cannot assure your safety during participation in the Great Canadian Yoga Stretch and its associated events, and strongly recommend that you gain instruction from a certified yoga instructor prior to participating in the campaign.
