Teaching Adaptive Yoga to People With Disabilities

Jennie Jackson specialises in teaching adaptive yoga to people with disabilities. She draws on her own life, living with pain and immobility caused by Bilateral Talipes Equinovarus (clubfoot).

Made with funding from NZ on Air

[neetugulani]

Jen, you truly are an inspiration to all the women out there especially to me. Its always a pleasure to attend your yoga class and see you smiling each and every day. You inspire me every single day to pursue yoga even though I struggled initially you always motivated me to keep going. Thankyou for sharing your story with everyone and being a true inspiration.

[margaretgrant]

Wonderful to.hear this story of Jeanie. I've followed you and your retreats for sometime and realised then what a wonderful teacher you were/are.
Wishing you all.the best with your very styli new ???

[meloneemurray]

You are an amazing individual! Thank you for sharing your story! I have 3 chronic illnesses: Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis since age 18. I have been looking for an inspirational story like yours and I’m so glad I found yours! ❤

[matthewcrome]

I have mild autism and cerebral palsy as well as other disabilities and I have been going to adapted fitness classes (including yoga) for 3 years at my local community college. It's a really great environment! There's people with all sorts of disabilities/severity of disabilities there as well as all ages. Unfortunately I won't be able to go this semester due to my schedule (however I may be able to get assistance at the fitness center at the 4-year university I attend, but they don't have adapted classes the way the community college does), but I will go there as much as I can for as long as I can. It's pretty much the only way I can get exercise other than walking because I always need assistance in anything else.