Yoga in ASL - American Sign Language

ASLYoga.com has a simple goal of increasing accessability for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community to experience Yoga, an ancient healing art which maintains health, reduces stress and helps calm the mind.

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Free ASL Yoga Classes

ASLYoga.com is proud to announce our latest Free ASL Yoga program that allows members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community to take Yoga classes free of charge. Many classes are offered throughout the week for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people to choose from. The classes (formerly at Healing in Yoga) were held at the Austin Kula Yoga Center in Austin, Texas. We pair up the yoga student with an ASL interpreter or a ASL student for the class. Interpreters/signers are volunteers with some of the interpreters being certified and some being students - many come from Austin Community College's American Sign Language and Interpreter Preparation Program in their final stages of obtaining certification. Together we are making this a great opportunity for everyone to explore the many joys and benefits of Yoga.

How do I join?

Individuals interested in taking classes at no cost please contact us at info@ASLYoga.com. PLEASE include the info from the form below. The Free ASL Yoga classes are open to both adults and youth 14-17 years old accompanied by a parent.

Thanks! We look foreward to seeing you!

This is the "Sign Up" info we would like from you in an email - Free ASL Yoga Classes

	name:	_______________________________
	age:	_______________________________
	email:	_______________________________
	contact number?
	_______________________________
	previous yoga experience?
	______________________
	special notes:
	_______________________________

	ASL Yoga Class Location
	visit the Kula Yoga Center website to see their class schedule.

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Class Descriptions

All Levels
Hatha yoga seeks to balance the body and mind through movement, breath work, and mental focus. Regular practice results in improved strength, flexibility, endurance, balance, and circulation. Hatha is a broad genre and teachers' styles differ. See website for individual teacher biographies. Beginners welcome.

Hip Hop Yoga
Hip Hop Yoga is a Vinyasa Flow class accompanied by contemporary music. A great way to work up a sweat with a high-energy workout. No dancing skills required, although you might find yourself wanting to dance in Warrior! Intermediate to Advanced

Yin Yoga
Yin yoga creates ease of movement with an emphasis on the the lower spine, hips, legs and feet. Poses are held for 3-10 minutes reclining in a relaxed state and coupled with breathing and mindfulness concentration techniques for managing pain, anxiety, ptsd, insomnia and fatigue.

Restorative Yoga
Restorative Yoga incorporates the use of props such as bolsters, blocks, and blankets to support the body in various poses. Supported postures are held longer to encourage deep relaxation and healing. This type of yoga is beneficial for stress reduction, insomnia, menopausal symptoms, chronic fatigue, injury recovery, and much more. Beginners welcome

Early Risers
Early Risers is a class to wake up your body and mind. The class combines a gentle warm up to wake the body and breath, moving into sun salutations and a flow that will start your day off right. Mixed level class.

Yoga? Why? Who?

What is Yoga?

The word Yoga is an ancient sanskrit word that means "yoke" or "union" - that which connects. In the western world Yoga usually refers to the ancient healing art practice that maintains health of the Body, Mind and Spirit. It is not a religion and does not require any specific beliefs. It is simply a great way of finding a connection within yourself to live healthy in body, mind and spirit. From there it is your choice what you want to do!

Why in ASL?

Simply put ASL (American Sign Language) is the native language of many Deaf and Hard of Hearing people. ASL gives these people the opportunity to better understand this ancient healing art that started in India and persists across the world today as one of the best ways of maintaining health, reducing stress, and calming the mind.

What is ASLYoga.com about?

ASLYoga.com has a simple goal of increasing accessability for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community to Yoga, an ancient healing art which maintains health, reduces stress and helps calm the mind. We are doing this through whatever creative innovative ways that are available. Our first big project is the Free ASL Yoga program created to allow access for people from the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community to experience and learn yoga regardless of economic barriers that often exist within our society.

Can you tell me more about Austin Kula Yoga?

Yes! Please visit their website http://www.austinkulayoga.com for details on this wonderful center hosting ASLYoga Classes. The teachers that are truly helping connect us all through graciously opening up their doors to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. [google map]

Can you tell me more about ACC Interpreter Preparation Program?

Yes! Please visit their website http://www.austincc.edu/aslipp/ipp.php for details on this great program and the wonderful people helping make this pioneering project possible!

What are Yoga Asanas? (Glossary of Asana Names)

"Asana" is the Sanskrit word for "Posture" (Glossary of Asana Names). These postures are the major part of what is taught in a Yoga class here in western society. These postures are well known my western medical science to help strengthen the body and calm the mind while relieving stress.

ASL Related Sites

ABCHands www.abchands.com

Austin SIgn Language School www.aslschool.org

Animated American Sign Language Dictionary commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm

ASL Access www.aslaccess.org

ASL Educational website www.ASLPro.com

ASL Fingerspelling Fonts www.clickinks.com/Fonts-for-Disabilities-Braille-and-Sign-Language.html

ASL Fingerspelling Practice Game www.asl.ms

ASL Yoga www.aslyoga.com

Austin Interpreters for the Deaf newsletter www.austin-interpreters.org

Board for Evaluation of Interpreters www.dars.state.tx.us

Captioned Media Program www.cfv.org

CD WWWorkshops for Interpreters www.signs-of-development.org/website/web-based.htm

Clerc Center Catalog clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/products/index.html

Cochlear Implants deafness.about.com/library/weekly/cs/cochlearimplants

CODA-Children of Deaf Adults coda-international.org

Communication deafness.about.com/library/weekly/cs/communication

Deaf Animals deafness.about.com/library/weekly/cs/deafanimals

Deaf Base www.DeafBase.com

Deaf Blind Resources www.tr.wou.edu/DBLINK/lib/db-resources.htm

Deaf Culture deafness.about.com/od/deafculture

Deaf Education www.deafed.net

Deaf Initiatives www.t-shirtquilts.com

Deafness Information deafness.about.com/cs/oint

Deaf Spot www.deafspot.net

Deaf Studies deafness.about.com/library/weekly/cs/deafstudies1

Department of Assistive and Rehabilitive Services (formerly TCDHH) www.dars.state.tx.us

Dictionary of ASL www.masterstech-home.com/ASLDict.html

Disability Access Symbols www.gag.org/resources/das.php

Families deafness.about.com/library/weekly/cs/families

Fingerspelling and Classifiers www.jal.cc.il.us/ipp

Gallaudet University www.gallaudet.edu

Gallaudet University Press gupress.gallaudet.edu/index.html

Gallaudet University Library Guide to Deaf Biogaphies/Library Index to Deaf Periodicals library.gallaudet.edu

Handspeak: A Sign Language DIctionary www.handspeak.com

Hard of Hearing deafness.about.com/library/weekly/cs/hardofhearing

Harris Communications www.harriscomm.com

Hear-More Products for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing www.Hearmore.com

Interpreting Index www.ntid.rit.edu/terpref/index.htm

Links to Information about Deaf Culture deafness.miningco.com/health/deafness/msubcult.html

Mosdeux Film and Production mosdeux.com

Medical Causes deafness.about.com/library/weekly/cs/etiology/

National Association of the Deaf Table of State Laws and Regulations on Requirements of Interpreters www.nad.org/infocenter/infotogo/asl/InterpStateLaws.html

National Association of the Deaf www.NAD.org

National Black Deaf Advocates www.NBDA.org

National Information Center on Deafness ClercCenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/index.html

National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) www.rit.edu/~418www/new/NTID.html

PAH, MD (Promoting Awareness in Healthcare, Medical and Deaf) www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/stdnt/pahmd

Pen Pals, Friendships www.DeafFriendFinder.com

PEPNet Resource Center prc.csun.edu

Regisrty of Interpreters for the Deaf www.rid.org

Religion deafness.about.com/library/weekly/cs/religion

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc www.shhh.org

Sign Language deafness.about.com/library/cs/signlanguage

Sign Language Linguistics www.unm.edu/~wilcox

Silent Web deafness.about.com/library/weekly/cs/silentweb

Sports deafness.about.com/library/weekly/cs/sports

Texas Association for the Deaf www.main.org/tad

Texas School for the Deaf www.tsd.state.tx.us

Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf www.tsid.org

University of Rochester SIgn Language Research Center www.asl.rochester.edu/slrc/index.htm

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