Meditation is the heart of yoga, and the yoga practices are designed to lead you into a meditative state.
Often it can feel overwhelming or challenging to build a personal meditation practice, but the good news is that the various paths of yoga make meditation naturally accessible.
You can practice asana as moving meditation, reflect on who you are, commit to devotional practices, and dedicate your life to meditation in action.
If you’re ready to explore the benefits and techniques of meditation in a safe, accessible, and effective way, then this invitation is for you:
Join Jivana for a new course exploring the practice of meditation in the yoga tradition.
In this program, based on his forthcoming new book, Yoga Meditation, you’ll discover the different types of meditation in the yoga tradition, experience practices for yourself, and pick up the tools to build a personal meditation practice. Plus, if you’re a yoga teacher, you’ll learn skills to help share meditation with your students.
Each session will include a discussion and practice that includes a range of meditation techniques in an effort to introduce you to the vast offerings in the yoga tradition.
In this course, you’ll learn a variety of meditations, including:
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Mantra Japa
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Tradak (Visual Meditation)
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Likhita Japa (Written Meditation)
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Yoga Nidra
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Self-Inquiry Meditation
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Asana as Moving Meditation
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Mudra
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Pranayama
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Breath Meditation
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Multiple Grounding Points
Session 1 (FREE PREVIEW)
Thursday November 19, 2026
10am-12pm PT | 1pm-3pm ET
What is Yoga Meditation?
In this session, Jivana will offer an overview of meditation in the yoga tradition, including touching on the various paths of yoga.
He’ll explore the ways that meditation has been a theme throughout the history of yoga, and how you can deepen your yoga practice by consciously recognizing the meditative aspects of your practice.
In fact, the practices of yoga are all designed to lead to a meditative state—this discussion and practice will attune you to the ways that yoga makes meditation naturally accessible.
Join the first session of Yoga Meditation: Building an Accessible Practice Through Traditional Techniques as a FREE preview
If you are curious about this new 8-part online course with Jivana Heyman, we invite you to join the first session as a FREE course preview.
Enter your details below to register to receive access to a 2-hour session with Jivana Heyman, What is Yoga Meditation? on November 19th, 2026, as a preview of the full 16-hour Yoga Meditation course.
(Registration for this free course preview will also include access to the captioned replay).
Session 2
Monday November 23, 2026
10am-12pm PT | 1pm-3pm ET
Raja Yoga: The Path of Self-Discipline
Raja Yoga is the path of self-discipline through ethics and concentration. It follows the teachings of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, which offers many practices and strategies for supporting the mind and working toward a meditative state.
In this session, Jivana will share some of the most helpful tools from the Sutras, and you’ll explore how to apply them to your life and practice.
BREAK FOR HOLIDAY: No class Thursday November 26
Session 3
Monday November 30, 2026
10am-12pm PT | 1pm-3pm ET
Hatha Yoga: Moving Meditation
The physical practices of yoga are by far the most popular aspect of our tradition, and what makes asana so special is that it is an accessible method to cultivate a meditative state through mental focus—one of the key differences between asana and exercise.
In this session, we’ll explore moving meditation, as well as the practices designed to build energy, such as pranayama and mudra.
Session 4
Thursday December 3, 2026
10am-12pm PT | 1pm-3pm ET
Japa Yoga: Protecting Your Mind
One of the most ancient yoga practices, mantra is a theme woven throughout many of the paths in the yoga tradition.
In this session, you’ll explore different types of mantra practice, including: saguna mantras, which focus on a form of the divine; and nirguna mantras, which focus on the formless spirit. You’ll also explore practicing mantra with mala beads and in the written form.
Session 5
Monday December 7, 2026
10am-12pm PT | 1pm-3pm ET
Jnana Yoga: To Know Your Self
Jnana Yoga is a path of reflection and challenging your own mind. In the yoga tradition, self-inquiry is the starting point of a conscious spiritual practice, but contemporary yoga doesn’t emphasize the importance of this practice.
This session will explore the ways that spirit permeates your life and very being and will include powerful self-inquiry meditations.
Session 6
Thursday December 10, 2026
10am-12pm PT | 1pm-3pm ET
Bhakti Yoga: The Path of Love
Devoting yourself to a form of the divine is at the heart of the yoga tradition. This session will dive into the powerful and loving ways that bhakti yoga can be practiced without a guru or a traditional yoga lineage—whether by devoting yourself to your family, your community, or to nature itself, as a form of meditation.
You’ll explore techniques such as altar-building, prayer, and dedication, to bring bhakti yoga into your life.
Session 7
Monday December 14, 2026
10am-12pm PT | 1pm-3pm ET
Karma Yoga: Meditation in Action
Yoga practices, especially meditation, can build energy or prana. The question is how you are using the energy that you cultivate in your personal practice?
In this session, you’ll explore why Karma Yoga, service, is such an essential part of the yoga tradition. You’ll also discover the ways you can turn your actions into service by learning how to practice meditation in action and serve those around you.
Session 8
Thursday December 17, 2026
10am-12pm PT | 1pm-3pm ET
Self-Practice
The biggest challenge of meditation is building a self-practice that supports you and fulfills you, rather than feels like a chore.
In this session, Jivana will explore ways to integrate meditation into your life and build a personal practice. By integrating practices from all the paths of yoga, you can create a personal practice that offers: strength and a sanctuary from the challenges of life; energy and relaxation; and a sense of balance in the midst of a chaotic world.
Equity Pricing Explained:
Upon registration, you’ll choose from one of three pricing tiers that best suits your financial means:
- Community Rate (supported by your peers)
- Sustainer Rate (covers your enrollment)
- Supporter Rate (covers your enrollment + supports peers)
Need help clarifying which pricing tier is most appropriate for you? Please refer to this helpful graphic by Alexis J Cunningfolk.
Each tier offers 2 ways to enroll:
- Single upfront payment, or
- 3-month payment plan, with equal installments charged upon registration and on the same date each month for the duration of your plan.
If the pricing options available are not financially accessible, please refer to the partial scholarship application information below.
Intention of Equity Pricing:
Our equity pricing structure and scholarship program was created to amplify training access for those who hold marginalized identities and those experiencing significant financial hardship.
If neither of those qualifications apply to you, please consider enrolling at the Supporter or Sustainer Rate, which supports the ability to offer Scholarships and a Community Rate to folks experiencing financial difficulties.
Click your chosen pricing tier below to access payment options.
Enrollment includes 16 hours of live online training, plus 1 year of access to recordings and resources.
Community Rate $299
Sustainer Rate $399
Supporter Rate $499
Partial Scholarships
Please review our above tiered pricing and payment plan options, as well as the intention of our equity pricing structure.
If our tiered pricing and payment plan options are financially inaccessible, you are welcome to apply for a partial scholarship.
Course Facilitator: Jivana Heyman
Jivana Heyman (he/him), C-IAYT, E-RYT500, is the founder and director of Accessible Yoga, an organization dedicated to increasing access to the yoga teachings and supporting yoga teachers. He’s the author of Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body; Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage & Compassion; and The Teacher's Guide to Accessible Yoga: Best Practices for Sharing Yoga with Every Body.
Over the past 30 years of teaching yoga, Jivana has focused on welcoming all people to practice and celebrating our individuality and our differences. His work has focused on dismantling ableism in the yoga world, as well as emphasizing the intersection of yoga and social justice. His books, classes, and trainings support yoga teachers and yoga therapists in finding ways to bring creativity and collaboration into their teaching while still respecting the ancient yoga tradition.
Connect with Jivana:
www.jivanaheyman.com | @jivanaheyman | facebook.com/jivanaheyman
