Paul Mross: Yoga Accessible For All & Creator of Happ:y Mat

Paul Mross lives in New Glarus, WI (USA). He is a certified yoga instructor through the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 200). He has been the project manager and yoga consultant for 5 research studies on Fall Prevention and Yoga with UW-Madison. Paul has presented at conferences, including Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging, Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association, and the International Association of Yoga Therapist. Paul is the designer of The Happ:y Mat, a portable template with visual cues that assist the therapist and client in basic mobility instruction. Paul is also the co-founder of a nonprofit called YAFA, Yoga Accessible for All, which is a coalition of yoga teachers, community partners and academia whose mission is to increase access to the benefits of yoga in under-served communities.
In my conversation with Paul we discuss:
-The inspiration for creating Yoga Accessible For All (YAFA)
-The research he's leading on the role yoga can play in fall prevention and how his involvement in research led to the invention of  Happ:y Mat
-Insights on the elements needed to make yoga accessible and enriching for older adults
Links:
Yoga Accessible For All https://yafayoga.org/
Happ:y Wellness http://www.happyw.co/ 
Wisconsin Aging and Disability Resource Center 
Wisconsin Institute of Healthy Aging (WIHA) https://wihealthyaging.org/ 
Sace Communities of Madison and Dane County https://safercommunity.net/ 
Paul’s email: mr_oss@hotmail.com
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