03/08/2022
For and for the month of March I will be highlighting the women whose work has inspired and informed my yoga practice.
Each week, my yoga classes will weave in the teachings of these wise women.
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Jessamyn Stanley and her organization offer body positive yoga and examine the intersections of race, gender, sexual orientation and body representation in yoga. Her work invites me to love and cherish my body and to remember that I am here on purpose. The level of deep acceptance I feel when taking her classes is remarkable.
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Susanna Barkataki is a yoga culture advocate and speaks openly about the (de)colonization of yoga. It was Susanna’s teachings that were/are perhaps the hardest and most humbling for me. To sit with the white washing that I was a part of and a party to was deeply unsettling but very necessary. This is an ongoing journey and I continue to learn from Susanna’s thoughtful and humorous IG page.
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Bre Scullark is a Yogi, Activist and founder of Urban Peace Squad . Bre brings trauma-informed yoga to prisons, to retreat centers, and to black and brown communities often overlooked in the "wellness world." Her authentic, loving, yoga practices makes me feel safe, seen and held.
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Tari Prinster literally wrote the book on Yoga4Cancer. A pioneer in the field of oncology yoga and a survivor, she is the embodiment of turning pain into purpose. Her evidence-based classes have helped thousands of yogis with cancer feel safe and strong in their bodies and her trainings have guided me beyond one-size-fits-all yoga.
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To each of these powerful women, I thank you for your work.
