Yoga and Cultural Appropriation Podcast featuring Beth Berila and Roopa Singh Listen to the podcast. Roopa Singh talks about authenticity, cultural appropriation, and commercialization in yoga. Whereas many people in the West invoke the definition of yoga as union, Roopa reminds us that it also means liberation, both individually and collectively. In this insightful conversation, she raises questions about yoga, safety, visibility, and who is present and absent in most Western… read more →
Yoga As A Tool For Social Change Podcast featuring Beth Berila and Sabrina Strings Listen to the podcast. Dr. Sabrina Strings discusses some of the barriers for why many mainstream yoga spaces are alienating for women of color. In this podcast, she discusses what needs to change in order for yoga spaces to become more inclusive and welcoming to diverse communities. She also moves the conversation beyond individual changes in particular yoga… read more →
We began our final Yoga and Body Image book discussion with a moment in recognition of the recent South Carolina shooting. On a personal level, I was happy about this; to be able to acknowledge something so significant in a yoga space felt necessary and important. It also felt relative to the discussion we’d been having for months and the conversation we’d go on to have that day. In the… read more →
Yoga and reframing the challenges of being differently-abled Podcast featuring Beth Berila and Ela Wojtowicz Listen to the podcast Ela Wojtowicz discusses how yoga has helped her reframe and accept her challenges of being differently-abled and inspired her to become a yoga teacher in order to make yoga more accessible to people of all abilities. In this podcast, she talks about her journey through yoga and her participation with Off the Mat, Into the World. Listen to the podcast Elizabeth… read more →
Beth Berila and I have shared the honor of facilitating Yoga and Body Image book discussion groups in the Twin Cities since February. In May, we also traveled to St. Cloud, Minnesota (about an hour away) for a book discussion in a local studio. It’s exciting to experience the growth of the yoga and body image conversation and, with each session, I’m awed at the breadth and depth of the human experience. Our… read more →