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Lets talk about cultural appropriation in Yoga

June 23, 2022 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Sometimes an email arrives in your inbox and you have to share it. A well written and important contribution to the conversation around cultural appropriation of Yoga. An invitation to have a difficult conversation. See what arises for you when you read this? What actions can we take to make a difference? How are we complicit? More questions than answers, but that doesn't mean we should not ask them.  THE EMAIL: As world celebrates UN Yoga Day on June 21, Hindus upset at trivialization … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activism, Uncategorized, What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi?, Yoga in the Media Tagged With: hindu, yoga culture, yoga marketing

The Release of Yoga and Body Image: 25 Personal Stories About Beauty, Bravery + Loving Your Body

October 14, 2014 by Guest Author 1 Comment

Melanie Klein loves her yoga body

By guest author Melanie Klein, Yoga and Body Image Coalition. Anna Guest–Jelley, founder of Curvy Yoga and the co-editor of Yoga and Body Image: 25 Personal Stories About Beauty, Bravery + Loving Your Body, and I both struggled with a distorted body image, our perception of ourselves, from early childhood on. In the process, we tried countless diets and experimented with a variety of fitness trends – all of which left us feeling shame, guilt and punishment for the bodies we lived in. Our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activism, Yoga & Body Image Tagged With: diversity, equity, yoga and body image, yoga and body image coalition, yoga body, yoga culture, yoga is for every body, yoga practice

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