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BLACK WOMEN’S YOGA HISTORY: MEMOIRS OF INNER PEACE answers one question: How have Black women elders managed stress? Memoirs by women over age seventy punctuate African American history and emphasize how popular self-care practices have been present since at least the mid-nineteenth century, with roots in African traditions. Primary sources refer to meditation and yoga…
Everyone has heard about the story of Rosa Parks and her refusal to give up her seat onthe bus in the segregated American South. This started a boycott that helped change American society. Did you know that there is a story about Rosa Parks associated with Yoga?Watch the discussion to learn about it.
Black History Month 2024 Yoga spaces were never intended to be exclusive. Rather, they are meant to be inclusive and accessible. Go back to the Sutras to the Yamas and Ahimsa. Instead, make space within your consciousness for peace. View a documentary below about Yoga and some of its origins in the African American community….
Striving for balance in January, I was on the mat for 47 practices. I led 7 practices and practiced Yoga 40 times. Keeping the scales tipped in my favor. Shout out to those who practiced with me on both sides of the mat, Veterans Yoga Project, Yoga Specialists, UC Berkley, and Rev. Christine Brahmi Romero,…