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Black History Month Recommended Reading List
Joanne Wohlmuth share resources for Black History Month.
Course Review: Racial Justice and Yoga
Doreen reviews Joanne "Sujatha" Wohlmuth’s course Racial Justice and Yoga.
The Complicated History of International Yoga Day
Allyson reflects on her ambivalent feelings toward the infamous International Yoga Day.
Flow in His Magnificence
Queen Robertson of Sacred Spaces Yoga gives four tips for how to advocate for practicing yoga as a Christian.
Devotion on the Mat: An Interview with Iman G.
Allyson interviews Iman G., the founder of DevoMat, about her relationship with yoga, Christ, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Ahimsa in the Four Yogas
In honoring Martin Luther King Jr., Allyson writes about Howard Thurman’s theology and how his work was infused with the teachings of ahimsa and the four yogas.
From Emotion to Action: A First Step in Taking Your Contemplative Practice Off the Mat
The call to “Act Now” can be daunting and scary and confusing. Sometimes the sheer urgency can be a block. Amy discusses how she uses contemplative practices to fuel action.
Yoga in Bermuda & Black Lives Matter
Joanne Wohlmuth discusses how whitewashing yoga and uncoupling it from its spiritual intentions causes harm and deepens divides. Students of yoga not engaging in self work stop short of igniting the flame within required to help heal racism in our society.
Interview with Rev. Dr. Brooke Brimm
Rev. Dr. Brooke Brimm is the author of Love God Herself: Yoga and Mindfulness for Black Women who Follow the Christ. We reached out to Brooke for an interview.
Rest for the Weary: Building Community Alongside Our Brothers and Sisters of Color
As Christians who practice and teach yoga, how do we respond to our calling to help the people of God, particularly those most weary, to find rest?