Yoga & Social Justice Group Mission
Our mission with this project is to combine education and community discussion in order to cultivate a deeper awareness of the relationship between social justice and yoga through our thoughts, words and deeds.
Previous Topics and Material Covered
Previous Topics:
- 8 Limbs of Yoga & Justice
- Yoga & Social Justice 101
- Anti-Racism in the Wellness Space
- Yoga & Safe Spaces for the LGBTQIA+ Community
- Body Liberation & Sizeism
- Disability Justice
- Yoga and Environmental Justice
- Yoga & Intersectionality
- Racial Trauma and Somatic Wisdom
Books:
- Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma by Gail Parker
- The Secret Power of Yoga – A Woman’s Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras by Nischala Joy Devi
- All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson, editors
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- The Body is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
- My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem
Articles:
- https://www.self.com/story/
trainers-cant-help-people-of- color-while-remaining-silent- about-racism - https://www.
yogajournal.com/lifestyle/ creating-a-safe-and-inclusive- space-for-transgender-and- nonbinary-yogis - https://www.
yogajournal.com/teach/avoid- ableism-in-yoga-class - https://www.yogaforhumanity.com/journal/2017/8/5/yoga-and-environmental-sustainability
- https://serc.carleton.edu/bioregion/sustain_contemp_lc/essays/51507.html
Videos:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=kSZEsPnhIXg - https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=bs67v5klQI4 - https://www.tedxmarin.
org/sonya-rene-taylor/ - https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=VEJ_F8NCD2Q - https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?language=en
Podcasts: