063. Community & Innovation in Yoga - Podcast Season 2 Recap & What’s Next
Description
In this Season 2 finale, Amber and Jivana discuss:
Their lives and current challenges
How our activism and practice is showing up for us in this moment
Amber’s bike reels on instagram
Themes from Season 2:
Community Care/Sharing Power/Community Collaboration
Shift from top down teaching to community led
Jivana’s remixes on instagram
The current contemporary yoga world is complex, shifting to local
Not getting caught up in a binary of “advanced” vs gentle
How Accessible Yoga is often misused to make us fit in rather than to celebrate our differences and individuality
Encouraging students to find individuality in community
Marginalized folks are some of our greatest innovators
Your difference is your superpower
Safety and inclusion in yoga
Be sure to visit past episodes with our amazing guests like: Matthew Sanford, Nischala Devi, Michelle Cassandra Johnson, Octavia Raheem, Jacoby Ballard, Marlysa Sullivan, Reggie Hubbard
What Accessible Yoga Association is up to:
New online Accessible Yoga Community, ambassadors get first access (join here)
Accessible Yoga Community Studio - online studio where people can study with teacher leaders from the AY community, dedicated AY content
Conference coming up, Moving from Me to We, October 14-16
Pre-conference intensive on Increasing Accessibility - Matthew Sanford, Natalie Tabilo, Ryan McGraw, Donna Noble, and Jivana
Upcoming monthly themes: August: Yoga & Environmental Justice, September: Yoga & Cancer
Amber’s term as President of AYA’s board of directors is up, Anjali Rao stepping up as our new president
“Yoga is a microcosm of what's happening in every institution, including the judicial system, employment, medical care, all of that. So I'm just creating a small shift, hopefully, in people's perspectives and understandings of the prevalence of caste in Yoga history.”
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Published 05/28/24
CW: Abuse
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Published 05/10/24