Yoga as Resistance

Equity and Inclusion On and Off the Mat

by Dr. Stacie Graham

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Pub Date 14 Jun 2022 | Archive Date 7 Jun 2022

Watkins | Watkins Publishing

Health, Mind & Body

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Description

A powerful manifesto outlining the personal inner work and practical steps that yoga practitioners and studios need to take to move to true equity and inclusion – on the mat, and off.

The book is structured around the Sanskrit roots of yoga: TAPAS, AHIMSA, ASTEYA, SATYA. The meanings are explored in alignment with the social justice work presented.

Each chapter closes with a yoga or meditation practice or journaling activity, to embody deeper understanding and work through any discomfort and issues that may arise. Diversity and inclusion within the wellness industry has been increasingly under the spotlight. This book responds to the appetite for guidance on how we actively create change. The mission of Yoga as Resistance is to educate and empower yoga practitioners and professionals to take action in aligning their practice on the mat with their lives off the mat.

Advance Praise

"In her skillful approach, Stacie crafts pathways to 'doing the work' for trainee teachers and practitioners, to studio owners and proprietors and to influential brands. She provides tools to frame thinking into action." - Kallie Schut, decolonised yoga and dharmic traditions educator, founder of Rebel Yoga Tribe YouTube channel and the Radical Yogi book club

Available Editions

EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781786786401
PRICE	US$19.95 (USD)
PAGES	208

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Lauren B, Reviewer

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC! I have always heard/known/lightly practiced Yoga, but I have never really been comfortable with the practice as I always understood a lot of the practice seen today in the Western world to be appropriation rather than a continuation of the actual practice. This book helped me learn more about Yoga and how to actually practice while keeping in mind the history and impact I have in this space as a white woman. This book was written as a resistance to the white supremacist/colonizer practice of Yoga as it stands today in the Western World and I really appreciate that I have gotten to learn and grow with this book and its teachings.