Culture – Page 9

June 16, 2020
Dismantling Racial Barriers in Wellness

Yoga studios in general have an open door policy. Anyone, of any size, background, ethnicity and sexual orientation is welcomed. Yet, the majority of students and teachers continue to be ...

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June 8, 2020
We’re listening and we are committed to learning

It is not business as usual for us here at Omstars. We are grateful to and for our community of teachers, staff and leaders within and outside of the Yoga ...

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June 3, 2020
Yoga Community, Your Love and Light is Not Working

Yoga community, that love and light you sent out, it’s not working. It didn’t make it to George Floyd as he fought to breathe with a White policeman’s knee on ...

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May 20, 2020
The Transformative Power of Yoga

Yoga transformed my life and my relationship with my body. Before yoga, I thought the only way to feel good in my body was through intense physical exercise. Finding yoga ...

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May 6, 2020
Your Own Experience

As a teacher and practitioner of yoga, I try to model that each of us is always learning and teaching those around us. There are no experts. When we begin ...

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May 5, 2020
Yoga Mythology Series: Krishna’s Flute

It was almost time for the dusk to set in, the sun had turned orange and the entire village was soaked in a calm that comes after a hard day’s ...

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April 14, 2020
Yoga Teacher Interview with Cristi Christensen Part 2

I want to wake people up. I want to shake people up. I want to bring these practices of yoga, and dance, and music to every single corner of the ...

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April 7, 2020
Yoga Mythology Series: Samrat Yayati – Ceaseless Desires

Yayati the mighty King had conquered the world and become a Samraat; monarch of the universe. It is said that with his sheer power he conquered the world in six ...

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March 24, 2020
Five Steps to End Unrealistic Beauty Standards Once and For All

When we were growing up—in the 80’s—there was only one real beauty standard (white, thin, blonde), and only a few media channels through which we were educated (magazines, newspapers, television, ...

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March 18, 2020
Truth Beyond Assumptions: Check Your Gendered Language, Reduce Harm

If you’re cisgender, meaning you identify with the gender you were assigned at birth, you may not yet have considered the way your gender impacts your body image. Maybe you ...

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