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    Browsing tag: Cultural Appropriation

  • March 28, 2022

    Cultural Appropriation in the Ashtanga Yoga Community

    Cultural Appropriation in the Ashtanga Yoga Community

    It’s no longer considered ok to make fun of women, or the LGBTQ community, or other social or cultural identities like Black people or people of Chinese descent. So why ...

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    Category: Practice
  • October 12, 2020

    Om Tattoos & Cultural Appropriation (4 min read)

    Om Tattoos & Cultural Appropriation (4 min read)

    You’ve most definitely seen the famous Sanskrit symbol for “Om” used in various places, such as jewelry, clothes, and even jokes about it on television, social media and in films. ...

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    Category: Culture
  • August 24, 2020

    What is Mudra and How to Do It Respectfully?

    What is Mudra and How to Do It Respectfully?

    Before diving into mudras, we should ask ourselves how we acknowledge yoga a universal practice while honoring its roots.  It is essential to jump in with this as mudras are ...

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  • July 28, 2020

    The Cultural Appropriation of Sanskrit

    The Cultural Appropriation of Sanskrit

    You walk into yoga class and by the end of it, you have probably heard some terms like “namaste” “sutra” “drishti” or “mandala”. If you’ve never questioned the meaning behind ...

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  • July 14, 2020

    Interview with Susanna Barkataki

    Interview with Susanna Barkataki

    I had no idea when I first started learning yoga, reclaiming and practicing the spiritual technologies of my ancestors how much inner power I was about to tap. I simply ...

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    Category: Culture
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