Cultural Appropriation

March 28, 2022
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)

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?

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

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

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