Decolonizing Yoga
This page will center and highlight South Asian and BIPOC voices and resources. If you have resources you’d like to see added, please email them to Kyra@Revolution.Yoga. Many of these resources were gathered and passed along by Anusha Wijeyakumar – she is a wealth of knowledge!
“A mindful reminder that our Yoga practice was never meant to be about escapism. It is not about sitting in our own comfort and privilege and avoiding anything that makes us uncomfortable. The time to decolonize is now. Collective liberation is the goal.” ~ Anusha Wijeyakumar
Yoga, Whiteness, & Cultural Appropriation
with Doctor/Professor Shreena Gandhi
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/t4kS4YkCaVgT7sITMt33bKZ-rWXtRGJP5Nh7cWl55SzxNnycpcmDQVqyOC4ZuIg_.grtqNilNUlEeD_6a
“Decolonize Your Yoga Practice and Seek the Source”
w/ Anusha Wijeyakumar (Beyond Running Podcast)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6kECAZfEgXZdOOP8993ZAM
SHANTIWITHIN is creating Meditation, Mentorship, Podcasts and Live Community
w/ Anusha Wijeyakumar
Pro Science and Anti Racist Community on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/shantiwithin/posts
https://www.shantiwithin.com
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IG @shantiwithin https://www.instagram.com/shantiwithin/
Meditation with Intention
by Anusha Wijeyakumar
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0738762687/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1593119356&sr=8-1
BIWOC Voices in Yoga and Wellness
https://www.instagram.com/wocandwellness/
“We Need to Talk about the Rise of White Supremacy in Yoga”
by Anusha Wijeyakumar
https://www.instyle.com/beauty/health-fitness/yoga-racism-white-supremacy
What Is Intersectionality in Yoga and Why Does It Matter?
by Anusha Wijeyakumar and Melanie Klein
https://www.yahoo.com/video/intersectionality-yoga-why-does-matter-152653644.html?guccounter=1
Dr Shyam Ranganathan – Yoga Philosophy Professor and South Asian and Yoga scholar
https://www.yogaphilosophy.com/
Sri Swami Satchidananda’s translation of The Yoga Sutras
https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Sutras-Patanjali-Swami-Satchidananda/dp/1938477073/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=yoga+sutras&qid=1632356862&sr=8-5
Shri Yogendra Museum of Classical Yoga
https://theyogainstitute.org/museum-of-classical-yoga/
Fat Shaming & Toxic Diet Culture in Yoga that includes BIWOC as resources https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/balance/fat-shaming-toxic-diet-culture-yoga/
“Yoga For Everyone” & “Yoga Where You Are”
by Dianne Bondy
@diannebondyyogaofficial
https://www.diannebondyyoga.com
Yoga Is Dead podcast @yogaisdeadpodcast
created by @tejalyoga and @yogawalla
https://www.yogaisdeadpodcast.com
“Finding OM for Children”
by Rashmi Bismark
@rashmibismark
https://www.mangoandmarigoldpress.com
Follow @abcdyogi to learn from South Asian Teachers
created by @tejalyoga
Trauma and Addiction in Yoga
https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/health/womens-health/yoga-help-trauma-addiction/
“Embrace Yoga’s Roots”
by Susanna Barkataki
@susannabarkataki
https://www.susannabarkataki.com
“How to Decolonize Your Yoga Practice”
by Susanna Barkataki
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/how-to-decolonize-your-yoga-practice/
“What’s the Difference Between Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Appreciation?”
by Rina Deshpande
https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/philosophy/yoga-cultural-appropriation-appreciation/
“Yoga and the Roots of Cultural Appropriation”
By Shreena Gandhi and Lillie Wolff
https://www.kzoo.edu/praxis/yoga/
“Live Be Yoga: The Wake-Up Call Yogis Need to Bring ‘Real Yoga’ Back Into Their Practice”
Interview w/ with Savitri and Aadil Palkhivala by Aris Seaberg
https://www.yogajournal.com/live-be-yoga-archive/aadil-palkhivala-savitri-real-yoga-back-into-practice/