In preparation for the 200 hour yoga school collaborative effort between Love Light Yoga and the Equity Collective, each teacher is lending their voice and interpretation to justice, liberation or leadership. Join us! In this blog, Beth Zyglebaum, Owner of Leela Yoga Alameda reflects on how yoga philosophy gives a perfect outline for participating in transformation. … Continue reading How can you talk about yoga, uteruses and transformation at the same time?
Tiny Yoga Class: Peace and Power
Tiny Yoga Class: Poses for Peace and Power Yin Yoga and Social Justice: September 23-28th at Hollyhock Cortes Yin is always in relationship to something else, the b side, or heads to tails. Yin is feminine, yielding, solitary and fluid. It is the antidote to the fast pace of over performing and over doing. Yin … Continue reading Tiny Yoga Class: Peace and Power
Tiny Yoga Class for Liberation
Playlist-15 minutes Las Cafeteras-It’s movement time Borders-ST. Beauty Peace Train-Cat Stevens Yin Yoga is the humbling practice of making decisions, sitting in sensations and discomfort, and adapting the circumstances as opportunities arise. As yin yogis, we are forced to embrace our differences and abilities as our super-powers, to speak truth to how our bodies are … Continue reading Tiny Yoga Class for Liberation
Yoga, Justice and Nonviolence
Violence is nuanced and can take on many faces beyond physical action. In talking about race, power, and privilege, there are so many ways that we get caught up in replicating the unhealthy patterns of white supremacy. When consider ourselves to be more advanced practitioners (we believe we are "better" at being non racist, we make judgments about others for where they are at in their process, we hide the places where we fail to meet our ideals) we are acting out white supremacy, we are creating spaces of violence.
Heartfulness, Part 2
Chastity is a mixed heritage woman of First Nations and European descent. A proud member of the Tla’amin Nation, located in Powell River just off the beautiful Sunshine Coast of BC, she strives to keep her sacred First Nations culture, traditions, and values incorporated into her modern day life. Chastity has dedicated her life to facilitating … Continue reading Heartfulness, Part 2
Heartfulness, Part 1
At Commonweal in Bolinas California, I work with a group called Resiliency is our Community (ROC). Roc was established to support intergenerational collaboration around purpose, service and equity. Commonweal Executive Director, Oren Solzberg wanted to open up an honest dialogue about money and purpose and how to channel your hearts into your everyday choices. Quarterly, … Continue reading Heartfulness, Part 1
The Four R’s
As a Network Leadership Learning Lab fellow, we examine a number of connected ideas and explore systems change in relationship to one specific issue. In our learning we explore a number of different methodologies and look deep into how they are present in the work we do as well as in our personal lives. The … Continue reading The Four R’s
Nonviolence and Honesty
Over the next six months, I am working with Ragged Wing Ensemble to create a performance called the Multiverse. As the process coach, I support the performers and director in recognizing the interpersonal dynamics that play out for many of us in mixed race spaces. The participants are an extremely diverse group of folx—race, gender, … Continue reading Nonviolence and Honesty
Capitalism and Fear
As an antiracism facilitator, artist and yoga teacher, I see many facets of a human being. I witness people's reflexive interaction with one another as well as their deepest held personal insecurities and fears. So often there is an overlap in the two, where fear exists, anger presents. We are given a gift, many times … Continue reading Capitalism and Fear
The Equity Collective 