The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast

384: Yoga for Election Grief with Shannon Crow

Description:

Many people have shared that they are feeling numb, sad, scared, shocked, and powerless in light of the recent US election results. Shannon Crow has experienced similar feelings and shares her experience in the aftermath of the election results.

Shannon relates an interaction she had with a yoga teacher that prompted her to turn inward and reflect and invites us to do the same. She also invites listeners who support Trump to reach out to have a conversation – in these divisive times, Shannon highlights the importance of remaining open to alternative perspectives, finding common ground, and still showing up to do the work we are here to do.

If you are feeling grief, helplessness, despair, or fear, Shannon shares some inspiring and uplifting words from her community, as well as her strategies for continuing to move forward through this time.

Regardless of where you live, where you are in the election cycle, or who is/has been elected to office, this episode can help you ground into the important things.

Key Takeaways:

[0:48] This episode was inspired by some powerful messages from friends and colleagues who were feeling so many emotions after the results of the US elections were announced.

[3:15] Shannon introduces herself and gives a shout-out of thanks to the sponsors, OfferingTree and Shannon's 20-hour Yoga for Pelvic Health Training.

[7:15] Shannon shares how she felt in the aftermath of the elections in the United States.

[12:02] Shannon shares an anecdote of an interaction with a yoga teacher related to the elections in the US.

[16:08] Shannon understands and empathizes with people who have fears about living in a country and a world where Trump is the President of the US. She seeks to hear from people who voted for him about their perspectives.

[19:00] Shannon explains why the US elections are so relevant to her as a Canadian (and all of us) -- and why we should care about cultures and events in other countries outside our own.

[24:49] Having someone like Trump voted in makes Shannon look inward and reflect on what part of her she needs to work on.

[26:45] Shannon shares a bit about OfferingTree.

[28:26] Some things have helped Shannon in the moment of despair she was feeling when she learned the news that Trump had been elected.

[35:07] Next week on the podcast, Shannon will be holding some people accountable for their (in)action.

Links:

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• Post by Jezz Chung on Instagram

• Yoga for Pelvic Health 3-Hour On Demand Workshop with Shannon Crow

• The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Team

• Shannon Crow on Instagram

Gratitude to our Sponsors, OfferingTree, and Yoga for Pelvic Health 20-hr Online Training with Shannon Crow.

Quotes from this episode:

"This episode was inspired by some powerful messages from friends and colleagues who were feeling so many emotions."

"We talk yoga on this podcast and we talk politics because politics is part of yoga."

"Education is the foundational strength of a country."

"We need to ask what's underneath this if we really want to build safer communities for everyone."

"Having someone like Trump elected in the US definitely does make me ask a lot more questions, but it also makes me look inward."

"Do the work that you are here to do."