Unity in Yoga

Special guest Emily Luther is back to continue conversation on applications of the book White Fragility in yoga. In this episode, she and host Maya Breuer discuss the work it takes to diversify yoga studios, how white yoga teachers have dominated the yoga industry, and the lack of diversity in teacher trainings.

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Skill in Action, by Michelle Johnson

Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance, by Jessamyn Stanley

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin

Unity in Yoga special guest Bryant Rollins is back for more enlightening conversation. In this episode, he and host Maya Breuer continue their exploration of yoga as breath, connection, and change for the BIPOC Community.

Best-selling author and scholar Stephen Cope explores how the practical wisdom of the ancient yogic text, The Bhagavad Gita, can be applied to our daily lives. He also shares about the importance of living your dharma.

Heard Here: Pathways to the Spirit; 100 Ways to Bring Sacred into Daily Life, by Susan Santucci The Bhagavad Gita, 2nd Edition, by Eknath Easwaran  

Amy Weintraub discusses her personal journey with yoga and shares practices to relieve symptoms of depression. Walk away with three self-care tips.

Heard here: “Treat Your Life with Reverence” by William Blake

Yoga the Natural Prozac

Stephanie Spence shares the value of practicing yoga while traveling and exploring around the world. Hear how she learned to listen to an inner voice, to be comfortable in the stillness, and to appreciate all of herself including the flaws.

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Yoga Wisdom: Warrior Tales Inspiring You On and Off Your Matby Stephanie Spence

Explore the value of night-time dreams, liminal waking experiences, and even “ordinary” waking experiences to solve problems and discover allies. This podcast episode reveals how meditation and active dreaming can help us recognize future challenges and opportunities, maintain health, reveal life patterns and themes, communicate with the departed, inspire creativity, unlock mysteries of relationships, and ultimately, reveal larger purpose.

Bryant Rollins, former Editor with The New York Times and reporter and political columnist with The Boston Globe joins host Maya Breuer to kick off conversation on yoga—the breath, the connection, and change for the BIPOC community.

Hear Here: Poem: “I, Too” by Langston Hughes

Special Guest Rose Weaver, an award-winning actress, accomplished scholar, and riveting vocal talent shares on yoga and the arts. Specifically, hear her talk about how the practice supports her mentally, physically, and spiritually in this work and throughout her day-to-day life.

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Book: i live in music, by Ntozake Shange

In this episode of Unity in Yoga, special guest Emily Luther addresses racism in yoga. In doing so, she refers to the book White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism as a resource and guide to this important conversation.

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White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo

Special guests Shankari Goldstein and J. Miles from the State of Union (Yoga) come together to uplift and amplify the voices and experiences of Black and Brown yoga teachers. Conversation explores white supremacy in the world including yoga spaces and breaking down the importance of self-discovery.

Heard Here: State of Union (Yoga) Address: www.stateofunionyoga.com