Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda | A Translinear Light
Tamara Jeffries, RYT-200 August 27, 2019
For many young people, Alice Coltrane is an unfamiliar name. hose who have heard of her know her as the wife of iconic saxophonist John Coltrane.
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Creating the Spaces We’ve Been Waiting For
Denise A. Alston, PhD, RYT-500 August 16, 2019
How many times have you been the only Black, male, older, rounder, physically limited, spiritually-focused, gay, trans, or otherwise ‘different’ student in a yoga class?
Representation Matters, But Leadership Matters More
Tamara Jeffries, RYT-200 July 10, 2019
They caught shade last fall over their Jessamyn Stanley cover. The yoga community was thrilled so see our self-described “fat femme” sister on the cover —
We All Have the Power to Heal
Robin Simmons Blackwell January 19, 2019
In the summer of 1994, I met a tall, handsome, smart, funny man who suffered from a broken heart. Let’s call him OB. OB’s broken
Reflection on Yoga As A Peace Practice
Jerome Paige, Ph.D November 11, 2018
The goal of Yoga as a Peace Practice (YPP) is to turn contemplative life practices (CLP) into a contemporary lifestyle (CLS). From CLP to CLS. While the concept of contemplative life practices appears strange and alien to people today, in several ways they provide an antidote for coping with the exigencies we face daily.
BYTA Behind the Scenes
Jana Long March 21, 2018
Spring is here, and although on the East Coast it roared in dumping sleet and snow the first two days, we can trust that behind the scenes trees are budding and Mother Earth’s vegetation will soon spring forth, green, floral and bountiful!
Reflections Into The Future
Jana Long January 27, 2017
In May 2008 two women sipped early morning coffee around a small kitchen table. They talked about all sorts of things — hairstyles, family, men, fashion, and reflected on their pasts of raising children as single mothers
Yoga As A Peace Practice in Motion
Maya Brauer November 3, 2016
The development of Yoga as a Peace Practice as the first national initiative of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance began in response to a growing epidemic of violence in our communities.