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BYTA wants your stories! A pillar of our mission is to elevate the presence and voices of black yoga teachers in the world. We welcome original and relevant articles from our members about your yoga practice and expertise, teaching techniques, personal journey, transformation, and life experiences in yoga. Send an email to: blackyogateachers@gmail.com and we will send you the submission guidelines.
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For the First Time, I Was Not the Only One
Last Spring 2019, I was invited by a friend to join her for an “urban yoga” class and vegan brunch in Tampa, Florida. I was
Teaching Yoga to Christians
While grocery shopping one day, I struck up a conversation with a woman who complained of back pain and spine compression. I invited her to
A Path to Something Greater
By some quirk of fate, 50 years ago, I stumbled across a yoga class being offered at my local art museum. (There were no yoga
Floored | Finding Support in Surrender
A few years ago, a wave of events rippled into my life: A family member was diagnosed with a critical illness. Our home flooded. Our
The True Essence of Yoga
When I began attending yoga classes in 1998 I, like so many others, did so as a way to relieve stress. My high stress levels
Yoga on the Yard
When Paul Quinn College students arrived on campus in August 2019, one of the first things they did was meet with a counselor who assesses
Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda |
A Translinear Light
On August 27, jazz musician Alice Coltrane would have been 82 years old. She was a light in the music world but in the yoga
Creating the Spaces
We’ve Been Waiting For
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
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
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
FROM CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE PRACTICES TO A CONTEMPORARY LIFESTYLE The goal of Yoga as a Peace Practice (YPP) is to turn contemplative life practices (CLP) into
BYTA Behind the Scenes
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