BYTA is compiling resources that support the educational and professional development of our members. Send an email to: blackyogateachers@gmail.com if you have a resource or suggestion to include in any of the Listings and Links categories.
The ancient spiritual practice of yoga promotes physical and mental wellness, reduces stress and supports the management of acute and chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, insomnia and high blood pressure. The physical aspects of yoga practice increase flexibility, strength and range of motion. Increasingly, more black people are enrolling in yoga training programs to become certified teachers to support and share this wellness practice.
Here’s a snapshot of black-owned yoga studios in selected cities:
East Coast & Mid-Atlantic
Ase Yoga, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Robin Alston
www.aseyogastudiotearoom.com/
Bikram Yoga Wellness, Locations in DC and MD
Kendra Blackett-Dibinga
www.bikramyogawellness.com
Buddha Body Yoga, New York, NY
Michael Hayes
www.buddhabodyyoganyc.com
Embrace Yoga, Washington, DC
Faith Hunter
www.embracedc.com
Love Yoga, Hyattsville, MD
Asia Vianna
www.love-yogastudio.com
P.I.E.S Fitness Yoga, Alexandria, VA
Marsha Banks-Harold
www.piesfitnessyoga.com
Power of One School of Yoga, Ayurveda
& Meditation Arts, Baltimore, MD
Jana Long
www.powerofonecenter.com
Santosha School of Yoga, Warwick, RI
Maya Breuer
www.mayabreuer.com
Shabach Yoga, Waldorf, MD
Courtenay Smith Brown
www.shabachyoga.com/advanced-studies-and-teacher-trainings
Spiritual Essence Yoga, Upper Marlboro, MD
Dana Smith
www.spiritualessenceyoga.com
Ta Yoga House in Harlem, New York, NY
Teresa Kay Aba-Kennedy
www.terrik.tv/portfolio-items/teaching-at-ta-yoga-house/
Urban Asanas, Brooklyn, NY
Jyll Hubbard-salk
www.urbanasanas.com
South
Active Sol Black Teachers, Atlanta, GA
Anika Francis & Rosalyn Nix
www.activesolyoga.com
AYM: Aerobics, Yoga & More, Snellville, GA
Althea Lawton-Thompson
www.aymfitness.com
Doolin Healing Sancturary, Deltona, FL
Daya Devi Doolin
www.padaran.com
I AM Yoga, Charlotte, NC
Kiesha Battles
www.kieshabattles.com/200-hour-yoga-teacher-programsj/
Sacred Chill West, Atlanta, GA
Octavia Raheem
www.sacredchillwest.com
Yoga Hive Healing Arts Studio, Hapeville, GA
Mechelle Davis
www.yogahive.com
Midwest
Daybreak Yoga, Cleveland Ohio
Dawn Rivers
www.daybreak.yoga
Yoga Skills/Kemetic Yoga, Chicago, IL
Yirsir Ra Hotep
www.yogaskills.com
West
Anasa Yoga, Oakland CA
Katrina Lashea & Jean Marie co-owners
www.anasaoakland.com/anasa
Roots Up Yoga Flow, Lemon Grove, CA
Debra Murrell Brooks
www.rootsupyogaflow.com
Yoga Love, Oakland, CA
Treina Alexander
www.yogaloveoakland.com
Yoga for Youth, Los Angeles, CA
Krishna Kaur Khalsa
www.yogaforyouth.org
International
Spice Harmony Yoga, Calivigny Rd, St. George
Dr. Kecia Brooks Smith
www.spiceharmonyyoga.com
Yoga To Go, Ontario, Canada & Surinam St. Joseph, Barbados
Heather Greaves
www.yogatogo.com
Yoga Service Council
www.yogaservicecouncil.org
Leadership That Works
www.leadershipthatworks.com
Whole Being Institute
www.wholebeinginstitute.com
Duke Integrative Medicine
www.dukeintegrativemedicine.org
LoyolaMarymount University
www.lmu.edu
Maryland University of Integrative Health
www.muih.edu
Goddard College
www.goddard.edu
Teaching for Diversity Program
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
www.kripalu.org
Give Back Yoga Foundation
www.givebackyoga.org
Yoga Alliance Foundation
www.yogaalliance.org/foundation
Live Strong
www.livestrong.com/article/320213-grants-for-yoga-training/
Scholarship Guides
www.scholarshipguides.org/tag/grants-for-teaching-yoga
Peace In Schools
Barnaby Willett, Director of Program Development
www.peaceinschools.org
The Black Yoga Journal/Paper Li
Anacostia Yogi/Sarianne Leigh
www.paper.li/AnacostiaYogi/1368303860
Chelsea Loves Yoga
Chelsea Jackson
www.chelsealovesyoga.com
Dianne Bondy
www.diannebondy.com
My Life As A Yoga Teacher
Jana Long
www.powerofoneyoga.wordpress.com
Taking Yoga Off Your Mat
Dr. Gail Parker
www.drgailparker.wordpress.com
Chicago Yoga
www.yogachicago.com
LA Yoga
www.layoga.com
Yoga Journal
www.yogajournal.com
Yoga International
www.yogainternational.com
OmTimes
www.omtimes.com
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
www.kripalu.org
Yogaville Satchidananda Ashram
www.yogaville.org
Himalayan Institute
www.himalayaninstitute.org
International Association of Yoga Therapists
www.iayt.org
Mount Madonna Center
www.mountmadonna.org
Shambhala Mountain Center
www.shambhalamountain.org
Yoga Alliance
www.yogaalliance.org
YogaFinder
www.yogafinder.com
