Written by Healing from White Yoga under the direction and guidance of Dharmic mentors (Dharmic means Indigenous Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain people) Although the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) was founded in 1989, only in the last decade or so has it become trendy to be a yoga therapist…

Written by Healing from White Yoga under the direction and guidance of Dharmic mentors (Dharmic means Indigenous Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain people) We all make mistakes. Sometimes our mistakes harm others. When we realize that we have made a mistake, especially if it hurts others, we should not only take…

Written by Healing from White Yoga under the direction and guidance of Dharmic mentors (Dharmic means Indigenous Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain people) As a white person who was a former western yoga teacher and student, I know that I have contributed to the cultural appropriation of yoga. Yoga, as taught…

Published by Healing from White Yoga under the direction and guidance of Dharmic mentors (Dharmic means Indigenous Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain people) Written By Cyndi Kershner — a former white \ western yoga teacher. Shared with permission. What would you do if I was your best friend and I started…

Written by Healing from White Yoga under the direction and guidance of Dharmic mentors (Dharmic means Indigenous Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain people) As western yoga students and teachers some of the first philosophy that we learn, if we learn any at all, is usually the Yama and Niyama. Yama and…

Written by Healing from White Yoga under the direction and guidance of Dharmic mentors (Dharmic means Indigenous Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain people) Are you a White \ Western yoga teacher wanting to decolonize your yoga practice? Do you recognize the cultural appropriation and harm caused by White yoga? Have you…

(*disclaimer* Yoga also belongs to people from other Dharma traditions such as Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. This article refers specifically to Hindus but the harm can also apply to other Dharma traditions.) Written by Healing from White Yoga under the direction and guidance of Dharmic mentors (Dharmic means Indigenous Hindu…

Written by Healing from White Yoga under the direction and guidance of Dharmic mentors (Dharmic means Indigenous Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain people) Did you know that the genocide of Hindu people has been going on for a thousand years? No? Me either. Did you know that under British colonial rule…