Update: Some of our presenters have provided resources that they used for the summit.
Helpful Resources from Rayneen:
- The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice by T. K. V. Desikachar
- https://yogainternational.com/article/view/why-we-practice-a-short-history-of-yoga-in-the-west
- https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/philosophy/yoga-s-greater-truth/
Check out our keynote speaker Susanna Barkataki’s website. She has written many blog posts such as, “What is the Connection Between Yoga and Social Justice?” and “Western Capitalistic Yoga & How to Challenge It.”
Our other workshop presenters have created a wealth of resources in their respective fields:
Not present at the conference, but with voices to contribute to the conversation, are leaders like these:
Our other workshop presenters have created a wealth of resources in their respective fields:
- Read Cara Hagan’s book Practicing Yoga as Resistance: Voices of Color in Search of Freedom (Routledge Research in Race and Ethnicity).
- Listen to this podcast conversation between Leana Marie Marshall and J. Brown on diversity and inclusion in the yoga space.
- Read Tom Spector’s Healing and Inner Peace book or listen to his Meditation and Healing CD
- Browse through Krishna Kaur Khalsa’s activities in her blog posts.
- Read Dr. Pednekar’s blogs and books discussing yoga psychology on is website.
- And many, many more!
Not present at the conference, but with voices to contribute to the conversation, are leaders like these:
- The Decolonizing Yoga website has a vast collection of blog posts and videos that interlink categories like body acceptance, cultural appropriation, race, and feminism.
- Nisha Ahuja’s documentary, “You are Here,” is a fantastic 25-minute exploration of colonization and cultural appropriation in yoga.
- Off the Mat Into the World has an incredible collection of resources grouped into categories like “incarceration,” “body image,” “social justice,” “trauma,” and more.
- Our keynote speaker from last year, Dianne Bondy, has two books and many resources on her website that discuss how to make yoga more accessible for all.
