Accessible Yoga | Community Forum: Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Communities & Yoga

This May (and always), I have been invited to chat about Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Communities & Yoga with Accessible Yoga alongside Meesha Sharma & Raeeka Yassaie, and hosted by Colin Lieu.

Accessible Yoga’s mission is that the organization:

believes that all people—regardless of ability or background—deserve equal access to yoga. Through education and advocacy, we share the teachings and benefits of yoga with those who have been marginalized.

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Friday May 13th, 2022
1:30pm-3:30pm PDT | 4:30pm-6:30pm EDT

Captioned replay available for registrants, with access for 30 days after the live event.

Community Forum: Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Communities & Yoga

This month, join Raudhah Rahman, Raeeka Yassaie, Meesha Sharma, and host Colin Lieu for an integral conversation about yoga and Asian/Pacific Islander (API) communities.

Panelists will share from their personal and professional experiences as teachers and practitioners of yoga carrying various cultural lineages, unpacking the impact traditional branding has had on spiritual ‘culture', how we communicate about equity across cultural and linguistic differences, and how API community members are finding their voices and sharing their stories. They will also discuss the ways that whiteness and white supremacy culture seeks to divide and even pit Asian and Pacific Islander communities against one another, what it means to practice allyship or become an accomplice within BIPOC communities, and the importance of uplifting South Asian voices in yoga.

With attention paid to the various intersections of race, gender, and queerness, panelists will also offer practical advice for yoga teachers, and particularly those of API descent.

The panel discussion will last 90 minutes, including some time for audience questions. Participants are invited to stay on after the panel concludes for a 30-minute social mixer and networking session, with the opportunity to share their own experiences and meet other community members whose work centers, supports and uplifts API communities.

This description is borrowed from the Accessible Yoga Page which you can read more and register for this free event here:

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