by YD Blog Team | Feb 2, 2022 | Black History Month, Black Yogis, Community, Safe Space, The Blog, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All
As part of our celebration of Black History Month, we’re featuring interviews from students at Yoga District identifying as Black People of Color. Meet Mariah, who explains ‘My journey with yoga has been a decade long love affair of leaning into movement...
by YD Blog Team | Dec 20, 2021 | Safe Space, Self-Care, The Blog, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All, Yoga Teacher
Katya taught yoga in Austin for years before moving to DC in Fall 2021. Her classes are incredibly engaging, adaptable, and unique, just as her incredibly relevant wisdom runs deep. Read on to learn why Katya feels “How we move in yoga is not a reflection of our... by YD Blog Team | Jun 24, 2021 | Activism, Community, Feminist Yogi, LGTBQIA+ Yogi, Openness, Safe Space, The Blog, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All
To celebrate Pride Month, we collaborated with a Yoga District member to highlight Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual and/or Ally (LGBTQIA+) voices, leaders, and practitioners in our community. Meet Ciara, a... by Blog Team of Yoga District | Mar 18, 2021 | Community, Feminist Yogi, Openness, Safe Space, The Blog, Women's History Month, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we interviewed Rudhdi, a member of the Yoga District community who identifies as a feminist. Read on to find out how feminism informs her identity and her yoga practice, and which feminist writer and social activist most... by YD Blog Team | Feb 28, 2021 | Activism, Black History Month, Black Yogis, Community, Safe Space, The Blog, Yoga for All
The origin of the history of black yogis isn’t a complicated one. Like many yoga practitioners in the U.S., black people turned to yoga to practice physical, emotional, and spiritual self-care. However, in the context of America’s history, the story of black yogis is... by YD Blog Team | Feb 24, 2021 | Black History Month, Black Yogis, Community, Safe Space, The Blog, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All
Toni, one of the amazing students at Yoga District, reflects on being a black woman and also her journey with yoga. Find out how this poet and aspiring astrophysicist approaches life – she is an inspiration to us all. How would you describe your...