Fridays, February 9 - March 15, 2024 | 12:30-2:30PM PST

This twelve hour course demystifies the dynamics and manifestations of power in yoga with an emphasis on caste, religion and race, delving into embodied anti-oppression as an ongoing liberatory practice. The lectures and discussions offer insight into developments that shaped Yoga, the history of movements such as ethno-nationalism, anti-colonialism and place them in context to the times we live in. We will discuss the  imperative to study, dismantle fundamentalism, racism and Brahminism in context to Yoga. The course is for BIPOC only and aims to be an intimate, committed space where we build a dedicated community of practitioners who are deeply interested in discerning and shifting the narratives of mainstream Yoga.

In this course, you will:

• Learn about the early history of Yoga, and the development of caste

• Understand the complex relationships between Yoga and religion, specifically Hinduism

• Explore how caste manifests in modern Yoga spaces

• Embody anti-oppression as a liberatory practice.

• Study the history of ethno-nationalism and discern how Yoga interplays with Dominant cultures.

• Be a part of an intentional and radical community of yoga practitioners.

All sessions will be recorded and made available for 8 weeks after each session.