To Fight White Supremacy We Must Resist Essentialism: The Author Responds
In February of this year, I wrote on RD that Fox News journalist Caleb Parke…
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RD Response to Fox Crit of White Supremacy in Yoga Engages in Victim Blaming
Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing…
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Fox News Controversy on Yoga and White Supremacy Reveals Problem of Yoga Discussion
A recent Fox News headline, “Americans who Practice Yoga Contribute to White Supremacy, Michigan State…
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#NamaSlay, Or How Black Women Are Using Trap Yoga as a Mode of Spiritual Resistance
“Being conscious of your mind and body isn’t something that should be exclusive to white people.”
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Maybe The Question Is: *Should* Shabbat Be The New Yoga?
In a recent article at Bloomberg Businessweek, Jennifer Miller examines the budding Jewish wellness-and-lifestyle scene—think…
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The World’s Most Influential Yoga Teacher is a Homophobic Right-Wing Activist
He’s also really into herbal remedies and natural foods.
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Spinning But Not Religious: Inside the New Economy of Spiritual Fitness
The body is big business. The Sports and Fitness Industry Association estimates that it generated $84.3…
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The Surprisingly Short History of Popular Yoga
Last month, a yoga class at the University of Ottawa that was cancelled amid accusations…
Read MoreLet’s Stop Calling Rape and Harassment by Bikram Yoga Founder Just Another “Guru Scandal”
When Bikram Choudhury was first teaching yoga in the 1970s at his yoga studio in…
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Put Your Money Where Your Mind Is: A For-Profit Meditation Studio Opens in New York
Ellie Burrows and Lodro Rinzler had their big idea over a cup of tea. Certain…
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