Going Inward Wellness, LLC

Happy Spring! Are you craving a moment of slowdown and relaxation? I am. With all of the hectic events of our world, our self care is not up for negotiation so I join for some intentional time in joy, play and exploration.

This Friday I will facilitate Part I of a three part series intended to guide the body through this season of natural slow down, decay, and rest. This week’s theme is RECONNECT. Reconnect:: to re-establish a bond of communication or emotion. We will use breath and gentle movement to explore what our bodies are asking of us in this season. Register for one session or all 3. Visit bit.ly3o91b14 This space is open to cis and trans women, as well as non binary people comfortable being a space centering the experiences of women.

I had fun this morning recording a chair yoga sequence for a group of Black women educators. Followed by helping to edit an international call to action for yogis. Daily I am reminded that yoga has the ability to liberate and oppress. Whether the discussion is yoga or mindfulness, I cannot act as if these practices have not been impacted and shaped by global white supremacy. As a keeper of these wisdom traditions, I understand my role comes with responsibility and labor. This understanding offers me no bypass as a Black woman born in N. America.

Of late, I have been asking myself and others, how are you accounting for the insidious nature of white supremacy, how are you accounting for white supremecy in things we deem as “good” or “right”? When it comes to yoga, the truth is, there has been co-optation; the truth is, there has been whitewashing; the truth is, there has been apropriation; the truth is, there has been spiritual bypassing; the truth is, there has been silence in the face of contradiction; the truth is, none of us are exempt.

Today, tomorrow and the following days, I commit to honoring these wisdom legacies by uplifting truth and naming harm. I am grateful for my community who help to keeps me accountable.