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Yoga Instructor and Wellness Founder Promotes Inclusivity, Proving that Yoga Can be for Everyone 225 Caption Jessamyn Stanley helps yoga students break down barriers and honor their authentic selves, while practicing yoga. You can now find her teaching the art and posting photos of her yoga moves online. Photo credit- Instagram Jessamyn Stanley proves that the art of yoga can be embraced by everyone, regardless of shape, size, color, or gender. For those who are feeling weighed down by pandemic stress, Stanley may offer heaps of encouragement to grab a yoga mat in your own house for the sake of sanity and personal wellness. ....
On the first night of my book tour for Every Body Yoga, I asked if anyone had one final question, and a very tall Black guy standing at the very back of the house raised his hand. He started out by talking about how much he loves yoga, but how he can never find a sense of calm in yoga studios. He confided that most of the yoga studios he attends are predominantly patronized by White women. He wondered how a Black man is supposed to find âzenâ or âcalmâ in such an environment. How was he supposed to chill within a predominantly White environment where most of his teachers and fellow students are White women, whom society has taught to fear Black men. How was he supposed to find inner calm in a room where heâs treated like a threat to his fellow students? ....
While your gym or yoga studio may no longer be offering in-person yoga classes right now, you can still get in your fix at home: The best YouTube yoga videos can bring your favorite kind of classes right to your living room. “YouTube yoga is a great option for people during the pandemic because it increases access to yoga,” registered yoga teacher Heather Freeman, the program manager of YogaX at Stanford University, tells SELF. “During this time when we are under an unprecedented amount of stress, anything that we would normally do for our mental health or for social connection is limited to what we can do in our home.” ....