Episode 1 resources: White Women Killed Yoga

 
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In this episode, we covered topics like cultural appropriation, racism, white supremacy culture, Privilege, spiritual bypassing, and allyship.

 

white culture
+ Racism
+ Privilege

  1. The 1619 Project on The New York Times Magazine

  2. WhiteAccomplices.org

  3. White Culture Worksheet via the Racial Equity Tools website

  4. Jackie Payne on white female voters

  5. White Supremacy Culture Resource by Dismantling Racism

  6. When Feminism is White Supremacy in Heels by Rachel Elizabeth Cargle

  7. Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

  8. Seeing White podcast

  9. Seeing White: An Introduction to White Privilege and Race (book)

  10. Say My Name — Why Mispronouncing and Joking About POC Names is a Racial Microaggression by Farhana Laffernis

  11. Ibram X. Kendi (@ibramxk)

  12. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi

  13. Jesal’s newsletter on why yoga teachers should bother to learn names

  14. The Speaking of Racism podcast hosted by Tina Strawn

  15. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

  16. Michelle Johnson’s book Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga to Create a Just World

  17. Surviving Becky(s): Pedagogies for Deconstructing Whiteness and Gender

  18. A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans From Confronting Racism by Katy Waldman

  19. How to Be Less Stupid About Race by Crystal M. Fleming

  20. Imani Gandy - aka @angryblacklady

  21. Dr. Gail Parker and her resources for Race-Based Traumatic Stress

  22. Bending Towards Justice Training

  23. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism by Dr. Robin DiAngelo

  24. A Wake-Up Call for Over-Represented Yogis by Lara Falberg

  25. 4 Ways White People Can Process Their Emotions Without Hijacking the Conversation on Racial Justice

  26. “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” & “Some Notes for Facilitators” by Peggy McIntosh for The National Seed Project

  27. Yoga And The Maintenance Of White Womanhood by Rumya Putcha

  28. How to Build and Sustain Diverse Yoga Spaces by Tejal Patel and Jesal Parikh

Cultural appropriation

spiritual bypassing

Allyship

We’ve put together some resources on what allyship can look like. Of course these lists aren’t exhaustive. There’s always new, creative and more ways you can support communities of people whose voices are overlooked and/or oppressed.

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