by YD Blog Team | Jan 24, 2025 | Black History Month, Black Yogis, Community, Holistic Wellness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Safe Space, Self-Care, The Blog, Yoga for All, Yoga Practice
Yoga practices hold incredible potential for improving both mental and physical well-being, yet Black women often face unique barriers to fully accessing its benefits. This Black History Month, let’s explore these challenges and celebrate discuss how yoga can empower... 
by YD Blog Team | Feb 16, 2023 | Black History Month, Black Yogis, Community, Safe Space, The Blog, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All
One of the ways we celebrate Black History Month is by sharing stories about Black yogis in the community. Not only does this help you get to know a fellow yogi better, but it can also help disrupt a certain American image of who yoga is for. Yoga is for everybody,... 
by YD Blog Team | Feb 28, 2022 | Black Yogis, Community, Openness, Safe Space, Self-Care, The Blog, Yoga for All
Yogi and Yoga District volunteer at H Street Mari W. shares her insights on Yolk by Jessamyn Stanley, queer Black author, advocate, entrepreneur, and podcast host. Mari explains that Jessamyn’s honest and self reflective essays of her own yoga journey are... 
by YD Blog Team | Feb 2, 2022 | Black History Month, Black Yogis, Community, Safe Space, The Blog, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All
As part of our celebration of Black History Month, we’re featuring interviews from students at Yoga District identifying as Black People of Color. Meet Mariah, who explains ‘My journey with yoga has been a decade long love affair of leaning into movement... by YD Blog Team | Feb 28, 2021 | Activism, Black History Month, Black Yogis, Community, Safe Space, The Blog, Yoga for All
The origin of the history of black yogis isn’t a complicated one. Like many yoga practitioners in the U.S., black people turned to yoga to practice physical, emotional, and spiritual self-care. However, in the context of America’s history, the story of black yogis is... by YD Blog Team | Feb 24, 2021 | Black History Month, Black Yogis, Community, Safe Space, The Blog, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All
Toni, one of the amazing students at Yoga District, reflects on being a black woman and also her journey with yoga. Find out how this poet and aspiring astrophysicist approaches life – she is an inspiration to us all. How would you describe your...
