by YD Blog Team | Feb 17, 2022 | Community, Openness, Safe Space, Self-Care, The Blog, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All
We owe it to all to co-create more inclusivity in yoga. In their blog post on the need for intentional inclusivity in yoga, Alexis T. writes about the cost barrier. According to the American Negotiation Institute, the two greatest concerns are lack of representation... 
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 | Dec 20, 2021 | Safe Space, Self-Care, The Blog, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All, Yoga Teacher
Katya taught yoga in Austin for years before moving to DC in Fall 2021. Her classes are incredibly engaging, adaptable, and unique, just as her incredibly relevant wisdom runs deep. Read on to learn why Katya feels “How we move in yoga is not a reflection of our... by YD Blog Team | Jun 24, 2021 | Activism, Community, Feminist Yogi, LGTBQIA+ Yogi, Openness, Safe Space, The Blog, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All
To celebrate Pride Month, we collaborated with a Yoga District member to highlight Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual and/or Ally (LGBTQIA+) voices, leaders, and practitioners in our community. Meet Ciara, a... by Blog Team of Yoga District | Mar 18, 2021 | Community, Feminist Yogi, Openness, Safe Space, The Blog, Women's History Month, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we interviewed Rudhdi, a member of the Yoga District community who identifies as a feminist. Read on to find out how feminism informs her identity and her yoga practice, and which feminist writer and social activist most... 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...
