Power and Prana: When Yoga Leads to Abuse

Power and Prana: When Yoga Leads to Abuse

Power and Prana: When Yoga Leads to Abuse On a steaming hot afternoon in the Berkshires in 2012, I’ve sought shade in the meditation garden at Kripalu, a health and yoga centre two and a half hours from Boston. Step by step, I follow the circular walking meditation...
Is Yoga Cultural Appropriation?

Is Yoga Cultural Appropriation?

Is Yoga Cultural Appropriation? A couple of weeks ago a kindergarten class came to my yoga studio. I asked them what they knew about yoga, and one little boy jumped back into a wiggling, barking downward dog. Another five-year-old tried to touch her toes. Neither of...