Spiritually Speaking

Examine and challenge your own racial biases, prejudices and conditioning. Identify any bias you may need to unpack and let go of. This is a process and if you are doing it truthfully it will be uncomfortable.

1. BREATHE

It's ok if the only thing you did today was breathe.

Spring breathes new life into the world around us, it is the perfect time for awakening. No winter lasts forever, blossom by blossom, spring begins.

The yogic principle, brahmacharya or non-excess, reminds us to let go of distractions and excess, and instead to rest and recharge. The avoidance of excess and extremes, especially in our behavior, will lead to a more joyful life.

Loc-ing 

was my journey 

of self acceptance,

self love,

of resistance.

What if the 2 billion people around the world practicing yoga (poses) began practicing yogic principles? What if those same people began practicing antiracism? What if we used our yoga practice to awaken to our own suffering and the suffering of the world, then began healing and took compassionate action?

What if we really did take our yoga practice off the mat and into the world?

White Ally: A Guide to Cultivating a Deeply Spiritual AntiRacism Practice is available now on Amazon. 

This is a book about a deepened yoga practice, a spiritual practice, of intense self-inquiry, of examining who you are and your racial identity. Below is a preview from the book.

 I'm excited to share with you that my first book will be published soon! 

White Ally: A Guide to Cultivating a Deeply Spiritual AntiRacism Practice

You can pre-order the ebook here and paperback will be available August 1st. 

I have always loved books and began writing as a way of healing when I was twelve years old. It's been a dream of mine to write a book. However, this is not the book I had in mind. The way babies choose their parents, this book chose me in so many ways. 

7 Ways to Reduce Your “Racism Footprint”

EARTH DAY, an annual event which began on April 22, 1970, will be celebrated next week. It is a day to celebrate the planet’s environment, and raise public awareness about pollution and climate change. We have been warned of climate change and the effects are now upon us with heat waves, fires, flooding, and droughts.