Propaganda I’m Not Falling For (Yoga Edition)
I am sure many of you have seen the trend now; where everyone has something to say about the propaganda they are not falling for. Well, I particularly love this trend because I believe my entire life is a paradox according to the box society has attempted to place me in, time and time again. Awhile I may tend to stand in perceived confidence, I often second guess my choices, because I often live a life in ways that I do not get validation in or one that others expect me to shy away from.
Yoga is demonic
The first time a family member shared their unsolicited opinion that practicing yoga was demonic, they “kindly” told me to sit with the thought, and let God reveal to me what I needed to know. All God revealed to me, literally, was that he created yoga as a practice for humans to utilize to come closer to Him and self. The thought that it could cause the demise of my belief never resonated with me. Yoga honestly has been one of the greatest God could has ever granted me actually. It has helped me too resolve my gut issues, regulate my nervous system, enhance my outlook on life, and has granted me the ability to run a wellness business. If that isn’t a gift from God, I don’t know what is. Plus, everyone who makes this claim is often always overtly religious, overweights judgmental, and chronically ill and confused as to why.
You Can Only Do Yoga If You’re Flexible
How do y’all think existing yoga practitioners that you all speak of got flexible? They started frppm somehwer4e, possibly nowhere, and built up their flexibility. I have been practicing yoga for 8 years and there are poses I can do. now that I think about it ought com[letely impossible for me at the beginning of my journey. Flexbility comes with practice and for that reason, yoga is for everybody because the goal of yoga was never to be flexible. A natural byproduct of practicing yoga is flexibility and you will notice its growth in your. body there often you practice.
Black people don’t do yoga
I really want Black people to continue to free themselves of the limitations of what we can and can’t do based on the color of our skin. It’s unfortunate too because our history runs so deep that we don’t realize a gutter lifestyle is sometimes all we can see for ourselves. However Black people are allowed to experience joy, travel, freedom, novel experiences, and experience WATER. Living a dynamic and bright life is a birth right of black people and I pray we continue to free ourselves from the thought that its not
Black women that wear Lululemonare not part of the 92%
Lol I was told on the internet that I was not apart of the 92% coalition and that I don’t care about women because I wear Lululemon. To be honest, I don’t care. At this point, with the amount of brands that society is asking us to boycott, I would b e forced to sew my own clothes and go shopping in person at any-given time although capitalism leaVES ME NO TIME TO GO SHOPPING IN-PERFSON BECAUSE I always hav e to physically be at work , ymaking my money.l. There are women who never step foot in any type of fitness facility wearing Lululemon and all and hear I am teaching yoga for a living. You all can kick rocks and suck ass, go find another cause too are about hat’s really going to make differnece
Paying $200 monthly for yoga studio access
When I was teaching in a yoga studio, I had access to a plethora of heated yoga classes that I could attend for free. However, as many yoga t4eachers experience, your personal practice can fall to the wayside after tedaching wo much, if you loet it. After leaving studio life and hoping to maintain my practice, I quikly realized $200 jut to access yoga was crazy for me and from there Ive been a Yotube girlie, n the housed!
Just because a studio hires Black people does automatically make it an inclusive environment. Many black instructors often experience extra scrutiny, nitpicking, and micromanging in maintstream, westernized studio settings. I’ve noticed that being black at a yoga actually makes me more of a target for microagressions, rather than a symbol of inclusivity in wellness.
Yoga is Just About Poses: Let’s be clear: yoga is not just a series of postures. Yoga is breath work. Yoga is meditation. Yoga is how you move through the world with intention, compassion, and alignment. It’s how you respond to stress. How you love others. How you love yourself.