As a yoga facilitator, I believe in putting “Unity in Diversity” into action toward the goal of collective liberation.
I practice the eight limbs of yoga, with a primary focus on ahimsa (non-harm in Sanskrit) through loving kindness and disruption of harm.
I am committed to disrupting harm and oppression in all forms: slavery & genocide; racism; white supremacy & white narcissism; sanism & ableism; ageism; classism; misogyny & sexism; heterosexism, homophobia, & transphobia; fatmisia & fatphobia; antisemitism; Hinduphobia & hatred toward any religious community; xenophobia; etc. (this is not an exhaustive list).
Commitment to ahimsa includes giving and receiving feedback with humility, in service of the greater good, and to promote a safer space for community care and connection, even when it involves great discomfort and personal risk.
I value kind, direct, and necessary communication; I believe that clear is kind.
I seek to be an active learner by listening to, and believing, the experiences of people who are different from me; I actively seek out different perspectives.
I believe in honoring yoga’s roots through consistent gratitude for all teachers of Yoga from South Asia and beyond, past, present, and future. I seek to acknowledge the source of teachings shared, and uplift voices from within Yoga’s source culture.
I believe yoga is meant for all mind-bodies, and all who wish to practice deserve to be welcomed and loved. I am a Neurodiversity Movement proponent, and an Accessible Yoga Ambassador.
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