Nicole Marcia
- Addictions and Trauma recovery Janina Fisher (edited for length)
- Yoga and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk interview
- Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person, Gina Crosley Corcoran
- Trauma-Sensitive Yoga- Principles, Practice, and Research, David Emerson E-RYT, Rita Sharma, Ph.D, Serena Chaudry, Jenn Turner
- WhenYogaBecomesPsychotherapy, Dan Charnas
- Principles of Strength-Based Practice, Wayne Hammond, Ph.D (edited for length)
- Alison Granger Brown video Part 1 password Yoga Outreach
- Alison Granger Brown video part 2 password Yoga Outreach
- Alison Granger Brown video part 3 password Yoga Outreach
Channdika Thayver
- Episode 1 of the Yoga is Dead Podcast: White Women killed yoga
- What is the Difference Between Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Appreciation? By Susanna Barkataki
- Why the Heck Are You White Centering and What to Do About It. By Susanna Barkataki
- White Fragility Article (article) By Robin Diangelo
- Reflection Questions: Channdika Thayver
Leslie Wilkin
- Toward a Radical Understanding of Trauma and Trauma Work (2003). Burstow, B.
- Breathwork An Additional Treatment Option for Depression and Anxiety (2012). Lalande et al.
- Reflection Questions: Leslie Wilkin March 22
Jessie Nelson
- Behavioural Science and Its Impact on Inclusion
- The Danger of a Single Story
- The Urgency of Intersectionality
- Reflection Questions: Jessie Nelson
Farah Nazarali
Avis O’Brien
- Excerpts of Dr. Taiaiake Alfred’s public lecture
‘Reconciliation as Recolonization‘: T. Alfred 20 Sept 2016 By Charlie
O’Connor – CKUT Community - Reflection Question: How can we converse about reconciliation in a way that
is not perpetuating recolonization?
Tahia Ahmed
- The Yoga Is Dead Podcast Episode 4: Vinyasa Killed Yoga
- It’s Not About Love Afterall by Rev. angel Kyodo Williams (CW: Sexual trauma)
- Understanding Oppression: Strategies in Addressing Power and Privilege by Leticia Nieto
- REFLECTION QUESTIONS (300 words or less):
- What are some of the critiques that is made of Vinyasa yoga culture in studio spaces? What are your thoughts about these critiques?
- If it’s not about love after all, then what IS it about?
- What stood out to you from the Leticia Nieto reading?
Helen Camisa
- Pre-Reading & Podcast:
- LISTEN: Making Body Positivity More Inclusive – With Krystal Thompson, Summer May 2, 2017 – https://summerinnanen.com/89/
- READ: How To Be A Fat-Affirming Yogi By Catharine Clarenbach – https://blog.sivanaspirit.com/fat-affirming-yogi/
Reflection Questions (300 words or less):
1. What biases or preconceived ideas might you (or any teacher) have when you see a larger bodied student come in to your class?
2. What is it about yoga that called you to want to share it? How might a student’s physical limitations affect your ability to share this?
Sashah Rahemtulla
- READ: When Spiritual Bypassing Meets Racism Meets Gaslighting May 1, 2018 by CAMILLE WILLIAMS – https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/when-spiritual-bypassing-meets-racism-meets-gaslighting/
- READ: Human Nature, Buddha Nature: On Spiritual Bypassing, Relationship and the Dharma – An interview with John Welwood by Tina Fossella Pgs. 1-6
- Reflection Questions:
1. In your own words, describe spiritual bypassing.
2. Have I ever experienced or witnessed spiritual bypassing? What did it look like and how did it feel?
3. How might spiritual bypassing show up in yoga or Yoga Outreach and how can we avoid this?
Sarah Holmes de Castro
- canadian-pain-task-force-June-2019-report-en
- Education-Session-handout
- Neil Pearson article
- The Atlantic – The Long History of Discrimination in Pain Medicine
- https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/7-ways-to-make-your-social-justice-space-accessible-to-disabled-people/
- https://drjoetatta.libsyn.com/episode-60-neil-pearson-first-5-steps-to-moving-with-ease
- May 23rd Chronic Pain Notes
- Chronic Pain YOCP – PART 2
Katyanna Ryan
- Opening Invocation
- Ganesha Kirtan
- Gayatri Mantra Bhava
- Gayatri Mantra Vedic
- Mrityunjaya Mantra Bhava
- Mrityunjaya Mantra Vedic
- Purnamada Bhava
- Closing Chant
Maitreyi
- KRIYA: An Introduction
- CLEANSING BREATH
- Emotional Management
- Get powered by breath
- Meru danda kriya
- on heaven and hell
Recommended but not Required:
Farah Nazarali Section:Common Threads: The Yoga Sutras, Non-violent Communication, and Conflict Resolution
Asana
- Sadhana as self care: https://www.yogajournal.com/teach/the-teacher-s-guide-to-sadhana
- Yoga scope of practice:
- https://yogainternational.com/article/view/as-a-yoga-teacher-whats-your-scope-of-practice
- https://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/1139135/lies-from-yoga-teacher/
- http://accessibleyoga.blogspot.com/2019/11/customizing-poses-its-okay-to-make.html
- http://accessibleyoga.blogspot.com/2019/11/6-ways-to-customize-yoga-pose.html
- https://yogauonline.com/yoga-practice-tips-and-inspiration/healthy-joints-10-things-i-wish-id-known-about-hypermobility-i
Ayurveda
- Ayurveda: The Science of Self Healing – by Dr. Vasant Lad (1993)
- Ayurveda for Dummies – by Angela Hope-Murray (2013)
- Perfect Health – by Deepak Chopra (1991, 2001)
- The Ayurvedic Bible: A Definitive Guide to Ayurvedic Healing – by Anne MacIntyre (2012)
- The Wheel of Healing with Ayurveda: An Easy Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle – by Michelle S. Fondin (2015)
- Video of Kriyas
- Chopra centre Dosha assessment: https://chopra.
com/sites/default/files/ DoshaQuiz.pdf -
A longer Dosha assessment: https://ayurvedarejuvenation.
com/dosha-self-test/ -
Yogi Chai for Vata and Kapha (omit tea bags/caffeine for Vata) https://ayurvedawellness.org/
yogi-spice-tea/ -
Hibiscus Lemonade for Pitta (I use raw honey instead of sugar and heat just slightly to maintain health benefits)
- food-guidelines
- Dinacharya
- Kitchari
- Massage Oils
Oppression, Decolonization, Social Justice
- Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
- A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott
- me and white supremacy Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F Saad
- The Inner Work of Racial Justice by Rhonda Magee
Class recordings
- March 22, 2020
- March 26, 2020
- March 29, 2020
- April 2, 2020
- April 14, 2020
- Chastity Davis – Yoga & Indigenous People
- April 21, 2020
- April 26, 2020
- April 30, 2020
- May 3, 2020
- May 5, 2020
- May 7, 2020
- May 9, 2020
- May 10, 2020
- May 12, 2020
- May 14, 2020
- May 23, 2020 Part 1
- May 23, 2020 Part 2
- May 24, 2020 Part 1
- May 24, 2020 Part 2
- May 24, 2020 chat
- May 24, 2020 chat part 2
- May 30, 2020 Part 1
- May 30, 2020 Part 2
- May 31, 2020 Part 1
- May 31, 2020 Part 2
- June 4, 2020
- June 7, 2020
- June 11 2020
- June 14, 2020
- June 18, 2020
- June 20, 2020
- June 21, 2020 Part 1
- June 21, 2020 Part 1 chat
- June 21, 2020 Part 2
- June 25, 2020