3.2 - Am I a Racist White Yogi? Part 2: Community Segment

Zaakiyah and Sheena introduce The Yoga Big Sisters community segment where you’ll hear from industry insiders in South Africa and abroad. Our goal is to bring our yoga community together to yolk. Go back to the roots of the meaning of yoga which is to unite (yolk), showing that this practice of yoga is not inclusive but for everyone regardless of age, race, body type, disability …    In this episode we introduce three yoga guests each sharing their unique perspective and experience on the DEI - Yoga and Social Justice topic. You will hear from the following: Susanna Barkataki - A teacher, inclusivity promoter, and yoga culture advocate. I see a world where yoga unites us all and excludes no one . . .But that wasn't always my understanding.I’ve been practicing yoga for as long as I can remember. Rooted in my Indian and British background, as an immigrant to the US I experienced a lot of violence because of my race and culture. The very things I was made fun of for later became the tools for my liberation. Yoga helped me decolonize and love myself. Taruni Radha -  social locations are she/her, African and black. She is a quiet social justice and light worker, and a simple Bhakti yogi with a global mindset living her purpose of sharing the jewels of yoga, mantra meditation and wellness living. She has been immersed in asramas to study physical and philosophical Yoga with her gurus for 8 years. She has travelled to the epicentre of the yoga system (India) to deepened her knowledge and understanding of the beautiful yogic culture in order to share it and make it accessible. She values the privilege of creation, knowledge-building and is a qualified educator and a Masters student specialising in Educational Technology. “I serve to teach others about ways that they can honour themselves as soul, and their mind, body and spirit through mantra and sound meditation and physical yoga.  Jai Namasté Anita Sundaram- an International Yoga and Ayurveda Teacher, Lifestyle and Beauty Coach, Corporate wellness educator and ERYT 500, dedicated to inspiring individuals to discover and follow the calling of the heart and path to inspired living through Yoga, Ayurveda, Beauty and all that is Sacred. Mandy Wu-  is a yoga instructor and practitioner based in Cape Town who focuses on merging Eastern Alternative practices with Western Neuroscience and therapeutics.  She also lectures on Psychology and Diversity, equity and inclusion and has extended this to the corporate space with women in management globally Themes and Timestamps:  Zaakiyah and Sheena Catch up and introduce the segment 00:00:42 Susanna Barkataki  00:6:59 Taruni Radha  00:9:52 Anita Sundaram 00:18:42 Mandy Wu  00:28:33 Additional Resources:  https://www.susannabarkataki.com https://anitasundaram.com/ https://www.instagram.com/taruni_radha_yoga/ https://www.instagram.com/theyogacreative/ https://www.instagram.com/theyogacreative/ Connect with us:  @yogabigsisterspodcast @zaakiyahbhikha @sheena.teaches.yoga Chat with us: Got a problem, secret, question or life challenge you can’t figure out? We use yogic philosophy to become yoga agony aunts and give advice. DM us on Instagram to have your issue resolved. Submit to be a podcast guest by sending us a DM on Instagram