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https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/01/17/406246770/how-namaste-flew-away-from-us
Yoga teachers teach overblown interpretations of the word to try grounding their classes in a sense of authenticity, or even holiness. The word namaste comes from a language that is unfamiliar. Easy to exaggerate meaning of a word that sounds foreign...
Yoga teachers teach overblown interpretations of the word to try grounding their classes in a sense of authenticity, or even holiness. The word namaste comes from a language that is unfamiliar. Easy to exaggerate meaning of a word that sounds foreign...
The more the practice of yoga is dominated by this commercialized distortion, the more society invalidates the authentic healing practices of people of color: https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/05/yoga-cultural-appropriation/
Lastly, "with authentic yoga practices, you can 
bigger, grow your compassion for yourself & others, and have a 
impact that radiates brilliantly through the world." -Maisha Z. Johnson and Nisha Ahuja
bigger, grow your compassion for yourself & others, and have a impact that radiates brilliantly through the world." -Maisha Z. Johnson and Nisha Ahuja
"By remaining unaware of the history, roots, complexity and challenges of the heritage from which #yoga springs and the challenges it has faced under Western culture, they perpetuate a re-colonization of it by stripping its essence away." https://decolonizingyoga.com/decolonize-yoga-practice/
"current state of #yoga in the Western world highlights the power imbalance that remains between those who have access to wealth, an audience and #privilege in contrast to those who have been historically #marginalized." #colonization #indigenous #India #culturalappropriation
