Join me on Thursday, December 7th at 12pm EST for an experiential Lunch & Learn workshop hosted by the Indigenous Primary Health Care Council - we will discuss how the practice of Yoga, breathwork, and trauma-informed strategies may be integrated with Indigenous community wellness programming. Read more for workshop and practice video details and a registration link.
Read MoreA glimpse into the Braiding Knowledge through breath, language, and movement film, directed by Jessica Barudin featuring the trailer edit by Cody Preston. This is a short documentary that features the First Nations Women’s Yoga advisory circle and team who are sharing the parallels of yoga and Indigenous ways of being. A celebration of First Nations women and their communities who are brought together through their love of yoga, healing, and reclamation of ancestral languages and lifeways. The film features a community wellness strategy that braids cultural and spiritual knowledge systems through a trauma-informed lens.
Read MoreWe create learning and community opportunities for all people who are in solidarity with Indigenous and South Asian women. We provide training and mentorship to Indigenous individuals and communities who wish to embrace yoga alongside their reclamation and embodiment practices. We support and increase the representation of Indigenous yoga teachers in our respective communities as well as in the wellness industry.
Read MoreThis initiative is in partnership between the Yoga Outreach Society and Cedar and Gold, co-directed by Jessica Barudin and Nicole Marcia. Our curriculum has been developed in collaboration with First Nations women, knowledge keepers, fluent speakers, and yoga educators. We are excited to announce that the FNWYI will commence the second cohort in February 2022!
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