Tag Archives: blacklivesmatter

First, the depths of our feelings.

Posted on November 9, 2016 by bienestarte

This message is incomplete and it is the best I can do, in the midst of seeing back-to-back-to-back clients today and trying to do my own grief work. I know it’s imperfect. And I know that it centers whiteness in … Continue reading →

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Discernment

Posted on October 7, 2016 by bienestarte

In class this week: Saturday 10:30a – 12p at Durham Yoga Company. THEME FOR 10/8: DISCERNMENT It has been said that if you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. While I appreciate the sentiment … Continue reading →

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Finding Home Within

Posted on September 30, 2016 by bienestarte

In class this week: Saturday 10:30a – 12p at Durham Yoga Company. Tonight starts a season full of offerings from my heart to yours. Everything I do reflects my own, ongoing journey to find that integration of body + mind … Continue reading →

The Yoga of Anti-Racism Work

Posted on July 25, 2016 by bienestarte

This afternoon I co-facilitated an Anti-Racist Yoga Convergence with Michelle Johnson, a woman of color yoga teacher and friend/co-conspirator. As a white woman, a yoga teacher, and someone with a long-standing commitment to the practice of anti-racism, I felt like … Continue reading →

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Anti-Racist Yoga Convergence

Posted on July 13, 2016 by bienestarte

Our first event was so well-received, we’re hosting two more: upcoming on September 30 in Carrboro, and Friday November 4 in Raleigh. What is the relationship between your practice and the suffering of the world? The tools of yoga are … Continue reading →

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