Facebook message to Just B Yoga: “…Also, in response to Thursday’s post, does the studio’s philosophy of diversity & inclusion extend to those who are non-political or who have alternative political views? I presume the answer is yes… (Alternative, as in alternative to yours.)” Of course my answer was yes. […]

Yoga + Social activism = peanut butter and pickle sandwiches
I love Peanut Butter and Pickle Sandwiches. Initially, the mere mention of this combination would cause me to make a sour face. I couldn’t comprehend how brine and peanuts could co-exist. However, confusion and intrigue encouraged me to try one and I loved it. I think that I can say […]

Social Action of/in/through Yoga
By Meghan McCullough, Just B Yoga teacher trainee Saturday, January 21st, 2017 was shaped, for me, by this animating question: What is the relationship binding social action and yoga? In the morning at Just B Yoga, B led us in an empowerment flow. On our mats, we moved and breathed […]

The lesson of discomfort, yoga and activism
By Elige Stewart, Just B Yoga teacher trainee We attended the Women’s March (which turned out to be a rally) at the capitol in Lansing on Saturday as a study of the intersection of social action and yoga, as part of the first day of our yoga teacher training. When […]

Yoga and activism helped me find my focus
By Gi Gi Gomez, Just B Yoga teacher trainee, who attended the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21 [pullquote align=center] “The traditional purpose of yoga has always been to bring about a profound transformation in the person though the transcendence of the ego” (Feurstein 1). [/pullquote] My […]

Yoga in action: Where we put our attention is our activism
The first day of yoga teacher training for my latest group of trainees was on Jan. 21, the day of the Women’s March; the day after the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump. At first I thought I would hold the day […]