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Have you been wanting to do yoga, but feel like you can’t find a vibe you can get down with?
In cities across the nation, more #TrapYoga sessions of it’s kind are popping up, instructed by and full of melanated bodies. Black women have been using yoga as a means of healing for decades. This isn’t new to us, it’s true to us.
Black women have been returning to what makes them happy and keeps them healthy. Instructors and students say that diverse
communities can benefit from classes focused on people of color.
The Black Yoga Teachers Alliance, which became a nonprofit in 2016, provides scholarships, training and teaching opportunities for Black instructors. The Yoga Green Book, an online directory that lists Black yoga teachers, Black-owned studios and Black-led trainings nationwide, has also provided resources and a network since 2016.
According to National Health Interview Survey data, the percentage of non-Hispanic Black adults who reported practicing yoga climbed from 2.5 percent in 2002 to 9.3 percent in 2017. Whether you’re doing it virtually and at home or in a studio with the people ya hold dear, we know the number is steadily climbing and we love to see it!
Although yoga isn’t a cure all, it has provided positive results in helping people manage high levels of stress along with decompressing after a long day or beginning the day. It can also be used as a complement to therapeutic work on trauma.
Have you practiced any yoga this year? Plan on it? Let us know in the comments below! #BWLMđź’•
