Memorial Hall Library

A queer dharma, yoga and meditations for liberation, Jacoby Ballard ; foreword by Susanna Barkataki

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-256)

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no index present

non fiction

A queer dharma

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Jacoby Ballard ; foreword by Susanna Barkataki

yoga and meditations for liberation

"Queer critique, queer practice: embodied teachings for healing from trauma and social injustice"--, Provided by publisherBallard deconstructs the ways mainstream yoga perpetuates queer- and transphobia and other systemic oppressions, exploring the intersections of yoga, capitalism, cultural appropriation, and sexual violence. Ballard addresses the trauma perpetuated against queer communities. In response, he offers tools for self-compassion, lovingkindness, and grounding. He then offers a queer-centered, fully embodied, and equity-rooted practice with meditations, practices, and sequences for processing and healing from trauma individually and in community. The result is a reclamation, and unapologetically queer heart offering for true healing and transformation. -- adapted from back cover

Queer dharma. Acceptance and letting go ; Anger and sustainability ; Compassion: the violence stops with me ; Forgiveness: releasing the burden ; A tussle with equanimity ; We are fabulous: an invitation into joy ; Loving ourselves whole ; Queering yoga. Not living our yoga, just selling it: yoga and capitalism ; Cultural appropriation and yoga ; Liberatory models of yoga and Buddhism ; Teaching queer and trans yoga ; Injustice produces trauma; healing creates conditions for justice -- Conclusion : a path from here -- Appendix A : Asana sequences -- Appendix B: Pranayama practices

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