Every year during the week of June 19, in honor of Juneteenth, YFAM calls on white yoga and movement teachers to pause their teaching, refer their students to Black teachers, donate to Black liberation organizations, and start speaking directly to anti-racism in their classes. Why? Because yoga must be inextricably linked to justice work and liberation for all people.
Local Santa Cruz-based teacher and global expert in mediation and yoga (specifically for recovery from substance use). Online classes with online classes throughout June.
Jessamyn Stanley: Under Belly Yoga
A donation for these classes goes the National Bail Out Fund. More from Jessamyn Stanley
Eboni Alexandria: Omnipotent Studios
An amazing number of online resources, classes, guides, meditations, and one-on-one work.
Eboni also teaches at Be The Change Wellness.
An incredible community-based studio in San Jose. Friend of YFAM, Nicole Steward, teaches Saturday at 11am.
Philadelphia-based teacher, artist, acro-ist, and bodyworker with Zoom classes weekly.
An Oakland-based teacher with regular classes at Anasa Yoga and more donation-based classes that combine yoga and dance.
Juko Holiday: Ease Mountain Yoga
Local Santa Cruz-area teacher and studio founder, teaching three times a week.
Leading Dance of Peace on Wednesday, 11am-12pm. Message her on Instagram for the link!
Addy (Adrian) Waters: Yoga with Addy
Community-based yoga class every Saturday at 7pm! Plus many additional offerings, and a channel for donating to the Black Lives Matter campaign.
We believe in making yoga and mindfulness practices accessible and equitable for all people.
In 2016, we started a movement to make yoga accessible for incarcerated individuals.
We wanted to use yoga as a tool to help reduce the impacts of institutionalization.
We work with dozens of local partners to serve communities around Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties.
