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Embrace Yoga's Roots QUOTES

Embrace Yoga's Roots QUOTES

1 " When we mistake yoga for a workout routine, reduce it to physical fitness or even practice some of the deeper practices without an eye to the whole system of liberation it offers, we rob ourselves and each other of the potential of this practice. "

― Susanna Barkataki , Embrace Yoga's Roots

2 " If our thought, speech or action is not bringing us right there, toward connection, it is not yoga. "

― Susanna Barkataki , Embrace Yoga's Roots

3 " It’s for you, if you’ve ever been unsure, insecure or curious about how to practice yoga without causing harm. Even the best-intentioned can cause harm by taking yoga out of context or diluting the practice. Harm can also be caused when people aren’t aware of the culture and traditions from which yoga comes, and unintentionally disrespect cultural elements of yoga. "

― Susanna Barkataki , Embrace Yoga's Roots

4 " You see, to be colonized is to become a stranger in your own land and culture. "

― Susanna Barkataki , Embrace Yoga's Roots

5 " Communities that heal, grow, care and inspire together, wire together, and bring us all higher together. "

― Susanna Barkataki , Embrace Yoga's Roots

6 " For example, you could tie in the theme of ahimsa when describing how the goal of the practice isn’t perfection, or doing what someone else is doing or even what they did last week or last year, but instead it’s experiencing the shape they are in right here and now, with compassion for themselves rather than competition. "

― Susanna Barkataki , Embrace Yoga's Roots

7 " progress and not perfection. "

― Susanna Barkataki , Embrace Yoga's Roots