I'm not sure we need more pictures of skinny white women doing yoga. I'm not sure we need more studios with neglected statues of Shiva in the corner (says the white woman with Shiva and Hanuman in her practice space, posting photos on the internet). What I am sure of, is this: We need more questions, and we need courage and comfort in asking uncomfortable ones. We need more honesty. We need resilient nervous systems that can withstand any resultant fears. We need clear sight to examine inequities and asymmetries. We need bodies capable of carrying our whole selves and capable of connecting us with others, with the earth, with support wherever we find it, with whatever service we are here to render. There is no separation between the body that can hold an uncomfortable question or a significant truth, and the body that holds me. And so, I practice. I move. In ways I've been taught and in ways my body teaches me. I feel the relationships within this body and their representation of every other. I feel the circular connection between right foot, right hip, left shoulder, left hand. I feel the same track on the opposite diagonal, open, extending, completely different. I feel my spine, the central axis and source, moderating, sending and receiving. I feel my skull, ever unsure it is an actual part of my body rather than a separate controlling entity. I know, the more I am capable of feeling into this body, the more I am capable of feeling, in general. I know, the more I am capable of feeling, the more discomfort I can withstand - which means, the more I can learn. The more I can learn, the better I can serve; the more I can connect, the more joy I can hold. None of these things are separate. None of these things are separate, despite their apparent asymmetries. @snyderjulee and I are working on a series about Representing Yoga, and our conversations have touched on and expanded so many of the questions my self practice has unearthed over the years. I am so looking forward to continuing this important exploration and dialogue about how we represent (externally), what is essentially an inner practice. #linkinprofile #iampracticing