POWER & PRIVILEGE IN THE YOGA CLASSROOM - Curvy Yoga
POWER & PRIVILEGE IN THE YOGA CLASSROOM - Curvy Yoga
POWER & PRIVILEGE IN THE YOGA CLASSROOM - Curvy Yoga
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• Power Over: In a typical weekly yoga class, power over might show up as: not talking with students<br />
before class, starting or ending class late, giving physical adjustments without consent, and only<br />
teaching the least supported version of the pose.<br />
• Power With: In a typical weekly yoga class, power with might show up as: asking students open<br />
ended questions before class, starting/ending class on time, offering physical adjustments only with<br />
enthusiastic consent, and teaching many different pose options, starting with the most supported.<br />
My Privilege<br />
To encourage you to consider your own privilege, I am sharing mine (in what is a surely incomplete list)<br />
• I’m white<br />
• I’m heterosexual<br />
• I grew up middle class & still am middle class<br />
• I can pass as any religion or political persuasion: most people assume I agree with whatever their<br />
beliefs are<br />
• I not only have a college education, I have two master’s degrees<br />
• Although I’m fat, I’m able-bodied<br />
• I have the resources to continue my yoga teacher education and have completed 500+ hours of<br />
training<br />
What’s yours, and how does it affect your teaching?<br />
References<br />
1. http://www.thepowerofcollectivewisdom.com/pdfs/power-over.pdf<br />
2. http://www.paulkivel.com/resources/articles/23-article/95-the-culture-of-power<br />
3. http://ted.coe.wayne.edu/ele3600/mcintosh.html<br />
4. http://yogadork.com/news/bikram-choudhury-accused-of-rape-in-two-new-lawsuits/<br />
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