A glimpse into the Braiding Knowledge through breath, language, and movement film, directed by Jessica Barudin featuring the trailer edit by Cody Preston. This is a short documentary that features the First Nations Women’s Yoga advisory circle and team who are sharing the parallels of yoga and Indigenous ways of being. A celebration of First Nations women and their communities who are brought together through their love of yoga, healing, and reclamation of ancestral languages and lifeways. The film features a community wellness strategy that braids cultural and spiritual knowledge systems through a trauma-informed lens.
Read MoreWe create learning and community opportunities for all people who are in solidarity with Indigenous and South Asian women. We provide training and mentorship to Indigenous individuals and communities who wish to embrace yoga alongside their reclamation and embodiment practices. We support and increase the representation of Indigenous yoga teachers in our respective communities as well as in the wellness industry.
Read MoreI am excited to be invited to present at the annual Accessible Yoga Conference Online, October 14-17, 2021. The theme for this year’s conference is Elevating Voices, Embracing Change. My interactive workshop will share experiences developing a unique program alongside community partners, knowledge keepers, yogis, artists, and scholars that integrates trauma-informed strategies and foundations in yogic and Indigenous knowledge systems.
Read MoreThis initiative is in partnership between the Yoga Outreach Society and Cedar and Gold, co-directed by Jessica Barudin and Nicole Marcia. Our curriculum has been developed in collaboration with First Nations women, knowledge keepers, fluent speakers, and yoga educators. We are excited to announce that the FNWYI will commence the second cohort in February 2022!
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