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Yet another one-sided whitewashed yoga article.
This critique highlights Tejal’s frustration with another whitewashed yoga article that fails to include diverse perspectives, leading to misrepresentations and perpetuating harmful narratives about yoga's roots and connection to culture.
NBC: White women co-opted pandemic yoga. Now, South Asian instructors are taking it back.
In this article, South Asian instructors reclaim yoga during the pandemic, celebrating the authentic space, diverse voices, and thriving community of Tejal Yoga, while also highlighting the values of shared leadership, decolonized wellness, and being people-focused.