A Queer Dharma: Yoga and Meditations for Liberation Ballard Jacoby
A Queer Dharma: Yoga and Meditations for Liberation Ballard Jacoby Queer critique, queer practice: embodied teachings for healing from trauma and social injustice.Jacoby Ballard provides an…
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A Queer Dharma: Yoga and Meditations for Liberation Ballard Jacoby
Queer critique, queer practice: embodied teachings for healing from trauma and social injustice.Jacoby Ballard provides an empowering and affirming guide to embodied healing through yoga and the dharma, grounded in the brilliance, resilience, and lived experiences of queer folks.Part I deconstructs the ways mainstream yoga perpetuates queer- and transphobia and other systemic oppressions, exploring the intersections of yoga, capitalism, cultural appropriation, and sexual violence. In response, he offers tools for self-compassion, tonglen, lovingkindness, and grounding, and helps readers explore questions like:What is trauma? Ballard also addresses the trauma--complex, vicarious, historical, and collective--perpetuated against queer communities.
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