There aretrap yoga studios,hip-hop yoga studios, and platforms that cater to women of color.
Blacks have got to realize where the power really is.
The struggle is not on a physical level.
It is on the level of the mind.
As a result of yoga I am more energetic, Davis said.
Davis has been an ardentyogi for decades.
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Davis started doing yoga in jail when she was arrested in 1970.
After being in solitary confinement for several weeks, she started to practice yoga to keep her sanity.
I had never heard of yoga.
I mean, there werent even any yoga mats at that time.
There was no such thing as the yoga industry.
But I developed a yoga practice when I was there.
I learnedI learned a lot from the women.
I learned about the need for self-care.
The exercises help clear her mind, the stretches keep her body limber.
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Inner peace and clarity have always been important to her.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
Raising consciousness about the importance of radical self-care can only occur through communities opening up these discussions.
But more than85 percent of those who do practice identify as whiteaccording to a 2012 study inYoga Journal.
Freedom that many of my ancestors didnt know.
And [it] creates access for so many others to come to the practice.
But creating these spaces isnt easy.
For Black yogis, experiences of racism and sexism in the industry can be discouraging.
I was the only Black woman.
None of the other teachers did that.
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