An informational packed read that is great for anyone willing to learn about the honest heart of yoga. For breath is the foundation of consent” was a beautiful way to begin a foreword. This is a well researched piece on the historical and political influences of yoga. This really breathes the notion that colonialism has made such practices as Yoga a less flavored version to demean its traditional and historical contexts. Our limitations are set in place by colonialist ideals that denied our ancestral histories and connections.

I love the way they define gender constructs and how this changes the stories. The power of language sets the tone through mythologies, stories, and the fabric of the society. Gender constructs are created through language and lost in complexity in the context of English and American culture. The high-quality breadth of this information is written with a passionate yet eager tone to truly inform people about the essence of yoga.

As someone who has not dived much into yoga this was a highly informative read. I appreciate the form of resistance beginning in education and beginning to learn how to decolonize our mindset further. Thus, understanding that the fabric of our language is an accomplice to the danger of the gender binary and how it misinforms practices and beliefs.