Tag: colonialism

Decolonising Mitramas

Celebrating “Christmas” has become a global phenomenon in which many descendants of the first nations joyfully participate. Some instinctively participate wanting to add their own happiness to that of Christians, others bow to peer group pressure and others just get steam rollered by the global commercial juggernaut that is the Xmas industry. The knowledge that …

“Ahinsa”, the Dark Night of the Soul and Lalalime Yoga Pants ..

There has been a recent trend for yoga neophytes to casually drop into conversation, words such as “ahimsa” and “satya”, at the drop of a hat, often as a token of claiming some sense of authenticity or credibility …. and its usually followed by an assault on the traditional practice of Yoga as preserved by Hindu lineages … I felt called to respond ….