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✨Black Yoga Inspiration✨

Today’s Inspiration is…

Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts 🧘🏽‍♀️
@chelsealovesyoga

Dr Chelsea Jackson Roberts is an internationally celebrated Peloton yoga teacher, and scholar who is highly regarded as a leader in a new generation of yogis who are passionate about expanding the visibility of who is commonly seen as Teacher. Chelsea brings her deep Midwest roots to the mat with a style of yoga that is accessible to all bodies and levels of skill.

@onepeloton

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#blackyogasuperstars #yogisofcolor #blackyogi #yogawhileblack #shadesofcommerce #yogaforeverybody #yogaflow #yogaposes #yogicaf #blackmenyoga #selflove #selfcare #blackyoga #blackyogi #yogawiththai #blackyogis #yogainspirations #yogistofollow #blackyogateachersalliance #yogainstagramchallenge #sistersdoingyoga #blackgirlyoga #thickgirlyogacollective #blackgirlyogafitness #blackpeopledoingyoga #peloton #onepeloton #blackwomensyogaco #setucommunity #yogaofcolor #blackyogisandyoginis

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Looking for your daily dose of mindfulness swipe to see where to start! These inspirational women have been doing the intentional work to make space for the much needed mindfulness health education we all deserve 💕
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#mindfulness #chelseajacksonroberts #spelman #felicialatour #mindfulfee #onepeloton #affirmation #affirming #becoming

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Paramahansa Yogananda came from India to America and spread his teachings of yoga, meditation, and spirituality. He started out in 1920 in Boston but couldn’t get the right reception until he came to Los Angeles in 1925. In LA his teachings spread like wildfire.

In 1927 he learned only whites were able to learn from him. “I defied this founded and Afro-American Center to teach my Negro brethren.” In Washington DC he established a center dedicated to teach African Americans about yoga, meditation, and spirituality. In this picture he is with his students. Black folks in America for almost a century have been part of yoga.

Repost from Dr. @chelsealovesyoga, Awake,Yoga Journal, and Yogananda Site Wordpress.

#yoga #yogis #meditation #spirituality #breathwork #holistichealth #blackhistory #africanamericans #blackyogis

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Yaaassss… It’s Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts @chelsealovesyoga

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Mistress of Ceremonies
Wanderlust Brooklyn @wanderlustfest

Emcee; Intention Setter. Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts is an internationally celebrated Peloton yoga teacher and scholar who is highly regarded as a leader in a new generation of yogis who are passionate about expanding the visibility of who is commonly seen as Teacher. Chelsea brings her deep Midwest roots to the mat with a style of yoga that is accessible to all bodies and levels of skill.
Chelsea has honed her style of yoga that blends contemporary hip-hop, electronic, and R&B with asana. An expert in slow-flow and restorative yoga, Chelsea prides herself in creating classes that leave her students with a strong sense of belonging and accomplishment.
Chelsea’s smile is infectious and her patient yet inspirational tone adds to her magic, a spell that deepens connections and calls her students into action.

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Thank you Reggie!! @oreggieglobal

#drchelseajacksonroberts #chelseajacksonroberts #wanderlust #wanderlusting #wanderlustbrooklyn #yogainbrooklyn #yogisofinstagram #yogisofcolor #chelseadoesyoga #blackgirlmagic #blackgirlsrock #blackgirlyoga #yogawiththai #blackyogisandyoginis #blackyogisofig #melanin #melaninandlight #highlymelanated

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I did it!!!! 🧡 from an idea to the physical book. I am so happy to announce that my coloring book is now available for purchase on Afrodoll.com ! Click link in bio

#alemtheartist #art #coloring #artwork #artist #coloringbook #childrensbooks #coloringforadults #naturalhair #curlyhair #hairtype #coilyhair #representationmatters #blackwomen #blackexcellence #youngentrepreneur #smallbusiness #blackownedbusiness #blackgirlmagic

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#doyou
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#alemcooks #adultswim #cookingvideos #cooking #cook #linecook #homecook #plantbased #plantpowered #vegan #veganrecipes #plantbasedrecipes #veganfood #miamivegan #atlantavegans #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #breakfastfordinner #brunch #culinary #culinaryarts #culinaryartist #pancakes #soulfood #reelsinstagram #blackvegans

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As my research continues into all things expressive and creative, I keep finding references to the imagination in a negative light…⁣
”not based in reality.” ⁣
”only a fantasy or a dream.” ⁣
and therefore implying not important, let alone wise or worth engaging with.⁣
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Sometimes we imagine first in order to build courage. ⁣
We imagine because, at times, it's too difficult to feel. ⁣
We imagine because it brings that image closer in proximity. ⁣
We imagine because it’s where we feel most free. ⁣
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Imagination can have adverse effects; so can the sun, rain, or anything else at an extreme. Let’s not completely write off our imaginative capacity, or before you do, give it one last chance:⁣
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Today’s imagination practice…imagine life without imagination 😳⁣
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#imagination #fantasy #dreaming #otherness #creative #expressivearts

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I was reminded today that the youth have powerful wisdom inside…they feel the mysteries of life, and the meaning of dreaming, is in their bones. ⁣
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Thank you @ylacamp it’s a gift to witness the beauty and strength of this community! ⁣
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#seeddreamers #yogalitratureart #dreamingyouth

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No one is free until we are all free.⁠
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Just a couple of years ago, most people outside of the Black community had never heard of Juneteenth.

Juneteenth, celebrated June 19, honors the day enslaved Texans learned they were free in June 1865.

The holiday includes the atrocity of enslavement, and Juneteenth is also celebrated in the context of Black folks fight for justice and freedom.

Juneteenth also invites awareness of how
White supremacy has evolved from chattel slavery to the Black Codes, to Jim Crow, to redlining to the civil rights era, to the school to prison pipeline, carceral states and other practices today that need interruption, recreation and reimagination.

And there’s complexity - loving some of the Black folks and elders in my life who are thrilled about this National Holiday and also there’s a ton of critique too - tokenizing immense issues by making a holiday without systemic change. Maybe holding this tension is getting closer to the reparations that Juneteenth is all about. Definitely listening to Black folks and supporting requests and demands.

As our knowledge of the real history of the US expands, we still have a long way to go.⁠

Continuing to disrupt and question inequitable structures as well as work on an individual level to create more equity is needful.
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For non-Black folks - Juneteenth is a call to action for us - not just today but all year long.

Raise our awareness and do our part.
Celebrate Juneteenth by learning, supporting, donating to one of these amazing Black led and Black centered organizations. ✨

#juneteenth #happyjuneteenth #realyoga #yogaphilosophy #culturalappropriation #yogaculture #antiracism #yogateacher #equity #equality #tokenization

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Today, like most days, consisted of dualities; however, it's sometimes more challenging to see the blessings and receive the gifts when that scale tips in opposition. I felt both outside myself and deep within, along with a feeling of “it’s going to be ok.”⁣
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👁Today I was in the presence of a group of inspiring young wise souls sharing their dreams and accomplishments freely. Thank you @ylacamp
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👯‍♀️Today I needed to hear “you are not alone” and “both/ and” thank you @chelsealovesyoga
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💐Today on my walk I smelled the blooming lilacs, and later that day a friend gifted me an assortment and dug me up sapling! Thank you @cher3
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🌪I’m grateful for these blessings while honoring the whirlwinds life brings. ⁣
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So for whoever needs to hear this today: it’s going to be OK....YOU are not alone...I’m right there with you. ❤️⁣
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#blessingwound #dualities #lilacsblooming #flowerpower

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Happy Black History Month. We wanted to take every Friday to recognized amazing black change makers in the community.
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Today I want to highlight @chelsealovesyoga and amazing yoga teacher, educator, changemaker, who continues to inspire. During the pandemic I started to use peloton for yoga workouts and instantly fell in love with Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts. I loved her upbeat and positive vibes and I really loved all of the music she curated for her lessons. If you have not checked out the Outkast yoga class please do so immediately! As I kept doing lessons with her I came to know her story: growing up in Dayton Ohio, attending Spellman University, later on getting her graduate degree at Columbia teachers college, going on to teach in the classroom, beginning her journey as a Yogi and traveling around the world teaching yoga. Along with leading amazing classes on Peloton, Dr. Jackson also founded the Yoga, Literature and Arts Camp at Spellman University. She did this after receiving her doctorate in educational studies from Emory University, NBD. ☺️
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Chelsea is also founder of @redclayyoga which focuses primarily on youth and marginalized communities and helps to cultivate an environment that utilizes principles of yoga to facilitate learning within the community.
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Chelsea spirit is contagious, her positive vibes and message of radical self acceptance are just what we really need right now. Thank you so much for all your contributions @chelsealovesyoga

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💗💗💗 words by @alex_elle via @ylacamp

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