As I continue to study yoga, I often ask myself how I can represent the knowledge I have, while leaving space for what I don't know. The impact of colonization on yoga is expansive. Many sacred teachings were never written down, because when something is documented, there is no controlling who can access it. I find it hard to learn about yoga beyond what has been written. But there is knowledge that I can access within myself, and this is the knowledge I try to teach in my classes. We have always moved and prayed and breathed. Slowed down. Calmed the mind. You don't need someone or something outside of yourself to access this power. Practicing and teaching "yoga" looks very different from a place of privilege and security. White women are often championed for practicing and capitalizing off of indigenous healing modalities.  In a space where people are forced to bend to a system for survival, their cultural practices have to bend too. Yoga has bended so much that some people don't recognize it, while others are arbitrarily defining it.  Here's to learning how to unbend. #indigenouspeoplesday #yogawithbalance #yogaroots #decolonize #yoga