Chelsea Jackson Roberts, PhD, is an internationally celebrated yoga educator and the founder of Yoga, Literature, and Art Camp for teen girls at Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. Chelsea is a Lululemon global yoga ambassador who travels the world sharing some of the ways yoga can be used as a tool for social change. As an Off the Mat, Into the World faculty member, Chelsea enjoys writing and speaking about her research and how yoga can be used to understand cultural, social, and racial differences. Chelsea is the cofounder of Red Clay Yoga, a non-profit in Atlanta that provides access to yoga within marginalized communities. Learn more at chelsealovesyoga.com.
Radical self-compassion is essential for the health and wellness of all human beings. Yoga provides a powerful way to practice it with our own bodies before practicing it with others. This flow is ideal for quickly honoring your body with both gentle movement and rest.
Try this short sequence 3–5 times on its own, or as part of a longer practice to ignite the energy in your third chakra.
Do this short sequence 3–5 times on its own or as part of a longer practice to open your heart chakra and experience compassion.
Chelsea Jackson Roberts, PhD, Seane Corn, Tyrone Beverly, and more prominent voices from the yoga community explain how Inclusivity Training can empower all teachers, regardless of experience or background.
Yoga teacher Chelsea Jackson Roberts shares what yoga has done for her and why she has devoted herself to sharing it with groups who wouldn’t otherwise have access to the practice.
“When someone walks out of my class before it begins, I often wonder if it’s because of who I am or what I look like,” shares Chelsea Jackson Roberts, who leads Yoga Journal’s new Inclusivity Training course.
You may quickly pick up on outdated alignment cues, but what about common words and phrases that inherently single out gender, ability, race, socioeconomic status, or age? Learn how to realign your language in yoga class.
If, as a yoga teacher, you feel unsure how to teach in a way that includes and resonates with everyone in our diverse community, you're not alone.