My Take on Cultural Appropriation and Yoga
What is the "right" way to practice yoga outside of its original culture? One teacher explains how the answer—and the line between appreciation and appropriation—can get blurred.
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Pranidhi Varshney
Pranidhi Varshney is the founder of Yoga Shala West, a community-supported Ashtanga Yoga studio in West Los Angeles. She is also mother to two children who she describes as “courageous and wise little beings.” The thread that runs through all her work is the desire to build community and live from the heart.
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