self-care is a radical act.
This site is about undoing deeply rooted ideas about ourselves and our bodies embedded from oppressive systems. It is about experiencing liberation in our bodies through movement.
The obsession with “body positivity” and being “healthy” has left us with an aggression of what we feel we “should” be doing with our bodies. ‘If I were better, more in shape, happier, kinder, smarter’ blah, blah, blah.
It used to be that fitness experts made us feel bad about ourselves, pushing us to get in shape. Now we are seeing the same thing with “spiritual experts,” pushing us to see how we might have failed our goals or dreams. Are you truly happy with your life? Are you living to your fullest potential? These questions contain a gentle aggression towards ourselves that somehow we are not right just as we are, rather than challenging the systems that control and oppress us.
Instead, the practices you will find here are made to open up insight into our bodies and minds. Finding your own liberation. How am I already ok? What do I need to feel at peace? If you laid down and slept the entire session because that is what your body needs, you would be getting the idea.
Now, don’t get me wrong, we can always be working on ourselves, but with an attitude of acceptance, gentleness, and trust. We can take actions (spiritual, physical, mental, fiscal, etc, etc) everyday to keep ourselves in motion, but can we trust that we are where we need to be, as we need to be, just for today?
This attitude is in direct contradiction with what oppressive systems would have us believe, that we (and or our peers) are not good enough, that we must work harder. White organizational culture, capitalism, ableism have made us believe we are never enough.
So if you choose that you are good without this site, hell yes! And if you want just a little extra help along the way, I hope you find community, tools, and tips here to find your radical self-care through movement and yoga.