WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.060 --> 00:00:02.310 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Oh, welcome! 2 00:00:03.400 --> 00:00:04.800 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Hmm! 3 00:00:05.710 --> 00:00:07.090 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Welcome! 4 00:00:08.150 --> 00:00:12.860 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): 2 office hours on November. 5 00:00:13.410 --> 00:00:15.450 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Gosh! The 13! th 6 00:00:16.430 --> 00:00:19.249 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Hi, bonnie! Hi, Carly! 7 00:00:20.050 --> 00:00:24.089 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Hi! Alda! Jessica! Wonderful to see you! 8 00:00:24.510 --> 00:00:25.535 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And 9 00:00:27.350 --> 00:00:31.179 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): just what a world we are in. I feel like. 10 00:00:32.200 --> 00:00:35.409 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So our work is so needed. 11 00:00:36.350 --> 00:00:47.580 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So we're gonna do a little practice. And then we got one question. But if anyone has any other things that are alive for them. 12 00:00:47.800 --> 00:00:49.709 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): we'll reflect on it. 13 00:00:51.220 --> 00:00:52.900 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And I think. 14 00:00:54.900 --> 00:00:56.770 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): just beginning with like. 15 00:00:56.980 --> 00:01:01.610 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): we're so needed right in these. In these moments I can't think of like 16 00:01:03.560 --> 00:01:09.929 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): a more powerful tool than a practice that brings us to unity and 17 00:01:09.940 --> 00:01:14.030 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): helps us harmonize our nervous systems within ourselves. 18 00:01:15.770 --> 00:01:24.991 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): This is like the path for this moment and forward. And so I just wanna like celebrate you and acknowledge you for being on it. 19 00:01:25.950 --> 00:01:27.830 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): a lot of the 20 00:01:28.920 --> 00:01:52.020 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): wisdom that's coming out of the kind of political and spiritual leaders at this moment is to build community, you know, like the wisdom is like, start right here, where we are in this small community, where we're getting to know one another in your community where you live, if you can. With folks who you 21 00:01:52.500 --> 00:01:59.929 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): maybe have some similarities, some differences with, but just to really lean into that to to community, to Sangha. 22 00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:04.489 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So that'll be our our theme overall for today 23 00:02:04.900 --> 00:02:09.449 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): before we go into a little practice, I just want to invite in any 24 00:02:10.820 --> 00:02:16.129 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): reflections, maybe how you are. I I often ask, like 2 words of how you are. 25 00:02:16.180 --> 00:02:39.690 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I kind of want to bring forward like how you are, and also like something that you're bringing in, you know, like a seed that you're planting, or like a quality that you're bringing forward. I definitely feel like it's a moment of a lot of change and a lot of transformation. Not all of it bad right, like some of it on our personal in our personal lives, might be really nourishing or really supportive 26 00:02:40.064 --> 00:02:48.300 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and so just inviting you to share, if you would like out loud or in the chat, and I'll take a moment. 27 00:02:48.910 --> 00:02:53.979 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So 2 words, or how you're doing. And anything that you're bringing in or cultivating 28 00:03:19.600 --> 00:03:22.739 Carly Joelle: Hi! This is Carly, she her I 29 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:29.409 Carly Joelle: I'm feeling more settled, a little bit more settled now, more steady, and I'm 30 00:03:29.490 --> 00:03:31.510 Carly Joelle: looking to bring in 31 00:03:31.970 --> 00:03:39.159 Carly Joelle: patience and acceptance of what is, rather than catastrophizing what could be. 32 00:03:44.780 --> 00:03:46.930 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Thank you so much, Carly. 33 00:03:49.870 --> 00:03:54.409 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I'm happy that you're here. I love that you like. Bring us with you on your. 34 00:03:55.460 --> 00:03:58.117 Carly Joelle: I'm always running late is what it is. 35 00:03:58.450 --> 00:03:59.810 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah, no, it's great. 36 00:03:59.810 --> 00:04:02.349 Carly Joelle: I'll be home in 5 min. Yeah. 37 00:04:02.350 --> 00:04:02.970 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): That's awesome. 38 00:04:02.970 --> 00:04:10.959 Bonnie W.: Looks huge. I'm like, wow! She must have like a massive van. 39 00:04:14.620 --> 00:04:15.560 Bonnie W.: It's cool. 40 00:04:20.209 --> 00:04:21.620 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I'm reading your 41 00:04:21.690 --> 00:04:22.780 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): notes. 42 00:04:23.270 --> 00:04:30.809 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): All the feelings is how I'm doing. I'm going to continue to cultivate my work. I'm in this fight, and we'll keep fighting. Yes. 43 00:04:31.310 --> 00:04:40.429 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): absolutely. That's I'm feeling very similar. Jessica, I'm feeling resourced and hungry, working on making lunch. Glad to be in this space today. 44 00:04:40.650 --> 00:04:49.440 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Bonnie, contemplative. Nothing has really changed. The speed with which others can act against us has quickened. That's what's frightening. Yes. 45 00:04:49.640 --> 00:04:51.889 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): embody anything you're bringing in. 46 00:04:56.870 --> 00:04:59.236 Bonnie W.: The thing I'm bringing in. 47 00:05:01.100 --> 00:05:02.366 Bonnie W.: I think 48 00:05:03.220 --> 00:05:05.990 Bonnie W.: Coalition Building is something I want to. 49 00:05:05.990 --> 00:05:06.410 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Hmm. 50 00:05:06.410 --> 00:05:07.703 Bonnie W.: Be exploring. 51 00:05:10.130 --> 00:05:13.125 Bonnie W.: yeah, I'll just leave it there for now. 52 00:05:14.080 --> 00:05:14.720 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah. 53 00:05:16.700 --> 00:05:18.310 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): yeah, I love that. 54 00:05:18.330 --> 00:05:21.690 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Okay, and thank you for 55 00:05:26.150 --> 00:05:27.260 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): sharing 56 00:05:27.590 --> 00:05:29.410 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): that. And also your 57 00:05:29.860 --> 00:05:31.030 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): question. 58 00:05:33.040 --> 00:05:49.659 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I think we'll practice a little and then reflect on on that. And for today, particularly because some of us are in movement, I think we'll focus on like subtle, subtle practice. So wherever you are 59 00:05:49.790 --> 00:06:06.499 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): sitting, standing, lying down, if you're driving or walking, keeping your awareness out on the world around you, but also, if it feels supportive, subtly beginning a little bit of rounding and arching the spine. So a little bit of cat and cow 60 00:06:07.700 --> 00:06:09.580 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I'm inhaling. 61 00:06:10.580 --> 00:06:14.660 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): lifting your face up. Exhale rounding. 62 00:06:16.240 --> 00:06:24.780 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I heard Harpenter man. She has harpenter core man has a really lovely class on 63 00:06:25.140 --> 00:06:51.180 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): yoke, yoga for folks of color, and I want to share the thing that really struck me in the class here, because I know many folks here may not. Some might, but it might not be a class you would take, and she talked about when you're doing cat and cow when you have your body tucked like the lower spine tucked. 64 00:06:51.180 --> 00:07:05.730 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): That's like what animals do right? We're animals when they're anxious, or when they're trying to hide, or you know, when they're stressed right. But when our spine, when we're arched with our chin up and our 65 00:07:05.790 --> 00:07:22.140 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): lower sacrum tilting back. There's like a kind of freedom in the body. And so, seeing if that resonates for you like, how does it feel to maybe wag your tail a little bit, or make little circles with your tailbone untucked. 66 00:07:24.210 --> 00:07:30.840 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and that corresponding bowl in the sacrum connecting to your shoulder. Girdle 67 00:07:31.330 --> 00:07:46.309 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): your jaw, oops I'm like, so focused someone's in the waiting room. Your jaw! And then even the the kind of bowl at the crown of the head. So, letting all of these bowls sacrum. 68 00:07:46.630 --> 00:07:48.350 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): shoulder, girdle. 69 00:07:49.610 --> 00:08:00.460 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): mouth, dome of the mouth, and dome at the top of the head, begin to spiral and circle and untuck right and become ungovernable and 70 00:08:00.590 --> 00:08:03.450 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): uncontrollable and 71 00:08:04.120 --> 00:08:07.810 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): powerful. And if you're circling in one direction. 72 00:08:08.440 --> 00:08:14.189 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): maybe circling on the other, and welcome if you just came in, we're beginning a 73 00:08:14.970 --> 00:08:23.049 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): a practice, subtle practice, so something you can do, perhaps at work or in your chair. 74 00:08:23.300 --> 00:08:27.499 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So, circling from the bowl of the pelvis. 75 00:08:27.970 --> 00:08:29.360 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): the bowl 76 00:08:29.860 --> 00:08:32.559 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): at your collarbone 77 00:08:33.520 --> 00:08:35.070 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): tome of your mouth. 78 00:08:35.600 --> 00:08:37.350 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): crown of the head. 79 00:08:37.700 --> 00:08:48.990 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then, even noticing that there's like an arch, a kind of bowl at the bottom of our feet. And so, if you're somewhere where your feet can also circle one direction 80 00:08:49.120 --> 00:08:51.520 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and the other nice. 81 00:08:55.440 --> 00:08:57.489 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): continuing to breathe 82 00:08:59.460 --> 00:09:21.140 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and feeling into as you move, tucking and untucking with an untucked spine. How you can move like a free animal, right? Like we really are, as we're practicing Asana connecting to these natural rhythms, and that includes the reminder that we, too, are 83 00:09:21.200 --> 00:09:23.330 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): animals. We are 84 00:09:23.370 --> 00:09:26.049 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): free. We are also like 85 00:09:26.470 --> 00:09:31.700 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): embodied. So, feeling into your body couple more circles here. 86 00:09:37.480 --> 00:09:39.360 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Nice welcome. 87 00:09:41.110 --> 00:09:48.060 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then, if you'd like inhaling and stretching your arms up, making yourself really big 88 00:09:49.030 --> 00:10:03.530 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and exhale, roll your shoulders back and down. I'm bringing my hands to cactus arms, just because it kind of feels good there. But you can open your arms out if you have space and roll your shoulders back and down 89 00:10:08.190 --> 00:10:09.750 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): with your breath. 90 00:10:13.360 --> 00:10:23.769 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then exhale, clasp your hands underneath one so one arm goes back behind, and then the other one goes to the side. So I'm going to the 91 00:10:24.040 --> 00:10:35.880 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): mirroring you. So the left side, and then from here you're stretching especially through your left and right, shoulder and neck. You can drop 92 00:10:37.500 --> 00:10:40.020 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): one ear towards 93 00:10:40.460 --> 00:10:47.799 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): the arm that's curled behind you. So for you, maybe over to your right ear, right shoulder. 94 00:10:47.890 --> 00:10:50.390 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): opening and closing your jaw. 95 00:10:51.230 --> 00:10:52.760 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): looking down. 96 00:10:54.400 --> 00:10:55.860 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): looking up. 97 00:11:02.750 --> 00:11:08.670 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): maybe making little circles here with your torso, just noticing any differences 98 00:11:08.770 --> 00:11:17.970 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): once again, untucking if it feels safe in your body right like. So not the biggest untuck, but untucking your 99 00:11:18.700 --> 00:11:20.440 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): tailbone here 100 00:11:22.890 --> 00:11:25.070 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): one more circle. 101 00:11:25.240 --> 00:11:27.540 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then inhaling. 102 00:11:28.360 --> 00:11:31.469 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): exhaling, expanding your arms out. 103 00:11:31.740 --> 00:11:36.569 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): up towards the sky, down towards your heart. 104 00:11:38.360 --> 00:11:41.380 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale arms. Come up again 105 00:11:41.480 --> 00:11:44.450 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): out to the side cactus arms. 106 00:11:44.790 --> 00:12:04.059 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and we'll do the other side. But before we do, if you would like to build a little bit of heat. This can really work on your abdomen, so, exhaling one direction, inhale back to center, exhale to the other direction. So if you're especially if you're feeling kind of overwhelmed with 107 00:12:04.260 --> 00:12:14.370 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): frustration, anger, grief, rage, allowing yourself to feel it, and then also like breathing it out so it might sound like. 108 00:12:17.390 --> 00:12:23.089 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale, exhale strongly through the mouth or the nose as you turn to each side. 109 00:12:30.330 --> 00:12:33.809 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Kind of an organic natural breath of fire. 110 00:12:45.670 --> 00:12:48.230 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Few more breaths each direction. 111 00:12:49.140 --> 00:12:50.200 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Oh! 112 00:12:52.380 --> 00:12:57.806 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And then, letting the mechanism slow down, come back to center 113 00:13:01.710 --> 00:13:07.760 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): arms can expand out or clasp around yourself, giving yourself a gentle hug. 114 00:13:08.680 --> 00:13:10.350 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Hmm! 115 00:13:14.940 --> 00:13:17.070 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And then expanding out 116 00:13:17.440 --> 00:13:20.659 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and hugging the other way, other arm on top. 117 00:13:27.510 --> 00:13:28.890 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Hmm! 118 00:13:29.860 --> 00:13:47.810 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And then exhale, lifting your arms out and up, and this time bringing the other arm back behind. So if you are mirroring me, then your left hand is coming down behind your back, and your right hand is clasping like at your right waist. 119 00:13:48.520 --> 00:13:56.560 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and any amount of you know connection there is good. And so dropping left ear to left shoulder. 120 00:13:56.650 --> 00:14:02.170 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): whatever is the opposite side that you already did for you, and then exhale breathing 121 00:14:02.550 --> 00:14:04.459 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): as you look down. 122 00:14:05.430 --> 00:14:07.409 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): softening your jaw. 123 00:14:07.490 --> 00:14:08.730 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): going up. 124 00:14:35.510 --> 00:14:41.470 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): circling on the side. If it feels supportive, untucking your tailbone here 125 00:14:41.990 --> 00:14:45.149 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): just a little bit like maybe just 5%. 126 00:14:47.230 --> 00:14:48.730 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Hmm! 127 00:14:57.410 --> 00:15:02.239 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And I'm kind of bringing a gentle wave to my body so like waving my neck 128 00:15:02.410 --> 00:15:04.110 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): around 129 00:15:04.520 --> 00:15:07.119 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): as my torso circles. 130 00:15:08.350 --> 00:15:12.599 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): allowing yourself to do what feels good for you. 131 00:15:13.710 --> 00:15:18.949 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then exhale coming back up, inhale arms, up. 132 00:15:21.060 --> 00:15:47.509 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): exhale arms, down, cactus, and they could stay here, or like I saw some of you doing so cool. You can clasp your hands, place them behind your neck, and this is another way to get into that same heat building, exhaling, shifting your shoulders in the opposite direction from your elbows, and going side to side with your breath so it can be quick, or it can be warm, slow, meditative. 133 00:15:53.870 --> 00:15:57.229 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): using your breath to deepen and fire up 134 00:16:05.070 --> 00:16:08.300 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): one more each side 135 00:16:09.430 --> 00:16:25.760 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then inhale release. Actually, let's traction our necks a little bit, so exhaling, tilting your face forward towards the earth, letting the weight of your hands. If it's supportive to you, bring a little bit more 136 00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:29.488 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): energy towards the earth. 137 00:16:32.670 --> 00:16:43.849 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then on your next inhale pushing back into your hands kind of like your head is resisting your hands. This engages the muscles and then exhale 138 00:16:43.970 --> 00:16:46.901 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): release. I've really been loving this 139 00:16:47.670 --> 00:16:48.940 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): subtle. 140 00:16:49.190 --> 00:16:50.690 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): engaging 141 00:16:51.400 --> 00:16:52.586 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and releasing. 142 00:16:55.320 --> 00:16:57.640 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then one more deep breath. 143 00:16:58.770 --> 00:17:01.322 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): full, deep, exhale release. 144 00:17:04.790 --> 00:17:07.360 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): maybe making any faces at the earth 145 00:17:07.810 --> 00:17:10.310 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): he wanted to make all week 146 00:17:10.599 --> 00:17:11.659 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): all weekend. 147 00:17:12.980 --> 00:17:16.849 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): sticking out your tongue, snarling, scowling. 148 00:17:18.790 --> 00:17:27.730 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then gently lifting your head back up, maybe bringing your hands to your neck for a soft massage. 149 00:17:28.880 --> 00:17:45.649 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and we'll move down into our hips a little bit today because I feel like we're sitting a lot. So many of us are holding our emotions in our hips. I'm not sure. I think you'll be able to see me, but I'm gonna move back so you can. 150 00:17:46.270 --> 00:17:57.780 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and invitation to bring one leg up and place it on the other, or another. Option is to rock the baby like cradle your leg, and 151 00:17:58.100 --> 00:18:02.650 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): kind of just bring those circles into your leg right here. 152 00:18:07.650 --> 00:18:11.900 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then when you're ready, place it down on top of the other. 153 00:18:13.090 --> 00:18:17.130 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): so your foot on top of your other thigh or knee. 154 00:18:17.270 --> 00:18:31.759 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then we'll inhale our arms up and exhale in the same direction as your knee. So, just twisting to one side, moving with your own breath, inhale through center. Exhale, fold forward over your leg. 155 00:18:33.170 --> 00:18:34.420 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and if you're 156 00:18:35.120 --> 00:18:43.240 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): seated or standing, you can. If you want more fire. Here you can do this actually as like a modified brick or a modified chair 157 00:18:43.310 --> 00:18:47.009 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): exhale, twisting in the same direction as your foot 158 00:18:48.050 --> 00:18:49.800 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale 159 00:18:50.190 --> 00:18:51.520 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): center. 160 00:18:53.530 --> 00:18:57.099 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale, rise, exhale, twist. 161 00:18:58.920 --> 00:19:03.960 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): flowing here, inhale, rise, exhale forward, fold. 162 00:19:04.610 --> 00:19:09.100 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale, rise, exhale, twist, other side. 163 00:19:09.950 --> 00:19:12.180 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale, rise. 164 00:19:12.330 --> 00:19:14.649 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): exhale, fold forward. 165 00:19:15.410 --> 00:19:24.789 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale, rise, exhale other, side, and we'll just do each side one more time, inhale rise, exhale, fold forward. 166 00:19:25.420 --> 00:19:28.869 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale right last time on the side. 167 00:19:29.910 --> 00:19:33.620 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale, rise, exhale forward. 168 00:19:33.980 --> 00:19:37.840 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and he'll rise last time on this side. Now 169 00:19:38.340 --> 00:19:47.770 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale, rise and exhaling, folding forward and holding there, so you can be any amount forward that feels supportive to you. 170 00:19:47.780 --> 00:19:55.770 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Perhaps if you're seated. You're pressing into your knee a little bit or your ankle for stability, and also to deepen the stretch. 171 00:19:55.870 --> 00:19:59.709 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): But it doesn't matter how far forward you come, what matters is 172 00:20:00.180 --> 00:20:03.080 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): bringing your energy towards the earth. 173 00:20:10.510 --> 00:20:13.020 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Inhale gently walking up. 174 00:20:13.200 --> 00:20:16.460 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): if you'd like taking your pie and 175 00:20:16.500 --> 00:20:21.460 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): leg and your hand rocking the baby, seeing how that feels 176 00:20:23.140 --> 00:20:24.999 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): little circles here. 177 00:20:26.170 --> 00:20:34.360 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and maybe massaging your foot if you would like, or your calf your ankle, giving your leg some love as you place it back down. 178 00:20:34.470 --> 00:20:35.620 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Hmm! 179 00:20:36.560 --> 00:20:49.560 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And as we go into the other side, just reminding yourself, you know, we're not symmetrical, right? So this side might be different, might be more tight, might be less. I personally have a little 180 00:20:49.850 --> 00:20:56.509 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): strain like a muscle strain. So this side is lately it's a little tighter. So, just 181 00:20:56.680 --> 00:20:58.750 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): noticing that 182 00:20:59.060 --> 00:21:03.249 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and pulling up your other leg, maybe giving it a little love. 183 00:21:03.340 --> 00:21:05.739 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Little rock. The baby 184 00:21:09.430 --> 00:21:10.580 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): being 185 00:21:10.840 --> 00:21:17.379 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): mindful and grateful of what you can do right. What a privilege it is to be able to 186 00:21:17.850 --> 00:21:18.860 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): have 187 00:21:18.930 --> 00:21:24.250 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): legs that we can move, that move for us, that move us. 188 00:21:25.040 --> 00:21:28.609 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then, bringing your foot onto your thigh. 189 00:21:28.690 --> 00:21:30.999 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale arms, come up. 190 00:21:32.120 --> 00:21:35.929 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): exhale towards the direction of your knee. 191 00:21:37.470 --> 00:21:41.719 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale through center, exhale forward full 192 00:21:42.230 --> 00:21:45.920 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale, rise, exhale other side. 193 00:21:47.200 --> 00:21:49.220 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale center. 194 00:21:49.260 --> 00:21:51.749 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): moving with your own breath. Rhythm 195 00:22:08.870 --> 00:22:16.559 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): exhale, we'll do one more on each side. So, exhaling to one side last time here. 196 00:22:17.570 --> 00:22:22.500 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale through center, exhale forward, fold. 197 00:22:22.980 --> 00:22:26.740 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale last time on this other side. 198 00:22:27.130 --> 00:22:28.790 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): exhale. 199 00:22:29.730 --> 00:22:32.589 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale back up to center. 200 00:22:32.770 --> 00:22:35.800 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and exhale, folding forward and down. 201 00:22:35.820 --> 00:22:38.169 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): maybe pushing down on your knee 202 00:22:39.080 --> 00:22:42.210 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): for a little more depth into the stretch. 203 00:22:45.020 --> 00:22:46.550 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): finding 204 00:22:47.380 --> 00:22:49.500 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): your earth based 205 00:22:51.530 --> 00:22:54.569 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): connection here in this shape 206 00:22:54.760 --> 00:22:56.310 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): in this moment. 207 00:23:14.920 --> 00:23:23.339 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): One more breath here, and then inhale, coming up gently, bring your leg with you, rocking the baby on this side. 208 00:23:26.170 --> 00:23:29.389 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): giving yourself all the care, all the support. 209 00:23:30.100 --> 00:23:33.419 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): maybe massaging your leg, your thigh, your calf 210 00:23:33.530 --> 00:23:34.930 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): as you bring 211 00:23:35.020 --> 00:23:37.009 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): your leg back down. 212 00:23:39.120 --> 00:23:41.439 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and we'll come into 213 00:23:42.700 --> 00:23:44.210 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): heated 214 00:23:44.240 --> 00:24:03.999 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): shape so many options. Here, you can sit back, sit forward on your chair if you would like, and stay just on the edge of your chair, or push your feet into the earth, lift your arms up, hover your body off the edge of your chair for chair, pose 215 00:24:07.240 --> 00:24:16.579 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale, and just like we were shifting, twisting side to side. You can exhale if you'd like palms, come together, twist to one side. 216 00:24:17.430 --> 00:24:20.200 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale through center chair 217 00:24:20.420 --> 00:24:24.270 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): exhale, twisting to the other side. 218 00:24:25.460 --> 00:24:30.429 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So continuing to ground while we build heat 219 00:24:47.480 --> 00:24:49.740 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): one more each side. 220 00:24:56.130 --> 00:24:59.519 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and on your next you'll inhale, lengthening out. 221 00:24:59.530 --> 00:25:11.099 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): straightening your legs and forward fold so you can sit back down in your chair if you would like, or if you prefer to stay standing, just exhale, folding forward over your body 222 00:25:12.910 --> 00:25:18.870 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and rocking your torso left and right, maybe letting your arms cross and hang. 223 00:25:24.060 --> 00:25:26.000 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): nodding your head. Yes. 224 00:25:27.520 --> 00:25:29.589 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): shaking your head. No. 225 00:25:31.820 --> 00:25:33.930 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): my stangle. 226 00:25:35.390 --> 00:25:38.890 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then gently, slowly. 227 00:25:38.910 --> 00:25:44.459 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): finding your way back into Tadas. And then this could be seated or standing 228 00:25:44.560 --> 00:25:46.120 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): mountain shape. 229 00:25:51.770 --> 00:25:53.379 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and our last 230 00:25:53.400 --> 00:25:55.320 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): shape that we'll do 231 00:25:55.790 --> 00:26:16.769 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): before we do. A little bit of resting is inhale, bringing your arms up above your head so you can do the seated or standing, clasping one wrist with the other hand, and then exhale half Moon one version of Half Moon stretching over to one side, and you can stay right there or like down. 232 00:26:16.790 --> 00:26:18.120 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Look up. 233 00:26:19.180 --> 00:26:23.569 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): See what it's like to circle a little bit over here on this side. 234 00:26:25.940 --> 00:26:30.500 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Another option, if you would like it, is to reach back 235 00:26:30.820 --> 00:26:43.110 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): in the opposite direction from the one you're bending, and reach down with your hand and clasp your foot. So, turning this into a balancing pose, if you're feeling still particularly activated. 236 00:26:43.120 --> 00:26:44.840 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): It can be helpful 237 00:26:47.280 --> 00:26:53.399 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): to balance and bring your gaze to a point of focus. However, you're in the shape 238 00:26:54.030 --> 00:26:55.699 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): finding your trusty 239 00:26:56.700 --> 00:26:58.890 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then exhaling out 240 00:26:59.480 --> 00:27:03.760 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): arms, come up through center hands come down to the middle. 241 00:27:04.890 --> 00:27:07.280 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): exhaling everything out. 242 00:27:08.660 --> 00:27:10.939 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale arms, come up. 243 00:27:11.730 --> 00:27:18.270 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): exhale around and down half salutation, inhale arms! Rise. 244 00:27:18.530 --> 00:27:21.900 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and taking that stretch on the other side 245 00:27:22.070 --> 00:27:23.480 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): when you're ready. 246 00:27:25.020 --> 00:27:27.099 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So, stretching through the other 247 00:27:27.940 --> 00:27:31.600 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): part of your side body, gazing down. 248 00:27:32.180 --> 00:27:34.840 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): rooting through your feet or through your hips. 249 00:27:34.970 --> 00:27:38.010 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): whatever is your point of contact with the earth. 250 00:27:38.330 --> 00:27:45.620 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and you can stay right here, or, if you'd like, stay arched a little bit in that direction, and then reach down with your 251 00:27:45.770 --> 00:27:49.009 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): top arm, clasping your foot. 252 00:27:49.560 --> 00:27:50.880 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Dancer. 253 00:27:53.060 --> 00:27:54.910 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inhale. 254 00:27:55.510 --> 00:27:57.100 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): exhale 255 00:28:05.800 --> 00:28:07.539 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): one more breath here. 256 00:28:09.360 --> 00:28:12.399 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then slowly coming back out 257 00:28:12.460 --> 00:28:16.179 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and bringing your arms down with control 258 00:28:18.910 --> 00:28:22.190 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and palms come to Heart Center. You can 259 00:28:22.270 --> 00:28:31.260 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): sit back down or find a meditative space. So whether that's sitting standing, lying down. 260 00:28:36.450 --> 00:28:41.069 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and we'll allow our bodies, minds, spirits, to take in some of that 261 00:28:42.980 --> 00:28:47.150 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): energy and effort and ease from practice. 262 00:28:47.720 --> 00:28:52.900 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So maybe the eyes are gently closing, shoulders are dropping. 263 00:28:55.320 --> 00:28:57.749 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): feeling the support of the earth. 264 00:31:18.640 --> 00:31:20.760 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): deep breath in 265 00:31:22.560 --> 00:31:24.349 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): full breath out. 266 00:31:29.330 --> 00:31:31.689 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): truly thinking yourself. 267 00:31:32.590 --> 00:31:37.480 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): perhaps, placing a hand on your heart, or anywhere on your body that's supportive. 268 00:31:40.720 --> 00:31:43.389 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): We're in such a unique position 269 00:31:44.570 --> 00:31:48.190 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): to make a huge difference right now 270 00:31:48.410 --> 00:31:50.120 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and into the future. 271 00:31:52.830 --> 00:32:00.880 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So through your practice, through your being, through living Yoga as unity as 272 00:32:01.860 --> 00:32:04.879 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): a pathway to personal and social change. 273 00:32:10.650 --> 00:32:12.250 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): You are doing 274 00:32:13.020 --> 00:32:16.329 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): this essential work of creating a better world. 275 00:32:24.730 --> 00:32:26.690 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): deep breath in 276 00:32:26.950 --> 00:32:29.900 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and full breath out gentle bow. 277 00:32:30.070 --> 00:32:32.810 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Thank you so much for your practice. 278 00:32:33.180 --> 00:32:35.069 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Thank you for your presence. 279 00:32:37.420 --> 00:32:44.390 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And then coming back into the space that you're in, maybe looking around you, noticing color. 280 00:32:44.650 --> 00:32:46.389 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): shape, form. 281 00:32:48.170 --> 00:32:49.060 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): perhaps 282 00:32:49.350 --> 00:32:52.870 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): looking at something that's supportive or grounding. 283 00:32:53.200 --> 00:32:59.010 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Hmm! I'm seeing sunlight, but also the sunlight in the structure of the window frame. 284 00:32:59.970 --> 00:33:01.240 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So just 285 00:33:01.670 --> 00:33:06.270 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): connecting to something that's supportive and grounding around you. 286 00:33:08.600 --> 00:33:10.540 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And we'll come together. 287 00:33:11.320 --> 00:33:12.680 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Hmm. 288 00:33:14.360 --> 00:33:22.849 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and I think I wanna invite in. Actually, yeah, we have time. So I actually like to invite a little time of 289 00:33:22.920 --> 00:33:27.219 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): journaling or reflection could be into the chat 290 00:33:30.120 --> 00:33:31.970 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): maybe on like 291 00:33:33.000 --> 00:33:38.370 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): anything that came up. So if there's anything that emerged for you. But if 292 00:33:39.720 --> 00:33:43.129 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): you would like a prompt, I feel like. 293 00:33:46.250 --> 00:33:48.039 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): what does unity 294 00:33:49.230 --> 00:33:50.939 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): actually look like 295 00:33:51.890 --> 00:33:53.779 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): or feel like right now. 296 00:33:57.570 --> 00:34:00.089 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and what's giving you hope 297 00:34:01.640 --> 00:34:03.133 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I heard 298 00:34:03.980 --> 00:34:15.149 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): secondhand through one of my colleagues who was on a call with the working families party, and I'll just put that in the chat that one of the speakers I think it was. 299 00:34:15.449 --> 00:34:20.710 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I'm not sure actually, which speaker but talked about that like that this time, like 300 00:34:21.679 --> 00:34:28.549 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): they're not this time is not going to take away hope, right? Our ability to hope, to vision, to dream, to create. 301 00:34:28.630 --> 00:34:33.993 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And there's a lot of details, specifics that are actually very hopeful. 302 00:34:34.739 --> 00:34:36.772 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): which is heartening. 303 00:34:37.810 --> 00:34:41.859 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): so that's where that kind of prompt comes from. And also 304 00:34:43.280 --> 00:34:53.290 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): reflecting on ourselves as Yoga practitioners right? Yoga, as usual, as joining as unity. It doesn't mean we're all the same right? It's unity and diversity. 305 00:34:53.600 --> 00:34:55.159 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And so what is that 306 00:34:55.179 --> 00:34:58.720 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): showing up as right now in your life. 307 00:34:59.050 --> 00:35:02.319 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then we'll take some time to journal, maybe 308 00:35:02.450 --> 00:35:05.649 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): 4 or 5 min, and then we'll share, and 309 00:39:48.340 --> 00:39:52.349 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): taking a minute more, just like winding up your thoughts. 310 00:39:58.470 --> 00:39:59.170 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Thank you. 311 00:40:05.458 --> 00:40:28.810 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And are y'all hearing my sound nice? Okay, so cool. I finally figured out how to share sound again. I'll share who the artist is. 312 00:40:28.810 --> 00:40:35.476 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): How can I stop sharing? 313 00:40:37.390 --> 00:40:38.110 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Nice? 314 00:40:43.230 --> 00:40:44.160 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Okay. 315 00:40:45.443 --> 00:40:55.350 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): so I wanna open it out in general. But 1st I wanna address a question that came in. And were you comfortable with me, saying who you were? 316 00:40:55.620 --> 00:40:58.700 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Who sent in question? Okay, cool. 317 00:40:59.154 --> 00:41:01.989 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So I'm gonna read it. And then 318 00:41:07.650 --> 00:41:09.269 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): just a moment. Okay. 319 00:41:11.970 --> 00:41:15.859 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): supporting my Yoga Yoga students and me. 320 00:41:16.420 --> 00:41:28.360 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): who may be afraid to bring politics up during yoga class, but who are deeply hurting and afraid, right now empowering women, especially those who may lean toward avoiding conflict by default. 321 00:41:28.460 --> 00:41:34.720 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): to empower them, to deal with the discomfort of standing up for their own rights. 322 00:41:34.800 --> 00:41:37.169 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So a question around 323 00:41:37.230 --> 00:41:39.849 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): how we do that. And I feel like 324 00:41:40.300 --> 00:41:44.799 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): it's like such a good question. You know, I I 325 00:41:44.870 --> 00:41:50.459 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): think a lot of us are probably wondering that in various ways in our different communities. 326 00:41:50.510 --> 00:41:54.229 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And so I kind of wanted to open it up as a 327 00:41:54.450 --> 00:42:21.139 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): like a group inquiry or group reflection like, What are, How are you doing this and and keeping it focused on? Kind of like, what are you doing? What's working for you, and understanding, too. We all have very different circumstances, right and different experiences and different conditions, and also different power differentials. So what's working for one person may be helpful in some ways for another, but also like 328 00:42:21.170 --> 00:42:24.050 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): understanding that we're not all all the same. 329 00:42:24.390 --> 00:42:30.319 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So I'm going to drop the question in the chat and see if anyone would like to share about this. 330 00:42:38.120 --> 00:42:39.769 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah, Justine. 331 00:42:42.220 --> 00:42:51.197 Justine (she/her): What actually naturally comes up because at work I'm in an elementary school lunchtime. Anytime there's food. 332 00:42:52.200 --> 00:43:06.570 Justine (she/her): I think I think it could be put outside, it could be put in a class, but maybe outside of a class more in a natural setting. When there's food. If people want to come together for food. I don't know the situation or the what this 333 00:43:06.680 --> 00:43:07.890 Justine (she/her): studio is 334 00:43:07.900 --> 00:43:13.159 Justine (she/her): like. So if you're talking about that particular setting, but anytime there's food. 335 00:43:14.240 --> 00:43:22.630 Justine (she/her): Food is all it must be because I'm hungry right now. But if you don't mind, I'm gonna take a snack, too. But anytime there's food. 336 00:43:23.440 --> 00:43:32.029 Justine (she/her): it's it's like it's like, that's where the kitchen. It's the hearth, you know. That's where things come up. A lot is during when people are eating and 337 00:43:32.540 --> 00:43:34.890 Justine (she/her): sharing food together, so. 338 00:43:35.470 --> 00:43:46.691 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So much wisdom in this, Justine. I just wanna like, yeah, it's kind of like, I imagine. I don't know if you've seen that image. Maybe someone can pull it up for us and figure out how to drop it in the chat. But a burning man. 339 00:43:47.285 --> 00:44:05.790 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I've never been. But this image is like so powerful. It's 2 big sculptures facing away from each other. But inside, like makes me emotional, even just talking about it. There's like the little kids reaching their hands out towards one another. And so the things we can do to basically like 340 00:44:05.910 --> 00:44:07.500 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): hold the hand 341 00:44:07.670 --> 00:44:09.276 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): of someone. 342 00:44:10.710 --> 00:44:16.830 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): in all the ways right? It might be someone whose family members voted for Trump. It might be someone who 343 00:44:16.840 --> 00:44:37.250 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): understands why people voted for Trump. It might be holding the hand of someone who has no understanding, and is, like, you know, kind of who you're describing. Bonnie like, who's hurting and doesn't even like feels disempowered right, like, what are the ways we can form those bridges and food, I think, is such a great way movement. 344 00:44:38.640 --> 00:44:42.635 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): probably so many other things. Art, music right like 345 00:44:44.210 --> 00:45:02.839 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): leaning into those ways to to build bridges and being creative and like leaning into what brings you joy, you know, and and how you nurture like I'm not a super, I mean, I have a kid, but I don't think of myself as like a super nurtury type of like cuddly, you know. 346 00:45:03.190 --> 00:45:31.720 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): but if I want to connect with you like my version of it, I'll go on a hike with you, you know. I'll be like, let's go. Let's go on a hike or like. Let's sit in silent meditation and then have a Dharma circle, you know, and then we'll get real and deep. That's me, you know. And and so that's also like on my terms. But if I'm trying to connect with someone on their terms, it's listening for what their their space is. And, like Justine said, for so many of us food is so so nourishing. 347 00:45:31.760 --> 00:45:33.719 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I love that. Thank you. 348 00:45:34.500 --> 00:45:35.690 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Other folks. 349 00:45:44.070 --> 00:45:46.009 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): I can share a little bit. 350 00:45:47.670 --> 00:45:49.779 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): Yeah. Hi, good to be here 351 00:45:49.920 --> 00:46:03.299 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): again. My schedule on Wednesdays has changed. So it's been some time since I've been able to attend, live so sticking in the faces. For me, I think I just really speak more in in generals 352 00:46:03.320 --> 00:46:10.200 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): when I'm teaching to a Yoga class like this world that we live in is full of darkness and suffering 353 00:46:11.000 --> 00:46:19.000 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): right? And, thank goodness, we're all here to come together in a Yoga practice that's designed to help us face the suffering. 354 00:46:19.650 --> 00:46:22.690 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): And yeah, I really appreciate using 355 00:46:22.750 --> 00:46:26.059 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): the the Yamas and the Nyamas kind of as like a 356 00:46:26.490 --> 00:46:28.880 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): something to lean back into. 357 00:46:29.100 --> 00:46:32.669 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): like, we're all here because we want something else. 358 00:46:33.620 --> 00:46:34.773 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): Dang it, 359 00:46:35.960 --> 00:46:38.865 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): And I think building that those little 360 00:46:39.590 --> 00:46:42.150 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): moments of community 361 00:46:42.900 --> 00:46:52.209 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): really helps like create a little bit of space after class for the like, how are we really doing, or how do we really feel differently now that we've practiced together. 362 00:46:54.330 --> 00:47:08.769 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): so I think I just start there and hope it really leads to to feelings of empowerment or remembering, you know, the Yoga practice when we're in, like the hard meeting or the community organizing and and things like that. 363 00:47:12.620 --> 00:47:13.240 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Thank you. 364 00:47:13.450 --> 00:47:16.550 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Thank you so much, Jessica. You're making me think of like. 365 00:47:17.070 --> 00:47:19.209 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): yeah, like the belief that 366 00:47:19.270 --> 00:47:23.329 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): even though we may have different visions of how to get there, that we are all more 367 00:47:23.500 --> 00:47:27.109 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): similar than we are different. And so going into those. 368 00:47:27.370 --> 00:47:29.420 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): those themes more 369 00:47:29.520 --> 00:47:35.290 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): generally, especially in a Yoga class, and I think it's super important to like. 370 00:47:36.900 --> 00:47:43.979 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I understand that someone might come to that class and be like Susanna. You are spiritually bypassing, but it's like 371 00:47:44.070 --> 00:47:51.259 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): it. Every tool is useful for a different situation. Right? So if if I'm in a situation with people who are like 372 00:47:51.400 --> 00:48:01.480 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): afraid to have a political conversation, or it just isn't the appropriate environment. Then I am going to talk more more like on philosophical or like 373 00:48:01.870 --> 00:48:06.583 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): kind of general themes, and I think it is powerful. So 374 00:48:08.000 --> 00:48:09.810 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): yeah. So I love that. 375 00:48:10.100 --> 00:48:17.101 Bonnie W.: Do you wanna say, Hi! You're the star now, this is Stella. She wants a belly rub. 376 00:48:17.490 --> 00:48:18.630 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Oh, he's like. 377 00:48:19.027 --> 00:48:21.812 Bonnie W.: Clearly. I don't give her enough attention. 378 00:48:24.940 --> 00:48:29.119 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Bonnie any thoughts on like your particular, like the. 379 00:48:29.120 --> 00:48:42.389 Bonnie W.: Yeah, I am. Yeah. I'm really grateful. You invited this as a discussion. That is kind of what I was hoping for. And and why I brought it up because I was guessing I wasn't the only one whose students maybe brought this stuff to their classes. 380 00:48:44.440 --> 00:48:48.042 Bonnie W.: so. And I guess the other thing that was coming up for me was 381 00:48:48.540 --> 00:48:49.350 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah. 382 00:48:49.750 --> 00:48:56.480 Bonnie W.: I had been reading on Npr. About all of the women who are voting for Harris secretly, and I just thought, you know. 383 00:48:58.010 --> 00:49:10.729 Bonnie W.: we've got to like like reach into that more and and make it maybe not feel like a secret. I mean, your ballot is secret, but they still feel like logistically, they still had to do all of it secretly. And 384 00:49:11.280 --> 00:49:19.900 Bonnie W.: yeah. So that was also on my mind. And then I had people coming to class. And just, you know, clearly, just really distraught in pain. And 385 00:49:20.260 --> 00:49:23.600 Bonnie W.: and yeah, we do chant in my classes. I 386 00:49:23.870 --> 00:49:40.600 Bonnie W.: I've kind of just been like, you know we chant in my classes. You don't have to join in, but it's just we just we chat. I it's just too ingrained in me. I can't be like, Oh, the mainstream doesn't like it. I have to cut it out. I'm like, sorry I know. 387 00:49:41.310 --> 00:49:44.999 Bonnie W.: so yeah. And I was thinking of, you know. 388 00:49:47.170 --> 00:49:52.995 Bonnie W.: yeah, working in the philosophy. It's my class is a community class. So it's kind of 389 00:49:54.750 --> 00:50:22.479 Bonnie W.: I guess. I, as the Master's degree in education have to get over the fact that it's not gonna be like A, BCD, and everyone's gonna take a final and pass at the end sort of where I get stuck when I see, like different faces every week, and just knowing, like what material to bring each time, and how repetitive do I be for the people who are there every week? But I guess I just have to start, and then 390 00:50:22.910 --> 00:50:25.889 Bonnie W.: maybe let the students help guide as well. 391 00:50:26.950 --> 00:50:27.690 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah. 392 00:50:27.830 --> 00:50:29.579 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I love that. And I think 393 00:50:29.790 --> 00:50:36.520 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): that's tricky when it's like we're evolving people. But the anchor, you know, I often 394 00:50:37.210 --> 00:50:38.650 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): just pick like 395 00:50:39.040 --> 00:50:46.049 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): for years. Actually, I taught like just a few simple things. Yoga is more than a workout. 396 00:50:46.080 --> 00:51:02.600 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yoga is unity. It empowers us and our communities right? And then I might bring a different theme or a different like today. We're focusing on love. Or you know him said today we're focusing on joy, you know whatever, but I would always kind of come back. 397 00:51:02.770 --> 00:51:05.269 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And I think it's actually nice 398 00:51:05.590 --> 00:51:26.112 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): for, especially with a changing population, or people who are in and out to to understand the like, whatever those core whatever for you are your one to 3 core themes, and then it helps. You understand, you are kind of progressing because you're layering in different ways, you know, because all the others support back to those things. 399 00:51:26.670 --> 00:51:46.750 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): but everyone's kind of getting what they need. And there is some progress in depth, and I don't know if it's possible to do workshops like if that's something you would want to do or the community would want. But it sounds to me like you would really enjoy that, you know, like a like an 8 week on the eightfold path, you know, or the 8, you know limbs, and then 400 00:51:46.890 --> 00:51:56.352 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): or 10 week on the yamas and yamas like that could be fun for you, and also, like a subversive way to organize the women in your community. 401 00:51:56.690 --> 00:52:05.706 Bonnie W.: Yeah, there's a lot of territoriality in my community. I mean, I've been kicked out of groups for having the 1st name Bonnie so I just 402 00:52:06.834 --> 00:52:16.690 Bonnie W.: well, it's too confusing. If there's more than one bonnie, there could be 20 Jennifer's, but only one bonnie, and it wasn't me. So 403 00:52:16.950 --> 00:52:33.379 Bonnie W.: yeah, I guess I'm working through all of that in in organizing. And I also, you know, I dove in really quickly in 2016, and I got burnt out and disillusioned, really fast. And I'm feeling like I'm putting the brakes on this time because I really want to do something sustainable. 404 00:52:33.830 --> 00:52:37.410 Bonnie W.: and maybe that I feel like I'm making an impact. 405 00:52:38.630 --> 00:52:40.150 Bonnie W.: so yeah. 406 00:52:40.880 --> 00:52:41.990 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): That's very. 407 00:52:42.040 --> 00:52:43.170 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): very wise. 408 00:52:43.870 --> 00:52:45.000 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I think. 409 00:52:45.530 --> 00:52:46.370 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah. 410 00:52:46.883 --> 00:52:52.329 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I wanna read out what Carly said, maybe slightly indirect. Here, I think it's so 411 00:52:52.460 --> 00:53:07.020 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): great. Actually, then we'll come to you, Dana. I try to encourage embodiment of being empowered to do what you want and need for your own self in a Yoga practice. That is, it's like the Meta lesson, right? Because 412 00:53:07.020 --> 00:53:23.100 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): many folks, especially folks, conditioned to do what the what other people say will override their own body again and again and again, and so I don't think we can do what you're suggesting enough. I think we could do it all day, every day for the rest of our lives as Yoga teachers. 413 00:53:23.100 --> 00:53:48.140 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And it's like, Oh, that's the lesson like they got to listen to themselves. So this looks like a breeding again, offering lots of cues, maybe guiding through each of those options to as best as folks can participate, and then guiding them to return to one that feels most beneficial to them in the moment I love this. It's like scaffolding autonomy. Thank you for describing that out. 414 00:53:49.180 --> 00:53:50.380 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And Tina. 415 00:53:51.863 --> 00:54:07.879 dana: I really I love what people are sharing, because it's I just I like like when Bonnie, when you were saying just you chant, and if people don't like it they don't. They don't need to come to the class. I haven't been offering classes. I got certified 416 00:54:08.060 --> 00:54:13.820 dana: last year, and I haven't offered classes because I've grappled with like, I really think that our bodies are political. 417 00:54:14.060 --> 00:54:26.549 dana: And so now I feel like is a really awesome time to share my practice with others in as a teacher. Because I it really is the premises, and it might not be everybody's cup of tea. 418 00:54:27.010 --> 00:54:31.560 dana: and really like Carly, what you were 419 00:54:31.570 --> 00:54:38.159 dana: just sharing about empowering people, to feel what resonates for them, and that that's a part of 420 00:54:38.290 --> 00:54:43.990 dana: the entire practice that I'm sharing is, there's actually Susanna, you had one of 421 00:54:44.140 --> 00:54:55.103 dana: it. Was it was this beautifully worded queue that you had in the Ishvari Pramadanna monthly monthly focus where you were saying. 422 00:54:56.150 --> 00:55:06.439 dana: I'm offering suggestions, but let your body be the guide. It was just like such beautiful language, and just saying like, if you don't want to be here. That's okay. I I'm 423 00:55:06.600 --> 00:55:20.359 dana: I'm good with being in anger in warrior pose. And that's what I'm practicing. And I offer other people, too, because we're not. We're not socialized oftentimes to be okay with anger. And that's a central experience right now. 424 00:55:20.560 --> 00:55:22.690 dana: And it's not a bad thing. 425 00:55:23.370 --> 00:55:26.959 dana: It's not a bad thing to experience anger and want justice. 426 00:55:29.750 --> 00:55:36.809 dana: So like, what do we? How do we do that sustainably is the goal like? How do we engage sustainably and use our practice 427 00:55:37.870 --> 00:55:41.150 dana: as an invitation to sustainably be organizing. 428 00:55:42.670 --> 00:55:56.417 Bonnie W.: Yeah, just as an anecdote. I taught them Vajrasana with Kali Mudra. And I told them Holly was actually really liked that. I was like, it's okay to be angry. I mean, we wanna 429 00:55:57.000 --> 00:56:01.499 Bonnie W.: we wanna regulate. And so that we don't burn out and we can. 430 00:56:02.280 --> 00:56:11.739 Bonnie W.: I don't know. Come to yeah, that you find that unity. But also, it's okay to be angry and to use that as your impetus to get out there and do stuff. So yeah. 431 00:56:17.200 --> 00:56:21.520 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah, I love that. Oh, my gosh, I have chills, cause I just am like. 432 00:56:21.840 --> 00:56:29.400 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): okay, as we wind up, cause I know there's probably more to say, but I do have a hard stop. So I wanna just pull this back. 433 00:56:29.480 --> 00:56:37.710 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): It's not the 1st time that we've been in struggle like this for many of us, right if we've lived through the last decades, and 434 00:56:38.230 --> 00:56:52.749 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): it's certainly not the 1st time Yoga practitioners have dealt with oppressive forces. Tyranny right like that's kind of what the practice has been built for. And so I've been really heartened to see movements 435 00:56:53.530 --> 00:56:55.820 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): leaning into like 436 00:56:56.090 --> 00:57:19.880 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): acknowledging emotions, feeling emotions, processing emotions, and then, like grounding, they use the term, regulate a lot which I don't love, but it's still it's a helpful term. It's used in our world, so regulating, harmonizing, and then moving into the action which can be no longer. Is it like burnout action? It's joyful action, it's resourcing action. It's community building action. So 437 00:57:20.164 --> 00:57:26.420 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): so just like the kind of like homework I feel like, if you want to take it for the week is like. 438 00:57:26.700 --> 00:57:40.359 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): do something that you love be in joyful community. Whatever that looks like to you. Your community might be people, or it might be like animals, plants, you know, like it might be Yoga practices. It might be sacred texts. 439 00:57:40.450 --> 00:57:45.543 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): but really leaning into into those things. And 440 00:57:46.960 --> 00:57:49.680 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): thank you so much. To each of you. 441 00:57:49.860 --> 00:57:52.430 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I'm so grateful for this time. 442 00:57:54.590 --> 00:57:56.845 Bonnie W.: Wise. Thank you, Susanna. 443 00:57:57.950 --> 00:58:13.079 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Thank you all, and I'll see you in 2 weeks. Just taking a moment to bow to each of you and invite you to bow to one another and to yourself. 444 00:58:14.760 --> 00:58:16.020 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and thank you. 445 00:58:16.350 --> 00:58:19.090 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): You can unmute, if you like, and say goodbye. 446 00:58:20.490 --> 00:58:21.479 dana: Thank you. 447 00:58:21.480 --> 00:58:22.380 Bonnie W.: Buh-bye! Everybody. 448 00:58:22.380 --> 00:58:25.320 Justine (she/her): Thank you. Everyone rest. Well. 449 00:58:25.630 --> 00:58:26.400 Bonnie W.: It's a. 450 00:58:26.920 --> 00:58:27.840 Justine (she/her): Bye.