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Welcome to the Liberating Yoga Podcast. My guest today is Tejal Patel.
In a sea of yoga spaces that often feel exclusionary, I find myself asking: What does it really take to create an environment that reflects yoga’s deeper purpose—collective liberation and peace?
Tejal is the founder of Tejal Yoga, and in this conversation, we explore what it means to build yoga spaces rooted in community, cultural humility, accountability, and justice.
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - Speaking on Gaza
02:20 - Meet Tejal Patel
04:00 - Yoga and Peace
06:45 - Meditation as Listening
10:51 - Student vs. Teacher Role
14:51 - Challenging Assumptions
18:32 - Harm in Modern Yoga
22:50 - Love & Light Culture
27:20 - Yoga and Collectivism
33:58 - Intentional Communities
37:46 - More Work to Do
42:47 - Inclusive Yoga Spaces
47:05 - Building Brave Spaces
52:04 - Addressing Harm
57:07 - Trust Through Honesty
1:03:16 - Returning Through Yoga
1:06:18 - Closing Thoughts
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Thank you for watching this video and checking out the channel. My practice is rooted in my spiritual background of Sikhism and Buddhism and ancestral roots in Panjab, India - this informs my desire to teach yoga authentically as a spiritual practice. To learn more, please find all of our resources below.
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