Embracing Yoga's Roots

Root + Return is committed to honoring yoga as a holistic, living tradition shaped by ancient philosophy, ethical practice, and cultural lineage.

 

My approach is deeply informed by Embrace Yoga’s Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice by Susanna Barkataki, a foundational text that explores how modern yoga can move toward greater integrity, inclusivity, and cultural respect. Barkataki’s work invites practitioners and teachers to understand yoga beyond physical postures, examining the impacts of colonization, cultural appropriation, and systemic harm while offering pathways toward reflection, reconnection, and collective liberation.

 

By embracing yoga’s roots, we commit to teaching and practicing with humility, accountability, and care—supporting spaces where healing, self-inquiry, and ethical embodiment can unfold in ways that honor both the origins and the future of yoga.