Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma

Acknowledgements. Notes. Foreword 1. Foreword 2. Preface. Introduction. 1. Chapter One: The Wounds Heal but the Scars Hurt. 2. Chapter Two: Healing the Wounds of Racial Distress. 3. Chapter Three: The Healing Power of Relationship. 4. Chapter Four: Are You in Your Skin? 5. Chapter Five: Shine A Light. 6. Chapter Six: Communities of Care. 7. Chapter Seven: Spiritual Activism - Yoga from the Inside Out. 8. Chapter Eight: Yoga on the Mat. Afterword.

Gail Parker has delivered a surprising, thoughtful, rigorous book about how yoga practice can exacerbate racial trauma, especially if it is done without awareness of the unique aspect of race based stress. Chock full of concise examples and concrete steps, Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race Based Stress and Trauma prepares instructors and practitioners alike for the spiritual work of healing racial wounds. This book should be required reading for yoga studio owners, yoga teachers, yoga therapists and for everyone practicing yoga while black.