Karen Rain - "Pattabhi Jois Was Not a Great Yogi"

J. Brown Yoga Talks

J. Brown

Yoga, Health & Fitness, Yogateacher, Alternative Health, Yogaindustry, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.4 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Karen Rain talks with J about the lack of consent culture in yoga, and ways that people can change what they are doing in their own spheres to create a safer and more just society. They discuss the abuse and deception that Pattabhi Jois committed on her and others, deflection and denial from those in the community, calling out rape culture, and educating ourselves about power imbalances. Karen also turns the tables on J and holds him to account for his own culpability in the past. This episode is brought to you by YogaAnatomy.net.

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0:00.0	One of the most important conversations happening right now in the yoga world is the issue of consent or lack thereof in yoga classes.
0:11.8	It's certainly something that's going to be addressed in today's episode, and it was the main topic of discussion in my weekly teachers class this week. Fortunately,
0:22.8	I happened to be traveling in New Zealand and I was staying with Donafari and she jumped in on
0:29.4	the meeting and dropped some serious knowledge on us about what consent means and how it's not just about consent cards.
0:39.8	And I just think this is important education that yoga teachers need to be engaging
0:44.8	and need to be having these kinds of dialogues and conversations so that we can create
0:51.8	a culture around yoga that is safe. And if you're someone who's feeling
0:58.6	like you're lacking in this regard, or just in general, if you feel like you want to have an
1:04.0	opportunity to bounce your ideas and learn off of other teachers, then I want to invite you to
1:10.0	join us.
1:13.6	It's the J. Brown Yoga Weekly Teachers class.
1:16.3	You can find it at J.Brown Yoga.com.
1:28.2	Okay, it's time.
1:31.1	This is Jay Brown Yoga Talks podcast.
1:33.0	My name is Jay Brown.
1:35.5	If you're new, let me welcome you.
1:39.1	If you're returning, how's everyone doing?
1:42.3	So I'm still traveling.
2:05.9	I'm in Auckland, New Zealand right now. For the last week, I've had the good fortune of hanging out with Donavari. I want to tell you about that, but I'm not going to do that today. Because today I'm going to forego my usual intro stuff because I have a very special and important conversation with Karen Rain that I want to share with you.
2:10.2	And I just don't want to let my stuff get in the way.
2:15.2	And it's a little bit longer than my usual episode. That's because we recorded
2:20.2	initial conversation and then after that conversation, Karen requested that we do a follow-up.
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