Nikki Vilella - "Adjustments in the Evolution of Yoga"

J. Brown Yoga Talks

J. Brown

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

4.4 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Nikki Vilella, senior teacher and co-owner at NYC's Kula Yoga Project, speaks for herself after being mentioned on the show regarding touch and consent in yoga classes. They reminisce about the early days and then get into a candid discussion on teacher training, deep adjustments and the changing narrative around touch and consent, ethics and legislation, the survival of independent yoga centers, finding community. not trying to be everything, and making it work despite all odds. This episode is sponsored by Ropana CBD.

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0:00.0	All right.
0:12.6	Here we are.
0:14.5	This is Jay Brown Yoga Talks podcast.
0:18.2	My name is Jay Brown.
0:20.2	How is everyone? I know last week was intense, and I know that a lot of
0:28.5	people were disappointed with me with the statement that I released. And the thing that people
0:35.1	seemed most upset about was this comment I made at the end when I said
0:40.7	he would always be my friend. And all I can say is I misspoke. I was experiencing some grief in that
0:51.3	moment. I was feeling the loss of something that was once cherished,
0:57.8	and I just didn't find the right words. I said the wrong thing. It was a mistake to say that.
1:04.7	And maybe I could have gone back and tried to edit that out. I don't know. I certainly didn't have enough time to record something else.
1:14.6	There was a lot of pressure on me to be making a statement, and I didn't feel like I could take more time.
1:22.9	And as I mentioned, I did get the form. You can go online and download a template for how you're
1:30.2	supposed to do this, where you list all the things that you've done, and then all the things
1:34.2	you're going to do. And I did it. I filled it out, and I was going to read it, as I said. And then
1:38.6	it just felt like bullshit. It felt like a PR thing that institutions do to cover their ass.
1:47.1	And it felt like the exact opposite
1:49.2	of what this show is.
1:52.1	So instead, I put out a statement that
1:54.6	it was deeply flawed.
1:57.6	It was deeply flawed.
2:00.4	Because I can't be transparent and share the process
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