Perfectionism, Activism & White Supremacy Culture in Yoga — A Revisited Conversation With Colice Sanders

This is one of those conversations Rebecca keeps sending people back to — and for good reason. First recorded in March 2024, this discussion with Colice Sanders on perfectionism and activism in the yoga space holds up in every way that matters, and has only gotten more relevant since. Colice brings serious precision to the conversation — defining terms, naming the ways white supremacy culture shows up in yoga and social justice spaces, and making a clear-eyed case for why awareness without focused action is where we keep missing the mark. They also get into how perfectionism gets weaponized to police each other in yoga and activist communities, the difference between critique worth sitting with and shame designed to silence, and how moral superiority quietly infiltrates even the most well-intentioned spaces. An updated conversation with Colice is coming in July — things have shifted enough since 2024 that it was time. Start here first.

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I'm Every Woman. A Feminist Resistance and Yoga Deep Dive with Anjali Rao

This week we dive into who gets to tell yoga’s history—and why that matters. Anjali reminds us that when only white male scholars write the story, women’s contributions vanish. We explore the difference between practitioner-first and scholar-first histories, the danger of only celebrating the “exceptional,” and the power of quiet, everyday acts of resistance and love. Because, as Anjali and I agree, every pebble counts in building a more just, beautiful world.

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