movement for the movement
January 1, 2020 10:19 PM   Subscribe

Can you suggest resources for movement/somatic/bodywork exercises with an activist focus? Some examples might be scripts for "breathing exercises for protesters" or "yoga for the resistance." I'd also welcome general resources about understanding and easing the physical and emotional load shouldered by people living under systemic oppression, and would also be interested to hear about movement practices with digital/online components.
posted by Rich Text to Health & Fitness (7 answers total) 13 users marked this as a favorite
 
Square breathing!
posted by parmanparman at 2:07 AM on January 2, 2020


Best answer: I also think the breathing exercise on the front of this call by Adrienne Marie Brown is useful and has helped me in my work as a fundraising manager.
posted by parmanparman at 2:10 AM on January 2, 2020


Here's one organization I've been excited to learn about www.healingjustice.org. They range over a whole universe of practices, including somatic healing. They have an incredible podcast, with a 2020 Visioning episode with Alicia Garza of Black Lives Matter.
posted by spamandkimchi at 7:14 AM on January 2, 2020


You might want to look into "trauma-informed" yoga and meditation practices.

There are prison yoga projects out of NY and I think Chicago, likely a lot of different people have been doing this work with oppressed groups of people, there is another prisonyoga group.

Off the Mat into the World might be a good resource too (check out their resources section, they have more links for trauma, social justice, etc.)
posted by lafemma at 8:27 AM on January 2, 2020


Check out the exercises in My Grandmother’s Hands, Resmaa Menakem’s brilliant book about the effects of racialized trauma on the body.
posted by ottereroticist at 8:42 AM on January 2, 2020


Check out Courageous Practice.
posted by latkes at 8:58 AM on January 2, 2020


Best answer: Generative somatics.
posted by socialjusticeworrier at 9:38 AM on January 2, 2020


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