(This episode was recorded in June of 2020)
Does living a spiritual life make you exempt from racism? Do you ever tell yourself: I don't see color, I see human beings, and we all just need to love each other more? Do you avoid meaningful conversations about race because they make you uncomfortable?
In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this video, Jill interviews
Crystal McCreary, a Yoga, Mindfulness, and Health Educator in NYC. Crystal discusses the ways that spiritual practices intersect with racism: she explains how true, conscious spirituality is the missing piece in the fight to dismantle systemic racism, how white people must be willing to make conscious choices to do things differently, and what it means to truly create a 'Brave Space'. Jill and Crystal have a lively discussion about how white people must confront their discomfort about speaking up about race, and they must do so without fear or hesitation.
Crystal is registered with Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT-500 level, with a specialty RCYT for children’s yoga. She leads Yoga Alliance certified yoga teacher trainings, facilitates professional development workshops, and speaks internationally about the impact of yoga and mindfulness on the health and wellbeing of children, adolescents and adults. She also teaches public workshops in New York City and curates transformative wellness retreats which explore her own mindful vinyasa practice, her curiosity about anatomy, and her passion for intelligent sequences that sow vigor and softness in body, and a more peaceful mind through mindfulness meditation. Crystal is on faculty in the Health and Wellness department at The Dalton School in New York City.
Aiming to build and strengthen community through a deeper understanding of our individual, complex human selves, Crystal teaches to the who is in the room, making all her programs accessible, relevant, inclusive and adaptive to the physical, emotional and social needs of a full spectrum of populations. She is proud to serve on the Yoga Alliance Diversity & Inclusion committee as an advisor for the upcoming revised Yoga Teacher Training program standards.
You can learn more about working with Crystal on her website: https://crystalmccrearyyoga.com/
Follow her on Instagram: @cmccrearyyoga
Subscribe to Crystal's YouTube Channel
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