Episode 42 - Standing in humanity during precarious times with Lydia Violet Harutoonian & Barrie Risman
What does it mean to be alive during these precarious times ?
In episode 42 of the Wisdom of Yoga Podcast, Saraswati interviews Lydia Violet Harutoonian + Barrie Risman.
Lydia + Barrie share with us
The inspiring work and vision of Joanna Macy and the Work that Reconnects.
The ways in which yogic practices align with Work That Reconnects vision.
How practices of yoga can replenish our vitality and enrich our experience of the Work that Reconnects.
How when we turn our awareness inward and connect with our inner wisdom, this helps us shift toward a more collective consciousness.
How to integrate our path of personal growth with our motivation to contribute to a more life-sustaining world.
How to metabolize our grief, anger, overwhelm, and fear into compassionate connection with our communities and our world.
How can we strengthen our capacity to take part in the healing of our world.
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About our guests
Lydia Violet Harutoonian
Lydia Violet Harutoonian founded the School for the Great Turning, an online and in-person education organization that is dedicated to continuing the legacy of deep ecology elder and wisdom keeper Joanna Macy. After fifteen years of sustained study, mentorship, and co-facilitation of WTR workshops with Macy, as well as immersion in anti-oppression education and adrienne maree brown’s Emergent Strategy, Lydia continues to facilitate workshops and help empower new facilitators. She is an Iranian-Armenian American dedicated to ancestral healing, reconciliation, and community liberation.
Where to find Lydia Violet HarutooniaN
Barrie Risman
Barrie Risman, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is an internationally recognized yoga teacher, public speaker, and author. Her book, Evolving Your Yoga: Ten Principles for Enlightened Practice, is a guide for teachers and continuing students to deepen, expand, and integrate the benefits of yoga in their lives. Widely regarded as a teacher’s teacher, she shares yoga around the globe through classes, workshops, retreats, and trainings, both online and in person.
As a Work That Reconnects facilitator, Barrie leads experiential group work designed to help individuals find clarity of vision and emotional sanctuary while living through this