Women in Yoga with Ruth Westoby
In this episode I am speaking with Ruth Westoby. Ruth is a doctoral researcher in yoga and an Ashtanga practitioner. As well as offering workshops and lectures at studios and conferences, Ruth teaches on some of the principal Yoga teacher training programmes in the UK and beyond. Ruth received an MA in Indian Religions from SOAS in 2010.
Common polarities in yogic textsFemale representations or lack thereof in Hatha YogaIf female voices were more predominant in the past would that have changed the goal of yoga?The predominance of female hatha yoga practitioners todayGender essentialismAre historical practices relevant today?Evaluating historical time periods on their own terms
Her website is enigmatic.yoga
You can listen to her Wise Studies course Women In Yoga here.
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