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Inner peace: as more Americans take to the mat, Black teachers use yoga to uplift their community.(TREND)

Colorlines Magazine

| November 01, 2007 | Davis, Beandrea | COPYRIGHT 2007 Color Lines Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

TIRED FROM WORKING at my education reporter job all day, I could feel my impatience building as the underground stop in downtown Philadelphia remained empty of trolleys. Before I knew it, however, something unexpected happened: I took a deep breath with an audible sigh, my feet became heavy inside my red Mary Janes, my spine lengthened. The techniques I had learned during weekly yoga classes emerged in my life off the mat. When the 34 trolley arrived several moments later, I was a new woman.

Two years later, thanks to a scholarship for people of color, I began a yoga teacher training course at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts. I was ...

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