People see this and think it’s just about gardening, but we sow seeds in our minds and our hearts, too. What, outside ourselves, stops them from sprouting? What can we do to break down systems that are designed not to let us achieve? This is #ahimsa. It is #DEI. #Yogis, I’m looking at you. 👀
#yoga
#latinafeminism #chicanafeminism
#chicanafeministtheory
I heard geese overhead, too. It was gorgeous. 🧡
People’s March 2025 ABQ, NM
“I think of how feminist ideas and movements are attacked, called unnatural by the ruling powers, when in fact they are ideas whose time has come, ideas as relentless as the waves carving and later eroding stone arches. Change is inevitable; no bridge lasts forever.” -Gloria Anzaldúa
“Distress is a valid emotional response to injustice.” #distress #injustice
Did you know “self-care” was co-opted to mean something drastically different than its original intent? Self-care is not bubble baths & spa days. It is taking time in nature to refocus on what matters. It is eating well, hydrating, exercising. It’s what we need for the fight ahead.
#selfcare
Svadhyaya = self-study, or self-governance
In order to honor oneself means to understand how you are arriving in the moment. Then, you can decide how to move forward in the way that honors you best.
Isvara Pranidhana = Lordliness/Divinity
Each one of us is worthy of being able to live a life of sovereignty that honors who we are and who we wish to be.
