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Dec 2020
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Sonia Roberts on Spirituality and Anti-R...

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Sonia Roberts is an educator, writer, creator, and activist. Sonia writes about racism, spirituality, parenting, and much more in her Spiritually Speaking blog. Her first book is White Ally: A Guide To Cultivating A Deeply Spiritual Anti-Racism Practice. 

In this episode, Eric and Sonia explore the intersection of transformational inner work within ourselves and transformational outer work in the world, specifically when it comes to practicing anti-racism.

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In This Interview, Sonia Roberts and I Discuss Spirituality and Anti-Racism and…

  • Her book, White Ally: A Guide To Cultivating A Deeply Spiritual Anti-Racism Practice
  • The intersection of transformational inner work within ourselves as well as transformational outer work in the world
  • Transforming suffering into something beautiful
  • Yogas ten guidelines, the Yamas and Niyamas 
  • Instances when it’s not necessarily beneficial for Black people to share their personal stories of experiences with racism
  • The way that yoga and meditation practices can be instrumental in facilitating social change
  • The ethical components that underlie yoga
  • The practice of gratitude amidst privilege
  • Identifying the places of your privilege and subsequently acting in service of those who are marginalized
  • The idea of intent vs. impact in matters of race and racism
  • The difference between being shamed and being held accountable

Sonia Roberts Links:

awakenedlovewarrior.com

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Sonia Roberts on Spirituality and Anti-Racism, you might also enjoy these other episodes:

Racial Justin with Austin Channing Brown

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