Democratizing
yoga + Wellness
Accessible and Equitable Yoga Education On and Off the Mat.
NEW PODCAST!
Bringing diversified voices to academic yoga spaces
LMU Graduate Yoga Studies Podcast
Loyola Marymount University proudly presents the Graduate Yoga Studies Podcast.
From in-depth discussion with academics in the field of Yoga studies to meaningful conversations with leaders in the global community, LMU Yoga Studies Graduate Students investigate yoga through history, texts, philosophy, Sanskrit, embodied practice, and social engagement.
Join Graduate Assistants Serenity Tedesco and Taina Rodriguez-Berardi for the inaugural season of the podcast where they challenge the popular understanding of yoga and the field of yoga studies with critical questions about authenticity, race, social justice, appropriation, colonialism, power dynamics, accessibility, and more.
Workshops + TRAININGS + Events
Let’s WORK TOGETHER!
YOGA +
WELLNESS
Integrative wellness private sessions include Yoga therapy, prenatal yoga, meditation, pranayama, reiki + sound healing
EDUCATION +
TRAINING
Customized teacher trainings + mentorships to expand knowledge of yogic texts, philosophy + practice
CONSCIOUS
CONSULTING
Create truly accessible, diverse + equitable corporate, non-profit + education spaces
Taina Rodriguez-Berardi (she/her/hers) integrates revisionist history storytelling, embodiment practices, movement therapeutics, modern health science, and trauma-informed wellness to create equitable and accessible yoga educational experiences for people of all ages, sizes, shapes, abilities, and backgrounds. Taina lectures at universities, leads workshops, teacher trainings, and group classes, and mentors other yoga teachers, entrepreneurs, and conscious business leaders with personalized support…
You don’t need to be skinny. You don’t need to be flexible.
You don’t need an expensive yoga mat.
You only NEED to be willing.