4. Yoga Camp Life
Post-lineage Yoga - From Guru to #MeToo - Theodora Wildcroft
Theodora Wildcroft [+ ]
The Open University
Theodora Wildcroft, PhD, is a researcher investigating the democratization and evolution of physical practice as it moves beyond both traditional and early modern frameworks of relationship. Her PhD was a significant advance in the analysis of contemporary yoga pedagogies. Her research continues to consider the democratization of yoga post- lineage and meaning making in grassroots communities of practice. She is an associate lecturer at the Open University, UK; a former coordinator of the SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies; an editor of the BASR Bulletin; an honorary member of the British Wheel of Yoga; a member of the IAYT; and a continuing professional development trainer and consultant for Yoga Alliance (US). Her monograph Post- Lineage Yoga: From Guru to #MeToo is available from Equinox Publishing Ltd. (2020).
Description
This book compares individual practice case studies, with field work at events where yoga teacher-practitioners alternate roles and inspire each other in unpredictable ways. Chapter 4 compares the cultural detail and ecology of three post-lineage yoga camps: Colourfest, Santosa and Sundara. • Moving together: common forms of practice • Creating space: inner and outer ecologies • Sharing devotion: negotiating lineage and belief • Offering service: building communities