TODAY'S SPEAKERS

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Featured Speaker: Sonali Fiske

Necessity of Vital Voices

Sonali Fiske is an international speaker and leadership consultant for marginalized & underrepresented visionary womxn and emerging women-identifying leaders. Her private and group programs teach leaders to unearth their cutting edge and deeply rooted messages, to help inform, educate the cultural zeitgeist. 

Her recent masterclass on "Dismantling White Dominance in Women's Entrepreneurship" went viral, and centered the stories of black, indigenous women of color countering the current narrative in leadership and influence.

She also leads storytelling workshops and self-care retreats locally and internationally, and conducts a monthly tele-call entitled "Call to Sacred Activism for womxn leaders" confronting uneasy issues like cultural appropriation, tokenism, and white supremacy.

Featured Speaker: Luvena Rangel

Honoring Yoga, Inclusivity and Access

Luvena Rangel, The Curvy Yogi, is a yoga teacher trainer based in Bangalore, India. With an academic background in Medicine & Holistic Health, Ayurvedic Lifestyle & Meditation, she is one of Bangalore's leading Yoga Anatomy educators. Her love of philosophy, ethics and integrity highlight her talks and conversations around ethical and authentic yoga as well as the case for representation, diversity & inclusion. She has been an advisor to the Yoga Alliance Standards Review Project in the Inclusion workgroup.

Visit her website @ www.thecurvyyogi.com

Video Music Credit: Hydra by Trishes

The purpose of this summit is to highlight the importance of diversity in Western yoga spaces and explore how we can honor rather than appropriate yoga while inspiring learning, growth, reflection and action. Because of the nature of this summit, we will not be providing any opportunities for solicited endorsement. The opinions expressed in this summit are those of the presenters. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of myself or the Ignite Yoga and Wellness Institute.