What happens when yoga is stripped of its roots and repackaged as just another fitness trend? 

Join Harpinder Kaur Mann as she unpacks the urgent need to decolonize Western yoga and reclaim it as a path of spiritual depth, healing, and community care. Exploring how colonialism, capitalism, and cultural appropriation have shaped modern yoga, Harpinder invites us to move beyond physical flexibility toward mental and spiritual liberation. 

Discover how we can honor yoga’s rich philosophy and embody a practice grounded in sincerity, humility, and service.

Speaker bio: 

Harpinder Kaur Mann, RYT-500 (she/her), is a trauma-informed yoga teacher, mindfulness educator, and author of Liberating Yoga: From Appropriation to Healing. Based on Tongva Land (Los Angeles), she has over a decade of experience teaching yoga as a spiritual practice rooted in her Sikh lineage and ancestral heritage from Punjab, India. Her work bridges healing and social justice, empowering students and teachers alike to cultivate an authentic and inclusive yoga practice. You can learn more about her at www.harpindermann.com.