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Rosa Parks: Yoga as Activism and Self-Care

2/23/2025

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Rosa Parks, an iconic civil rights leader, embraced yoga as a powerful tool for self-care and activism. A striking 1973 photo captures her in bow pose, embodying strength and grace. Parks intertwined yoga's principles with her quest for justice, highlighting the importance of community care and personal healing through her Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute.

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Rosa Parks, an iconic civil rights leader, embraced yoga as a powerful tool for self-care and activism. A striking 1973 photo captures her in bow pose, embodying strength and grace. Parks intertwined yoga's principles with her quest for justice, highlighting the importance of community care and personal healing through her Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute.