{"id":54253,"date":"2016-05-13T13:12:24","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T17:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=54253"},"modified":"2018-03-09T15:55:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T20:55:25","slug":"seane-corn-we-must-practice-conscious-activism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/ko\/journal\/seane-corn-we-must-practice-conscious-activism\/","title":{"rendered":"Seane Corn: We Must Practice Conscious Activism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seane Corn is Wanderlust Festival presenter<\/a>. Don\u2019t miss her and many other inspiring movers and shakers at a 2016 festival! For more information, click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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In this Wanderlust Speakeasy<\/a> at Squaw Valley,<\/em> internationally celebrated yoga teacher Seane Corn<\/a> discusses her life as an activist and how she has gained perspective through her practice of yoga. Through her experience Corn has found activism unsustainable in its past and current forms, as it encourages a dynamic of non-communication: People shouting at each other, but not listening<\/a> to each other.<\/p>\n

In this kind of interaction, we are expressing our outrage, fear, and anger\u2014but we are not owning them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are here to learn what love is. Part of the journey of learning what love is is seemingly its opposite\u2014learning what love is not. To understand the light, we must also understand the shadow.\u201d \u2013 Seane\u00a0Corn<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Corn demonstrates the concept of conscious activism: A system of shared understanding and inclusive, supportive communication. This, she states, is the very core<\/a> of yoga, and our job as yogis is to change the old approach to activism by consciously engaging with the world through our decisions, actions, spending, and politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In this Speakeasy, Corn also discusses:<\/p>\n