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Photos of Rosa Parks practicing yoga have been circulating on social media over the past several months. In one of the images dated March 1973, Parks can be seen practicing Dhanurasana, or Bow Pose, using a blanket beneath her as a yoga mat. These images, from the Library of Congress (LoC), highlight a more intimate side of Parks outside of her Rosa Parks’s yoga practice was life-long. Rosa Parks first learned yoga in the late 60s, and sources say she kept practicing until her death in 2005. It wasn’t an easy road. After her initial refusal to move on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama, which inspired the Montgomery Bus boycott, Rosa Parks lost her job at a local department store. Rosa Parks practicing yoga at an event, n.d. Photograph. Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (056.00.00) Enlarge Rosa Parks. Notes on yoga, January 8, 1981. But I found the photos that matched the textual reference of her yoga practice. I had to get permission from the estate and the Library of Congress, to publish the pictures—and then it was all over the internet. 6 This story is so inspiring. It is one thing to say Rosa Parks did yoga. According to the Yoga Journal, Richard Hittleman was credited with bringing yoga to more Americans after returning from studying the practice in India. He began to teach yoga in New York in the 1950s. A photo of her practicing Dhanurasana, or Bow Pose in March 1973, began to circulate on social media after photos were put on display at the Library of Congress exhibit "Rosa Parks: In Her Own - Caption label from exhibit Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words Detroit 1957 and Beyond: Rosa Practicing Yoga. Rosa Parks had an interest in Buddhism. In her senior years she took yoga classes and added Buddhist meditation to her prayers. by Monica Cadena: How a Georgia State University Professor uncovered pictures of the iconic civil rights activist practicing asana Photos of Rosa Parks practicing yoga have been circulating on social media over the past several months. In one of the images dated March 1973, Parks can be seen practicing Dhanurasana, or Bow Pose, using a blanket beneath [] Rosa Parks is well known as a civil rights activist who fought against the Jim Crow system of racial segregation, but she was also a Black woman who enjoyed practicing yoga and promoted self-care How a Georgia State University Professor uncovered pictures of the iconic civil rights activist practicing asana. Photos of Rosa Parks practicing yoga have been circulating on social media over the Caption label from exhibit Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words Detroit 1957 and Beyond: Rosa Practicing Yoga. Rosa Parks had an interest in Buddhism. In her senior years she took yoga classes and added Buddhist meditation to her prayers. She also became a vegetarian and consulted a naturopathic doctor to improve her health. Yoga was a smaller subsection of my study on mental health and wellness until 2015, when I found textual evidence, in her family’s memoir, that Rosa Parks had a four-decades-long yoga practice. After diving into the Library of Congress archives, I found photo evidence that Mrs. Parks not only took yoga classes but gave public demonstrations Rosa Parks would answer the door in yoga pants “Parks practiced yoga for more than 30 years and taught yoga in her community. She documents her own mother leading her and her brother in daily ‘stretching exercises,’” writes Evans. Parks started learning yoga in earnest in 1965, when she was already in her 50s. Welcome to World of Yoga! In our latest article, "Rosa Parks Yoga," we explore the powerful connection between civil rights icon Rosa Parks and the practice of yoga. Discover how Rosa Parks' unwavering strength and determination can inspire your own yoga journey. Join us as we delve into the transformative power of this remarkable woman's legacy. “Rosa Parks practicing yoga at an event.” 1973 March. Image courtesy of Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers, [LC-DIG-ppmsca-58369]. Photo used with permission of the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development. Photos of Parks practicing yoga have gone viral on social media, with many delighted to see the activist displayed in such an intimate light. As has been said with color photos of figures like Dr. Martin Luther King, we need to see images of activists and change makers living life. The practice of yoga was also closely aligned with the Civil Rights Movement. Ghandi was an inspiration to Martin Luther King Jr., and King adopted the practice of ahimsa as the basis of his non-violent approach to civil rights (9, 10). Based on her niece’s recommendation, Rosa Parks began practicing yoga at an older age. Photos of Rosa Parks practicing yoga have been circulating on social media over the past several months. In one of the images dated March 1973, Parks can be seen practicing Dhanurasana, or Bow Pose, using a blanket beneath her as a yoga mat.
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