Black Women''s Yoga History - Memoirs of Inner Peace

Examines how Black women elders have managed stress, emphasizing how self-care practices have been present since at least the mid-nineteenth century, with roots in African traditions.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Stephanie Y. Evans is a Professor of Black Women's Studies, Director of the Institute for Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Affiliate Faculty in the Department of African American Studies and in the Center for the Study of Stress, Trauma, and Resilience at Georgia State University. Her books include Black Women and Social Justice Education: Legacies and Lessons (coedited with Andrea D. Domingue and Tania D. Mitchell); Black Women's Mental Health: Balancing Strength and Vulnerability (coedited with Kanika Bell and Nsenga K. Burton); and African Americans and Community Engagement in Higher Education: Community Service, Service-Learning, and Community-Based Research (coedited with Colette M. Taylor, Michelle R. Dunlap, and DeMond S. Miller), all published by SUNY Press.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Stephanie Y. Evans, Stephanie Y./ Long Evans
• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781438483634
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-8363-4
• Seiten: 472
• Serien: Suny Black Women's Wellness; SUNY series in Black Women's Wellness
• Themen: Ratgeber > Gesundheit > Entspannung, Yoga, Meditation, Autogenes Training; Sachbuch > Psychologie, Esoterik, Spiritualität, Anthroposophie > Psychologie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien