If you arrived here from a talk, a gathering, or a shared link, Yoga Connexus brings together yoga, justice, and collective leadership. There are a few different ways to connect, depending on what feels like the best fit for you right now: 💌 our email newsletter, the 📚 Yoga Connexus Practice Library, 🧭 Virtual Leadership Lab, or an ☀️ Upcoming Gathering.
New from Yoga Connexus: The Eight Limbs of Yoga
The expanded second edition of The Eight Limbs of Yoga: A Reflective Guide for Living, Leadership, and Social Justice is now available in print paperback and ebook from Lulu.com, and Amazon Kindle.
This reflective guide explores yoga beyond poses through ethics, breath, awareness, relationship, leadership, and social justice.
Yoga & Social Justice
“On this path no effort is wasted and there is no failure” ~Bhagavad Gita
Yoga Connexus, LLC works in the intersection of yoga & social justice. We offer yoga & social justice leadership development as well as technical assistance for nonprofit and social justice organizations.
What is Yoga?
Yoga is a spiritual practice that aims at liberation — individual and collective liberation
Yoga originated from the Saraswati and Indus River Valleys, in what is now known as India and Pakistan, and was codified in South Asia and Africa. Yoga’s roots are in South Asia and yet anyone can practice yoga — it is compatible with any belief system.
Yoga is for everyone.
Despite its popularity as a physical practice in the US and many Global North nations, yoga is not a workout. It is an eight-limbed practice that encompasses ethics, personal observances, postures (what most people think of when they think of “yoga”), control of the breath, withdrawal of the senses, concentration, meditation, and liberation. You can learn more about this practice starting from the Eight Limbs of Yoga Dharma Talk.
Yoga Social Justice
Unfortunately, yoga is not always the panacea we’d like it to be.
Yoga Social Justice reclaims yoga as a interfaith spiritual practice rooted in South Asia—one that was always aimed at liberation, not just flexibility. It also asks us to be honest about harm within the modern yoga world: including the abuse, cult dynamics, and unchecked power that continue to thrive behind the scenes of teacher trainings and wellness spaces.
We believe it’s time to question whether current systems—like yoga teacher registration—truly protect us. Spoiler: they often don’t.
You can explore more about decolonizing yoga, preventing abuse, and practicing with integrity in the Connecting Yoga and Social Justice section of this site.
At the same time, yoga remains a powerful resource for those working toward justice. Many of the world’s most courageous changemakers have used yoga—movement, breath, stillness, and spiritual practice—as a source of resilience, clarity, and connection. And so can we. Yoga Connexus offers a Practice Library with many types of practices, not just asana sequences, for all levels of practitioners.
Yoga & Social Justice Leadership Development
“Lead With Your Heart and Stay Connected“
Your yoga doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s.
We need more yoga and social justice leaders! Why? True participation, true democracy requires that everyone be ready to lead. We can no longer pin our hopes and dreams, or even our basic needs, on just one person or one group of people to lead us. Yoga was made for this moment. Yoga Connexus can help you build the tools you need to take care of yourself and serve your community.
This isn’t a launch. It’s a beginning.
Two new offerings are unfolding at Yoga Connexus—one for facilitators, one for teachers. Both are rooted in justice, embodiment, and care. Yoga Leadership Pathways and unYTT are two offerings built for real life, real bodies, and real questions.
Not sure where to begin?
Explore two pathways designed to support your yoga journey—whether you’re here to teach, hold space, or simply deepen your practice.
📚 Yoga Connexus Practice Library
Practice. Learn. Grow. On Your Own Terms.
This is not just a library of yoga content. It’s a living resource space where you can:
- Explore yoga beyond the mat
- Learn at your own pace
- Access meditations, teachings, and tools for collective care
- Engage with growing unYTT and Leadership Pathways content
- Support this work as it unfolds
No pressure. No dogma. Just practice, presence, and possibility.
💜 We’re not building a course. We’re building a community.
Getting Started With Yoga Connexus
Yoga Connexus, LLC, is a social justice advocacy organization grounded in the eight limbs of yoga. Our lead yoga facilitator, Bonnie Walker, is certified with World Yoga Federation as an Experienced-500 Hour Certified Yoga Teacher. Yoga Connexus is a 500CYS Certified Yoga School with the World Yoga Federation.
We offer all yoga experiences, including our signature Yoga Leadership Pathways, on a sliding scale basis.
Whether you want to teach, lead, facilitate, or simply deepen your own practice, our Yoga Practice Library is a great place to start, or you can sign up for our email newsletter.
🪷 Stay in the Loop
Join the Yoga Connexus email newsletter list. You’ll get thoughtful updates, new practice invitations, and the occasional reflection. This is a highly focused, low-volume list that I manage myself.
📚 Explore the Yoga Connexus Practice Library Catalog
Most of our members-only practices have a companion preview in the Library Catalog for you to browse. If something resonates with you, you can join the library here
💬 Request a 1:1 Check-in
Have an idea or a suggestion? Want to partner with Yoga Connexus or get involved? Not sure where to start? I offer complimentary, brief 1:1 Check-ins by Zoom, phone or email. Request your 1:1 Check-in today!
If you prefer, you can contact Bonnie directly by cell/text/whatsapp at +1.541.788.0725 or email hello@yogaconnexus.com
Important Disclaimer: Yoga can support your well-being, but it is not a replacement for care from a licensed health professional.
Note: If you are currently experiencing abuse (verbal, physical, psychological, sexual or other) by a yoga teacher, yoga studio or other spiritual community, and need help, please contact someone you can trust who is geographically close to you. General examples can include a friend, neighbor or family member. In the United States you might contact a licensed psychologist or social worker, Adult Protective Services, Child Protective Services, your county health department or even the police if you are in immediate danger of being harmed. Abusive yoga teachers, studios, and even entire methods of yoga, are a serious issue that needs to be brought into the light. In the meantime, keep yourself safe. In the United States, you can visit the RAINN.org website for resources and hotline numbers.