Meet the people working to bring body positivity, inclusivity, and accessibility to the Pittsburgh health scene

Friedman, a certified yoga instructor with 24 years of experience, teaches a variety of yoga classes at the Kingsley Association and Ace Hotel. She also developed a Certified Rāja Yoga Teacher Training program with an anti-racist and social-justice framework. 

“It’s just how I navigate racism, capitalism, and sexism and patriarchy, and still wake up with joy, because it’s an all-out assault on my personhood,” says Friedman. “As a Black woman, I’m very much aware that the value of my life is close to nil in this society, so part of my practice as a Rāja yoga practitioner is that I stay as positive as I can, but I hold myself to standards of humanity every day, and Rāja yoga practice has been awesome for me as a way to do that.”

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