As a mental health therapist, I have always stood on the values of inclusion and equity. The atrocities in 2020 against people of color reminded me that I can not stay silent on this issue. I can not hope that people will know me well enough to know my values on this topic. Thus, I am sharing specifically and publicly that I believe the injustices of our society against Black people is unacceptable. I stand in solidarity as an ally with the Black community. Black people have been suffering in our society for far too long and none of this is okay. I am committed to learning more on this topic, uncovering and identifying biases within and around me and calling myself and others to action. I am committed to taking action to make both yoga and mental health spaces safer emotionally for people of color. I have a business of one - it is very small. But NO ONE is too small to stand up against racism. Since I was a child I knew there was something wrong in our society with how people of color are treated. I just didn’t have the words or the understanding that I do now as an adult. Color Blindness, I have learned, is not the answer. Researching, reading, asking, seeking out the hard facts, doing, speaking, teaching our children, these are (some) answers. I pledge to continue doing more of all of this and to strengthen my cultural competency on an ongoing basis.