Media & Events
Here you can find where I’ve been featured in interviews, podcasts, public talks & more. Join my newsletter to hear about my upcoming events, workshops, and talks.
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“India’s Modi Accused of Yogawashing” in Al Jazeera
You’ve probably heard of sportswashing and greenwashing, but what about ‘yogawashing’? India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands accused of using yoga to distract from the alleged crimes of his right-wing…
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“Yoga, Liberation, and Palestine: A Conversation with Sheena Sood, Tejal Patel, and Susanna Barkataki” in Yoga Changemaker Maker Magazine, Summer 2025 edition
In recent years, a growing number of yoga practitioners have begun connecting their practice to global struggles for justice. Among them is Sheena Sood, who co-founded Yogis for Palestine.
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“Decolonizing Yoga: From Representation into Liberation” on Equitable Wellness
In this episode of the Equitable Wellness Podcast, Sheena Sood, PhD — activist scholar, yoga teacher, and co-founder of Yogis for Palestine — unpacks the shadow side of yoga, from…
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“Decolonizing Yoga” on World Pulse
Join us as we speak to Sheena Sood PhD about decolonizing yoga and how yoga has been used in violent institutions.
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“386: Weaponization of Yoga with Sheena Sood.” on The Connected Yoga Teacher
How can something like yoga, that is meant to be peaceful and focused on meditation and breath, be weaponized? How has it been co-opted by the far-right, colonizer projects, and…
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Sheena Sood PhD | Yoga Weaponization or Liberatory Potential For All? | S3 Ep 14 on A Curious Yogi
Sheena gives incredible insight and uncomfortable facts to direct our attention, contemplation and action towards the “deeply unfree world” that we all participate in.
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“Omwashing Yoga: The Weaponization of Spirituality Toward Ethnonationalism” at the SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies
We often hear about yoga’s deployment in corporate settings, educational institutions, and elitist networks. However, in recent years, we have also witnessed a global uptick of yoga’s deployment by far-right…
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“Yoga’s Liberatory Potential and How We Can Access It” on In Our Experience with Nourish Yoga Training
Welcome to In Our Experience, a podcast exploring the many ways of living well with Nourish Yoga Training.
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“War and Peace” on No Quarter Buffalo
Rawlf interviews yoga teacher and independent scholar Sheena Sood about ways to decolonize yoga, embody community-based yoga, and Sheena’s critique of the militarization of yoga and her support for political…
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“Sellouts & Zealots” on Conspirituality
In our interview this week, Matthew speaks with sociologist Sheena Sood about the hubris of Hindu nationalism as its yoga-boosting ministers show their pious ineptitude, telling their gasping citizens to…