81: Yoga and Micro-Activism with Sera Bonds of Waking Giants

Sera Bonds, co-founder of Waking Giants, joins me for this week’s podcast to talk about how we can bring our yoga practice “off the mat” and into the world to be engaged citizens and demand a better reality for the planet and the people on it. Sera and her co-founder, Martha Pincoffs, founded Waking Giants with the mission to connect people more deeply to the issues of today and provide resources to move them to action. They provide quarterly issue-specific toolkits that include an easy-to-use call to action guide, a booklet providing historical context, beautiful art, and Waking Giants gifts just for you. In this episode, Sera talks about three clear paths of action off the mat that make it possible for each of us to make a difference. 1) Get clear about what matters to you. What are you for? What are the issues that matter to you and go towards that. [5:00] 2) Operate with honesty and integrity – all the time. Making sure our words and behaviors match our intentions. [10:00] 3) Live a life of connectivity. Small acts of activism for humanity that cause a ripple effect. [12:55] If you are looking to plug in to an issue that matters to you, but aren't sure where to start, Waking Giants is for you. Check them out online at https://www.wakinggiants.me Sera is a social justice activist committed to working towards balancing the scales of access, equity, and availability in sexual reproductive healthcare. She has training in midwifery, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Women’s Studies, and a Masters Degree in Public Health. Her community organizing background ranges from reproductive rights to violence against women to welfare and poverty issues to pro-immigration campaigns. She has worked on sexual reproductive health actions in over twenty countries spanning North America, Africa, Asia, Central America, the Middle East, and the Caribbean, having raised over 20 million dollars for political actions and public health programs impacting over three million women globally. She is the founder of a leading feminist global aid organization, Circle of Health International and an online feminist sex-positive retail marketplace, The Control Room. Follow Waking Giants on Instagram and Facebook @forthegoodfight