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Look what I found in my GMail this morning!<\/p>\n\n
The Dance of the Kama Sutra<\/strong><\/blockquote>\n\nGet this sensual dance fitness video two months before it’s available anywhere else. [Borders<\/a>]<\/blockquote>\n\nI hate wincing before I’ve had my morning kappi. When I went to get my normal small-drip-with-egregious-space-for-cream<\/a>, I sighed and said, “make it a large”. I need all the energy I can get to deal with potential exotification.<\/p>\n\n
Here’s what I discovered about the sensual fitness video which will be released on July 31:<\/p>\n\n
Follow-up to the fun, top-selling Bollywood Dance Workout; Offers a unique workout with sacred sensual moves for your body and soul<\/strong><\/blockquote>\n\nAcacia announces the July 31, 2007 DVD release of Dance of the Kama Sutra with Hemalayaa, offering an exciting new program using meditation and playful movements from Indian dance to help women cultivate their sensuality<\/strong>.<\/blockquote>\n\nThe Kama Sutra, an ancient Indian text, promotes the cultivation of sensuality as a sacred duty<\/strong>. The need to cultivate and reconnect with our sensual selves\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe goddess at the core of every woman\u00e2\u20ac\u201dremains as strong as ever, but the din and rush of modern life make the opportunities all too rare. Through playful movements and heart-centered meditation, yogini and Indian Dance expert Hemalayaa takes you on a journey of discovery. Find the freedom and fullness of expression that come from embracing yourself and your body, just as you are. Join Hemalayaa, creator of The Bollywood Dance Workout, in a dance of love and laughter that instills confidence, joy, and poise. Gesture by gesture, swish by swish, we remember that we are\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand have always been\u00e2\u20ac\u201ddivine dancers<\/strong>. [link<\/a>]<\/blockquote>\n\nSwish by swish, even!<\/p>\n\n
The “ick” was at a roiling boil within and I cynically wondered who was behind this project…and yes, it’s true, I did not think it was someone brown. Just who was Hemalayaa?<\/p>\n\n
Hemalayaa teaches yoga and Indian dance in Los Angeles and offers frequent workshops and retreats around the world. The daughter of Indian parents<\/strong>, Hema\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s yoga training began at home at an early age, and she went on to study yoga, philosophy, and meditation as well as asana. Hema\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in-depth study and practice of classical Indian dance informs how she teaches yoga. A life devoted to yoga and dance animates Hemalayaa\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s playful spirit. Many of her retreats and workshops culminate in a night of dance. Hema loves turning her students on to the vibrant styles of Indian dance, from the classical to the latest moves from Bollywood, bhangra, and Indian MTV. [link<\/a>]<\/blockquote>\n\nOh, snap. She is<\/em> desi. And I’m uber-fond of people named Hema<\/a>, too. I felt vaguely ashamed, because I was aware of how I had immediately cut her a bit of slack which I clearly wouldn’t have extended to someone unbrown. I am teh suck. The flawed, biased suck. At least I know it, right?<\/p>\n\n
What now? My exoti-dar was still going off, though it had been significantly muted. Should I be happy that homeslice was doing her thang? Or was it okay to cringe, at the title and over the audience this was intended for, if the demographic I was imagining was accurate? What’s your<\/em> take?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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