Mindset and Movement Educator Catherine Ekeleme Talks Yoga and Breathwork As Healing For Black Folks
Movement and mindfulness educator Catherine Ekeleme talks about the healing benefits of yoga and breathwork for Black folks. Photographer Noah Sahady
Over the past year, the Black community has experienced much loss. Between the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ma’Khia Bryant to personal losses of friends and family, or even losing their jobs or homes – the feeling of grief struck us differently this year. In a world of stillness and not being able to be around loved ones as much as we’d like, our mental wellbeing required much more thoughtfulness. While a lot of us may not know where to start in our healing journey, fortunately, thought-leaders and experts in the Black community were available to guide us and provide a safe space for Black mental health.
Thereâs Dance All Over, No Matter Where You Look
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Credit.Camilo Fuentealba for The New York Times
Live dance may largely be on hold, but thereâs still beauty and catharsis outside of theaters, in the movements we encounter every day. We asked four photographers to show us how people are physically navigating a world in which awareness of our bodies â how much space we take up, whether weâre six feet from our neighbor â has become the norm.
Produced by Jolie Ruben and Amanda Webster
Camilo Fuentealba
Camilo Fuentealba staked out New Yorkâs hottest club â Costco â in addition to local businesses around the city where residents were buying essentials. âI decided to explore how we move in and out of these routine places, documenting the daily rituals we must partake in just to survive,â he said.