Skill in Action

MICHELLE CASSANDRA JOHNSON is a social justice warrior, author, dismantling racism trainer, empath, yoga teacher and practitioner, and an intuitive healer. With over 20 years of experience leading dismantling racism work and working with clients as a licensed clinical social worker, Johnson has a deep understanding of how trauma impacts the mind, body, spirit, and heart. She has led Dismantling Racism Trainings with large corporations, small nonprofits, and community groups, including the ACLU-WA, Duke University, Google, This American Life, The Center for Equity and Inclusion, Eno River Unitarian Universalist Church, Lululemon, and many others. She teaches workshops nationwide.
 

Michelle Johnson is a deeply trusted yoga teacher and a skilled race equity trainer, and she has been an absolute game changer in the spirituality and wellness communities. Her book, Skill in Action, is the go-to resource for any student interested in under­standing the intersection of spiritual context in the framework of social justice. Michelle s powerful writing brilliantly provides the reader with a holistic understanding of race and its impli­cations in American culture. She also offers practical tools and the necessary skills to confront and navigate white supremacy and oppressive behaviors both within society and in ourselves. Michelle is not only fierce in her commitment to teach all of us how to embody a practice of equity both on and off the mat but also compassionate in her ability to meet each student where they are. I am immensely grateful for the many ways Michelle s teachings have impacted the communities of yoga and beyond and how she has informed and matured my own justice work in the world. Seane Corn, author of Revolution of the Soul
 
The promise of yoga is freedom. Freedom is both an individual and collective journey. Our liberation is tied to one another and so is our yoga practice. Skill in Action is a freedom guide and it also asks questions that demand answers. What is informa­tion if it is not heeded? What is knowledge if it is not activated? What good does it do us to stand on our heads if we can t stand on our own two feet or stand up for each other? Can there be love and light without acknowledging and contending with our personal and societal darkness? Within Skill in Action, Michelle C. Johnson calls us out, in, and together and teaches us what it means to live our yoga, greater purpose, and activate our power for the greater good off the mat. This is a book for all time and especially right now. Octavia Raheem, author of Gather and Pause, Rest, Be
 
Michelle Cassandra Johnson has brilliantly and lovingly exposed the