Disrupting White Mindfulness

‘Karelse delivers a cracking Black Feminist call to decolonise ""Wellbeing"" with her forensic exposé of the darkside of the White Mindfulness industry and its colonial co-option of Eastern teachings for Western gain.’ Heidi Safia Mirza, author of Race, Gender and Educational Desire ‘Disrupting White Mindfulness offers a generous and critical lens of exploration helping to free the ancient practice of mindfulness from systems of dominance, restoring the practice back to its original project of liberation for all who seek it.’ Lama Rod Owens, author of Love and Rage and co-author of Radical Dharma ‘Karelse importantly invites the mindful to reimagine their communities, untethering themselves from the de facto white, colonial cultures that undergird and infuse their most popular forms. She instead encourages others to imagine along with her how such practices can be used to foster a more inclusive and just world through intrapersonal and collective reflection, new forms of community building, and action.’ Jamie Kucinskas, author of The Mindful Elite: Mobilising from the Inside Out and Situating spirituality: Context, Practice, Power 'Karelse’s clear, fluid writing transports the reader through various dimensions of its arguments with finesse. Disrupting White Mindfulness: Race and Racism in the Wellbeing Industry is an original work that, at a time when capitalist relations and the breakdown of mental health are intensifying, offers a new perspective on how we can change our mindset. Anyone committed to anti-racism, or who considers themselves an ally, will benefit from the lucid and straightforward way it demonstrates the importance of intersectional approaches to mindfulness.' Laura Brito, The Sociological Review -- .