This article was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.
Activists meditating in Zuccotti Park during Occupy. Credit: Waging Nonviolence/Karsten Braaten.
Angela Davis, revolutionary activist and philosopher, is a committed yogi. She began practicing in prison when a doctor working with the Black Panther Party passed along a book on yoga to help her deal with chronic headaches. The poses worked, and many years later Davis continues with her sun salutations.
