Mini Interview with Socorro Flores Dalton
08 Sep 2011 1 Comment
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Socorro Flores Dalton: Yoga Instructor Interview 2011
Q#1: Are you a Bay Area Native? and if not, how long have you lived in the Bay? Socorro: I am a Bay Area Native from Frisco and living in Oakland now.
Q#2: When did you start on the creative path you are currently on? Socorro: my first job when I moved to New York was at a Yoga studio (Jivamukti yoga) and I was the receptionist at 18. I never heard of Yoga before and they required staff to take 2 classes a week, which is how I was accidentally introduced to the practice. this is also when I was first introduced to the huge disparities in yoga (rich, white, slender etc.). both through my own personal yoga experience and through the critical analysis of who was attending these classes, I was moved to bring yoga to the communities I feel need it most, and make it affordable accessible and acceptable.
Q#3: Where do you find your inspiration? Socorro: I find it through living in my communities and wanting the best for them, my family, myself. I think of yoga as a tool to survive in a society where low-income people of color were not meant to thrive.. many of the chronic diseases afflicting our communities are stress related. Yoga is an amazing tool to help you find out who you truly are, feel abundance and joy, and give you a fighting chance to stay sane, calm, be able to take care of both our mental and physical health in ways that are not harmful. Whether you want it to or not, Yoga is going to dually change your body and alleviate any ailments of the mind or vice versa..
Q#4: What was the first piece of vinyl you ever purchased? Socorro: umm I am not sure I’ve ever purchased vinyl but the first piece of music I ever purchased I think was Amel Larrieux (joking).. I think it was the WuTang’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) album. lol
Q#5: Anything else you’d like to share? a joke/quote? Socorro: Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. -Dalai Lama
Apr 26, 2012 @ 10:38:04
Hey Socorita, I am inspired after seeing your amazing profile. I got some motivation from it and decided to redesign my fitness routines and add all yoga types in it.