Social JUSTICE Studies;
Duty and Dissent
A 5 month online course led by Jeannie O’Neill
Examining the Bhagavad Gita and Persepolis
August - December on Tuesday Evenings
from 7-8:30pm EST
What happens when doing the right thing feels like doing the wrong thing?
Yoga is more than movement, it's a practice rooted in self-inquiry, ethics, and courageous action. Duty and Dissent: Examining the Bhagavad Gita and Persepolis is a transformative course designed for yoga teachers ready to deepen their understanding of philosophy, identity, and resistance through two powerful texts: the ancient Indian epic Bhagavad Gita and Marjane Satrapi’s graphic memoir Persepolis.
Through guided readings, discussions, and reflective prompts, you’ll examine how spiritual texts and lived experience both illuminate the yogic path—and the responsibility that comes with it.
Perfect for yoga teachers, seekers, and thinkers who want to move beyond asana and into the heart of yoga’s ethical, historical, and revolutionary dimensions.
Join us.
The battlefield (and the classroom) is calling.
Let Jeannie be the history teacher you never had.
In this unique intersection of East and West, sacred scripture and modern memoir, you'll explore:
Duty (Dharma): What does it mean to follow one’s path in the face of fear or moral ambiguity?
Dissent: How do we honor truth when it challenges tradition, culture, or authority?
Identity & Integrity: Who are we when systems around us break down?
Earn CEUs. Cultivate philosophical depth. Empower your voice.
Textbooks:
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
The Living Gita: The Complete Bhagavad Gita – A Commentary for Modern Readers by Swami Satchidananda
All live events are recorded. You can catch them live or on replay, then review them as often as you like. You. can start this course at any time and watch the replays of missed classes.
PRICING
All proceeds from this course will go to support our BIPOC scholarship fund.
After enrolling in this course, you’ll receive an email from ‘support@yogafarm.us’ with the course access details.
About Your Instructor:
Jeannie O’Neill
As instructors, we have a combined depth of experience that is rare, and our love for our mission, for each other and for our students creates change on both an inner and outer level that is unique.
Jeannie O’neill
Jeannie O’Neill, M.Ed. 500E-RYT; a former Social Studies teacher who spent many years teaching the untold perspectives of US History and Government through the non-dominant narrative.
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Her undergraduate studies included assisting her Professors in compiling research on Race, Social Class and power dynamics in the US following the Civil War, particularly in states that were historically abolitionist. Her undergraduate research was on how White Feminist narratives often contributed to the structural and systemic racism in the US, as well as in the British Empire. Jeannie was inspired by her Social Studies teachers who managed to infuse this nondominant narrative into their curricula; from 6th through 12th grade these incredible educators provided the foundation for a lifelong commitment to teaching outside the box.