Yoga and body image

September 12, 2025
What Is Yin Yoga?

By Vanessa Coomans Why it’s unique, and why it matters in today’s world Yin Yoga is a slow, meditative style of yoga where postures are held for longer time, 3 ...

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Category: Practice
September 19, 2022
SAFER SPACES: Reflections of a Mixed Race Yoga Teacher

I embody both the oppressed and the oppressor. There is a great deal of messiness there and also a great deal of possibility for both healing and for leading. With ...

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Category: Culture
August 1, 2022
From Surviving to Thriving: How yoga therapy and narrative medicine restored my relationship with body, breath and mind – and why I help others do the same

Over time, I ended up feeling disconnected from myself and my purpose – and it made me sick – literally. But I wasn’t clear on how telling this story impacted ...

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Category: Culture
July 4, 2022
Rewiring our Mind-Body Physiology

Knowing that the mind and body are interconnected informs us that it’s possible to rewire our brain-body dynamic to reduce our own stress and anxiety and live with improved physiological ...

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Category: Culture
June 6, 2022
I Choose Self – Love: How Yoga Taught Me to Accept My Autism Diagnosis

Yoga has allowed me to accept myself in a life-changing moment seeded in stereotypes and preconceived notions of worth tied to neurotypicality: the moment I was diagnosed with autism. For ...

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Category: Culture
March 14, 2022
The Importance of a Positive Body Image

“I felt like shit about my body most of my life.” – Melanie Klein in Yoga & Body Image: 25 Personal Stories About Beauty, Bravery and Loving Your Body I ...

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Category: Culture
February 28, 2022
Overcoming Agonizing Body Image Dissatisfaction with Yoga

I now feel at peace with my body. I appreciate what my body can do. There are times when I feel triggered by social media, but yoga philosophy has taught ...

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Category: Culture
October 25, 2021
Embracing the Body Experiencing Invisible Disability Through Yoga

Yoga helped the light in me never go out. And without the path of yoga letting my soul speak to me, guiding my way forward, I would not be here, ...

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Category: Culture
October 11, 2021
Mindful Practices for Whole-Body Self-Acceptance

We can push and strive against our challenges but my key to moving forward began with deep self-reflection and learning to make friends with life. Though challenging and unsettling, my ...

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Category: Culture
September 27, 2021
Healing The Wounded Black Gay Kid In Me

But, coming out of the closet was just the first step. It would take nearly two decades for me to get to a place where I could deal with the ...

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Category: Culture