Yoga and body image – Page 2

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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September 6, 2021
Customizing Poses Opens Yoga to Everyone

Having physical challenges doesn’t mean traditional yoga poses are out of reach. Accessible/Adaptive Yoga Teachers like myself strive to make any pose possible. We see poses with new eyes and ...

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August 9, 2021
How to Stress Less (Hint: Trust Your Body More)

Leaning into trust can shape your life for the better. Where do you feel stress in your body? Have you ever noticed? Is it a tightness in your chest, or ...

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March 25, 2021
Intersectionality and Ableism

When we look at Yoga through the lens of intersectionality we must explore how Yoga studios and online platforms can create safe spaces for folks with physical disabilities and the ...

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January 29, 2021
Intersectionality x Wellness: Personal Explorations on Power + Possibility

Being an ally and accomplice to change begins with each individual person. We firmly believe that intersectionality and wellness are complementary spheres in healing as well as supportive partners for ...

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January 25, 2021
Embracing Growth and Continuing to Commit to Body Acceptance

Viktor Frankl once said what counts is not what lurks in the depths of challenge but how we face the future. Frankl’s words remind me that I don’t have to ...

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January 4, 2021
How I Called a Truce with My Body

I learned to deeply listen to my body and honor and meet its needs. I experienced joy as I moved mindfully. I began to accept what was present in the ...

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September 4, 2020
Yin Yoga: Who Needs It?

A flow class will get your juices flowing, a restorative class will bring you to a state of deep relaxation, and a yin class will make you ache. Fun, right? ...

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Category: Wellness
August 14, 2020
For Yogis with Chronic Illness or Cancer

In the spring of 2011 I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I was really lucky. Not only did I catch an aggressive form of cancer just before it started to ...

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July 8, 2020
Your Quarantine Yoga Practice (and Progress) Looks Different, and That’s Okay

This heightened awareness that we are experiencing in every other aspect of our lives can also be found within ourselves and what our personal mind, body, and souls need, right ...

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