The Yoga and Body Image Coalition is committed to building conscious community and highlighting the work that inspiring yogis are doing in their local communities and beyond. We’re pleased to introduce you to Yoga and Body Image Coalition community ally, Irene Rivera. What has yoga’s impact been on your body image? Yoga has had a positive and negative impact on my body image. When I was new to yoga,… read more →
Yoga and the Aging Body Podcast featuring Dr. Beth Berila and Linda Sparrowe LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Many of us in the West are taught to resist aging. The mainstream yoga culture still places a great deal of emphasis on youth and flexibility. But Sparrowe sees yoga as “a companion for life.” It can help us be present and kind with ourselves in the inevitable and vibrant journey of aging.… read more →
GUEST POST BY: Jodi Strock When I was 6 years old I became aware that others were aware of my body shape. While there is a long story to accompany this beginning, for the sake of this blog I will leave it simply as: this was the beginning of what I remember being a long battle of efforting my body to look acceptable/lovable/beautiful. While my body image was a… read more →
The Yoga and Body Image Coalition is committed to building conscious community and highlighting the work that inspiring yogis are doing in their local communities and beyond. We’re pleased to introduce you to Yoga and Body Image Coalition community ally, Sarit Rogers. Describe the images created by mainstream yoga publications and advertisers. It’s slowly changing, but I still see far too much sameness and that limits the positive reach of… read more →
The Yoga and Body Image Coalition is committed to building conscious community and highlighting the work that inspiring yogis are doing in their local communities and beyond. We’re pleased to introduce you to Yoga and Body Image Coalition community ally, Sarit Rogers. How do you define “healthy body image”? A healthy body image includes accepting all of ourselves: the muscle, the fat, the rolls, the bones, the short and the… read more →