Body Liberation Yoga

Hey, if you are local, this is a great opportunity to create more community around Unpacking Weight Stigma! This is FREE and open to the public.
Oh, and if you haven't read Sonya Renee Taylor's The Body is Not An Apology, that's okay. We will be discussing it for our May and June Meetings.
I hope to see you there!!

Just a reminder that our Unpacking Weight Stigma Book Club begins next week on Wednesday, May 4th! This is open to the public so please know all are welcome! Hope to see you there! ••• The executive committee sent a letter to members on Friday discussing our next steps in response to the events within the HAES community, acknowledging, and responding to, the harm done to @fatmarquisele bodyliberationwithlindley and @haes_by_asdah. Several actions items were listed in this letter. One of these is that we will be offering a Book Club which is open to members, and the public, on the first Wednesday of each month beginning Wednesday, May 4th, at 7 pm at the West Salem Public House @wspublichouse. Our first book is @sonyareneetaylor ‘s The Body Is Not An Apology: the Power of Radical Self-Love. We will be discussing this much loved and transformative book during our May and June meetings, followed by @dashaunlh ‘s The Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness for our July and August meetings. We are circulating a poll to members to choose additional books we will be discussing this fall and winter. We welcome your suggestions of books you would like to discuss ⬇️. We also recommended engaging with/participating in additional resources and opportunities, which we will also be utilizing, to address our own privileges, fat phobia and racism. The resources are listed in the link in our bio. Again, we welcome your recommendations. This is a starting place for an essential ongoing process. Stay tuned for more.

“[HAES] came from folks that were really passionate about recognizing that diets don’t work and that fat people can engage in health-promoting behaviors, which research shows is more likely to have a healthier outcome than focusing on weight loss. As a HAES provider, it means that I try to work with folks to focus on ways that they can feel better in their body and improve their relationship with food, without focusing on weight loss.”

Let's Talk About...Fat Stigma "Fat" is not a bad word. But weight stigma is a clear public health problem. It’s time we talk about fatness and anti-fat bias.

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Summertime and the living is full of body anxiety! The opening of pools and beaches coinciding with post-pandemic winter body changes is sending worries about body size and shape to an all time high.

New blog post up with practices that help you find more ease in your body before , during, and after you try on your swimsuit.

https://bodyinmindnutrition.com/post-pandemic-body-anxiety-goes-to-the-beach/

We go about our days within a Body Hierarchy, with or without awareness. The system of judging and comparing the worthiness of bodies is upheld by Diet Culture and is rooted in racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, ageism, and patriarchy.

The limiting believes born out of this Body Hierarchy fracture us. We see ourselves as the “owner” of our bodies, as if our bodies are a problem to be fixed, to be contained and controlled, frozen, showing no change over time. We believe that we are “less than”, “not enough”, and deficient.

As we wake up to to this “story”, we become aware that this illusion leaves us feeling perpetually discontent with our bodies.

Then what?

This workshop is dedicated to-
1. Healing the fracture, disconnection, and discontent created by diet culture.
2. Cultivating a partnership with your body rooted in respect and trust.

THROUGH GENTLE, ACCESSIBLE YOGA, DISCUSSION, JOURNALING, GUIDED MEDITATIONS, AND AN EMBODIED/MINDFUL MEAL. YOU WILL:
• Shift away from objectifying your body
• Connect and attune with your body
• Apply Embodied/Intuitive Eating Principles
• Relate to Your Body as Your Partner
• Cultivate Self-Compassion as a skill and practice
• Experience Embodied/Mindful Eating

This workshop is inspired by Sonja Renee Taylor’s The Body is not an Apology.

You will have the option of joining us in person at or virtually via zoom. (If in person-spaces will be limited for social distancing. Masks will be required)

We will be eating lunch as part of our practice. If you would like privacy, you may turn off your screen. If you are with us in person, we can create privacy at 18 Springs

Payment will be based on a sliding scale with the following options.
- $125 for yourself and to support another
- $85 full payment
- $50 unable to pay full amount at this time
Registration is now live:

https://bodyinmindnutrition.com/events/body-respect-yoga-workshop-dismantling-the-body-hierarchy/

For additional sliding scale options, contact me [email protected]

I would love to see you there!

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My heartfelt holiday wish for you:

✨May you think of yourself with compassion,

❤️May you see yourself with kindness,

🎁 May you speak to yourself with love,

⚡️May you know that you are enough just as you are,

And more than ever

✌🏻May you remember that diet culture and the “wellness” industry (even when it shows up in the medical industrial complex) is rooted in capitalism, fat phobia and racism!

Don’t fall for it and stay your course toward food freedom, body respect and your embodied recovery!

We are with you❤️

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Do you dread, or avoid, attending to your own healthcare because you feel demoralized by how the conversation returns again and again to your weight? Do you trust your provider but have a hard time navigating the office staff and the way checking your weight feels mandatory? Do you have concerns about your health but do not want to be sent to another “weight management/lifestyle” clinic? Do you feel like you are the only one facing these worries and feelings?

We hear your stories and frustrations. We also know there are solutions and ways to navigate your healthcare experiences so that you feel a greater sense of agency and even confidence.

I am squealing with excitement about announcing this new offering with ! Shanon has both lived experience in a fat body and an abundance of skills to share with you. She has a fierce spirit for this work and I think you will feel the support she offers to those who participate in this group.

This is a 6-week group that will be meeting virtually on Tuesdays 12-1 pm EST beginning 1/5/21. The fee is $40/week. (We are in network with BCBS, therefore this group may be covered.)

Group size will be limited to encourage opportunities for involvement.

If you are interested in registering or have questions, please contact Shanon at [email protected] or me at [email protected].

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