Tweet Thank you to the Yoga and Body Image Coalition for featuring Body Boop in their “Every Body Is A Yoga Body” campaign! Learn more about YBIC by clicking here. Sales of this tank have ended, but you can reserve yours here. Every Body is a Yoga Body Every age. Every race & ethnicity. Every class & socioeconomic status. Every gender identity & sexual orientation. Every size, shape, height, weight & dis/ability. EVERY BODY IS A YOGA BODY. The Yoga and Body Image Coalition is committed to dismantling stereotypes about who practices yoga, whoshould practice yoga and what a “yoga body” looks like. Spread the good vibes and buy a tee/tank/hoodie for yourself, a teacher, friend, family member or someone who loves…
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Acupuncture for Anxiety
Tweet So, lemme start this post by proclaiming: I AM THE BIGGEST CYNIC/SKEPTIC OF ALL TIME And I tried acupuncture for the first time this week, really driven by my latest struggle with anxiety and insomnia, which was totally interrupting my personal and work life. It went something like this: Monday “Yeah, okay, I’ll try it.” Tuesday “SHIT, what did I get myself into.” Wednesday “OH SHIT, I forgot about my appointment so let me Uber my ass there in the 2 minutes I have before my appointment time.” Thursday **Do Not Disturb Under Blankets All Day** Friday “Yeah, okay, I’ll do this again.” Honestly, it’s not something that’s delivering like revolutionary effects – yet…
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Root to Rise This Spring
Tweet I’m so excited to be partnering with Bottom Line Yoga (BLY) for this blog post! Not only is BLY the place where I practice yoga, but it’s become a loving, supportive community for me, too. This spring, BLY is highlighting different blog posts along the theme of “Root to Rise.” While I am not trained as a yoga teacher, and sometimes yoga terms can be confusing to me, “root to rise” is an idea I feel a deep connection with. Basically, you are creating a solid foundation with a pose, or with your practice as a whole, and allowing growth from there. I like to apply the idea of “root to rise” with any goal setting in my life &#…
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NOURISH Body Image Workshop – Coming to Birmingham, AL May 7!
Tweet Click here to register for our yoga + body image workshop on May 7 with Emilie Maynor Living at Villager Yoga in Birmingham, AL! Early bird tickets end soon! Agenda for the day: 1:30pm to 2pm – Check-in at Villager Yoga 2pm to 2:30pm – Energizing Yoga with Emilie Maynor 2:30pm – 3:30pm – Presentation & Discussion with Nicole Rohr Stephani & Emilie Maynor 3:30pm to 4pm – Break, tea & snacks provided 4pm to 5pm – Art Therapy 5pm to 5:30pm – Restorative Yoga & Empowerment Meditation with Emilie Maynor 5:30pm – 6pm – Closing Remarks & Giveaways We hope to see you there! Tweet
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The Problem with Glamour Magazine’s Plus-Size Issue (Proud2Bme)
Tweet This was originally published on Proud2Bme, an online community created by and for teens. Proud2Bme covers everything from fashion and beauty to news, culture, and entertainment—all with the goal of promoting positive body image and encouraging healthy attitudes about food and weight. By Kaitlin Irwin– Amy Schumer recently posted on social media about Glamour’s inclusion of her in their plus-size issue. She wrote that the magazine “put me in their plus size only issue without asking or letting me know and it doesn’t feel right to me. Young girls seeing my body type thinking this is plus size?” What do you think, readers? Is Amy in the right? Should Glamour have asked her permission? Is Amy plus-size? First of all, why…
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5 Reasons Why BMI is a Waste of Time (Proud2Bme)
Tweet This was originally published on Proud2Bme, an online community created by and for teens. Proud2Bme covers everything from fashion and beauty to news, culture, and entertainment—all with the goal of promoting positive body image and encouraging healthy attitudes about food and weight. By Danielle Lowe– According to a study done by the International Journal of Obesity, 29{7920e18cf5186565893a18d1f69fa52bf2806dc683a7bfcea51d671d2f7d8125} of obese and 16{7920e18cf5186565893a18d1f69fa52bf2806dc683a7bfcea51d671d2f7d8125} of morbidly obese (according to Body Mass Index or BMI) participants were found to still be metabolically healthy.But over 30{7920e18cf5186565893a18d1f69fa52bf2806dc683a7bfcea51d671d2f7d8125} of those who fell under the “normal” weight category were found to be metabolically unhealthy, putting them at risk for diabetes and heart disease. This is just one study that proves BMI is an ineffective way of measuring health. Here are five…
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Yoga Photoshoots Are Weird and Scary
Tweet A couple of months ago, I decided to have my very first professional yoga photos taken. It’s become such a huge part of my business and my life (while I don’t consider myself advanced), that it felt like the right time. The Yoga and Body Image Coalition shared a couple of them in support of their t-shirt and tank sales, and I had also been asked back in January to write a very personal point-of-view essay for a well-known yoga publication. YBIC has been AWESOME, but I never heard back from the magazine. So, I’m sharing these with you now, and asking you one thing: If someone shares their deepest, darkest secrets with you and is brave enough to…
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Survey Reveals That 62{7920e18cf5186565893a18d1f69fa52bf2806dc683a7bfcea51d671d2f7d8125} of Men Have Been Body-Shamed by a Partner (Proud2Bme)
Tweet This was originally published on Proud2Bme, an online community created by and for teens. Proud2Bme covers everything from fashion and beauty to news, culture, and entertainment—all with the goal of promoting positive body image and encouraging healthy attitudes about food and weight. By Siena Roberts— A recent survey showed that 62{7920e18cf5186565893a18d1f69fa52bf2806dc683a7bfcea51d671d2f7d8125} of men have been body shamed by their partner—compare that to the 32{7920e18cf5186565893a18d1f69fa52bf2806dc683a7bfcea51d671d2f7d8125} of women who report that their partner body shamed them.Surprised? Don’t be. Here’s why this shocking statistic makes more sense than you’d think. Right now, the media conversation surrounding body shaming, fat shaming, etc. is entirely about and for women. And don’t get me wrong, this makes sense; societal standards for women have been growing more and more consistently…