#48 - Heal Your Body Image with a Connection-Based Yoga Practice with Melanie Klein

One day Melanie Klein said 'I am no longer going to the gym,' and
it was one of the best decisions she could have made for her
health. Melanie used to believe that something was wrong with her
body and no amount of running or gym visits made that better.
Then she tried yoga and learned how to love herself, inside and
out. Now she wants to help you to see the beautiful potential of
yoga to CONNECT you to your body, build self-compassion, and body
kindness.


Listen to us discuss our personal experiences with exercise and
how yoga helped us reframe the purpose and value of movement in
our lives, essentially 'deprogramming ourselves' by opting out of
diet culture's negative messages -- from calorie counting to body
comparisons, and self-judgments. Even if you've never tried a
single asana (that's a pose), I think you'll be breathing and
'downward-dogging' your way toward a better body image in no time
after listening to our conversation.


Join me for a month of FREE e-mail based coaching toward
connection to your body through yoga. Learn more at
www.BodyKindnessBook.com/BKyoga


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About Melanie


Melanie Klein is a writer, speaker, and professor of Sociology
and Women's Studies as well as a media literacy educator and
positive body image advocate. She is the co-editor of Yoga and
Body Image: 25 Personal Stories About Beauty, Bravery &
Loving Your Body and the co-founder of the Yoga & Body Image
Coalition. Her latest work, Yoga Rising: 30 Empowering Stories
from Yoga Renegades for Every Body is forthcoming.


Follow Melanie


Yoga and Body Image Coalition | Instagram | Facebook
| Twitter | Melanie & Anna-Guest Jelley's
Book, Yoga and Body Image | | Melanie's forthcoming
book, Yoga Rising: 30 Empowering Stories from Yoga Renegades for
Every Body


Want more Melanie? She's offering a FREE 1 hour
class online: Beyond Buzzwords, Soundbites and Empty Slogans.


Let’s pull back the curtain and get raw and real about why we all
need practices to create and sustain a positive body image. Plus,
get all the details about Melanie's upcoming Yoga and Body Image
8 Week Online Immersion: part book club, part coaching circle,
part consciousness raising and an opportunity to re-write your
body narrative.


Can't make the date or you missed it? Everyone who signs up will
get a free recording in their inbox. Sign up here
- goo.gl/ejb6Av.


 


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Watch my videos about why we need Body Kindness on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/W7rATQpv5y8?list=PLQPvfnaYpPCUT9MOwHByVwN1f-bL2rn1V


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