Body Image, Motherhood and the Mental Benefits of Building Community with Minta Allred

In this episode I sit down with Minta Allred a mother, partner,
yoga teacher, facilitator - trainer, conscious activist and
social entrepreneur with a B.A in yoga studies.  She is
privileged to teach yoga as well as facilitate workshops that
open pathways towards greater self acceptance and a collective
shift in how we treat one another as women in a media saturated
patriarchal society. 


Minta’s started a career in modeling which allowed her to see
first hand her relationship to her body.  We break down in
this episode the most important lesson she learned at the age of
12, you can’t love anyone until you love yourself.  Minta
came to yoga as a way to be connected back into her body to feel
at home.  She was able to move away from this perfectionist
image of her body into a place of acceptance.   


As an Embody Love Facilitator, Minta has learned the importance
of diving deep into her own personal shadow work and uncovering
areas in which spiritual bypassing may have occurred.  She
discusses the safe ways in which she is able to hold space for
all people and provide inclusion in her teaching.  


We explore her thoughts on the current teacher training programs
as well as her journey through her first 200 hour teacher
training and eventually her 500 hour teacher training in India.
 


As a mother Minta discusses her personal challenges and how she
has learned to adapt.   This brings us deeply into the
conversation around community and connection and how important it
is for our mental health.  Minta closes this conversation
with her desire for all people to connect with an unwavering
sense of faith in themselves and in others. 


Minta believes yoga is a healing modality, a preventative
medicine and a  Spiritual connection that can be accessible
to all and she is driven to facilitate any opportunity that is
working to shift our western/commodified version of yoga to
become more accessible and inclusive, as the practice was always
intended to be. 


You can find Minta at https://www.yogawithminta.com/ or on
facebook at  www.facebook.com/yogawithminta


She teaches two weekly classes online and leads embody love
trainings. 


To connect with Amanda follow her on Instagram @astrojny or visit
amandastrojny.com and schedule your free connection call today.
 


Logo Design & Music by Alex Bourne

Additional Resources:

To learn more about the Embody Love Movement go to
https://www.embodylovemovement.org/

Text Recommendation Matthew Sanford and his book Waking Mind and
Body





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