Jessica Stanley is an American yoga teacher, body positivity advocate, and author. She teaches high energy vinyasa flow as a way to move through emotional and mental barriers and provides an uplifting body positive approach to yoga practice.
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From the unforgettable teacher Jessamyn Stanley comes “Every Body Yoga,” a book that breaks all the stereotypes. It's a book of inspiration for beginners of all shapes and sizes: If Jessamyn could transcend these emotional and physical barriers, so can we.
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Focusing on breathing is a way to harness a sense of control when everything around you seems completely out of control. In fact, in chaos, the power of inhales and exhales is undeniable and nothing less than revolutionary.
Right now, yoga is “marketed toward thin, white, affluent people. That’s such a small percentage of who exists, and it’s not the group of people who need yoga the most,” says Stanley.
Jessamyn Stanley is changing the narrative of what a “woman who practices yoga” looks like.
The term “body-positive” has a slightly different meaning for everyone, yet its core message is one of acceptance and belief in oneself—no matter how thin, flexible, or adept at handstands you may be.
Talk with Jessamyn Stanley about yoga as therapy, body image, diversity in yoga, haters on the internet, and much more.
If you don’t practice joy, you will not survive this shit.
Short answer: No. Let me tell you why, and how to get started.
Jessamyn Stanley lets us in on a secret we've all been wondering: finding ultimate peace and calm does not exist. Instead, focus on listening to your thoughts and allowing them to be there. Eventually, that chatter will clear and you'll find a calm and peaceful state.
In this excerpt from her new book, Every Body Yoga, Jessamyn Stanley inspires first-time yogis by getting real about what will get them on the mat. (Even yogis with a long-term relationship with yoga need to read this!)
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