Ep. 07: "Fat Femme" Yogi - Jessamyn Stanley

EB007 Fat Femme Yogi with Jessamyn Stanley  Jessamyn Stanley is a yoga teacher, activist, and author of a newly released book: Every Body Yoga. She was launched into the limelight with Instagram, almost by accident. Her initial intention with her Instagram account was to have a way to document her yoga practice and use it as a way to check her at-home progress over time.  Jessamyn joins me on the show today to share her in-depth knowledge and insight on what yoga truly is – a practice about truth and authenticity. She shares her own challenges and conflicts with her own body image throughout her childhood and early adulthood. She shares how she overcame these challenges and improved her self-image and confidence and why she feels so strongly about identifying herself as a “fat femme” and what that term means to her.    “Yoga, while it obviously encourages body positivity – yoga is also a lot bigger than body positivity.” – Jessamyn Stanley    This Week on the Every Body Podcast:  The conflict she had with herself, her body image, and how she overcame it.  Why she significantly reduced posting images of her private yoga practice on Instagram  The advantages and disadvantages of live yoga classes  How childhood media images impacted her body image and her recovery process  Why she believes body image problems are a product of the world we live in now  The process that helped her come to terms with her body image problems  How you feel vs how you look  Dealing with negativity and trolling from other people  How school bullies helped her learn to cope with negative people and trolls  What authenticity means to her and why she makes a conscious decision to be authentic  Jessamyn’s Tips for Getting Started with Yoga:  Take online classes  Connect with Jessamyn Stanley:  Grab her latest book: Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body  Additional Resources:  YogaGlo    Rate, Share, & Inspire Others to Love Every Body     Thank you for joining me this week on the Every Body podcast. If you enjoyed this week’s episode,  head over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave a review to help us spread the word to Every Body!   Don’t forget to  visit our website, follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter, and  Instagram,  and join our mailing list so you never miss an episode!