Love, Curvy Yoga

My favorite time of the year has arrived -- when everyone shares what their favorite books of the year are! I can't even tell you how much I look forward to this every year, so I decided to take part!

Also in this episode, I share about what it was really like to write my new book because some of y'all have been asking about the process. So I talk a bit about what I learned, how I navigated the bazillion times my inner critic told me to throw in the towel, and more. Enjoy this books, books, books episode!

Show notes: http://www.curvyyoga.com/podcast/what-it-was-really-like-to-write-a-book-plus-my-fave-books-of-the-year-season-3-episode-15

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I have a new book coming out -- next month! And in today's episode, I'm telling you about the biggest surprise that came from writing it -- and how I hope it's helpful to you. Plus, hear all about what's coming up at Curvy Yoga around the book.

Show notes: curvyyoga.com/podcast/the-biggest-surprise-i-got-from-my-new-book

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Today I'm answering a question I've gotten multiple times lately: What if I want to get stronger? This question can definitely get confusing (understandably!) in the context of body acceptance, so we'll explore that from a few different angles in today's episode.

Show notes: curvyyoga.com/podcast/what-if-i-want-to-get-stronger-season-3-episode-13

There's nothing I love more than talking with people who have been practicing yoga for a long time. I had a conversation recently with someone who has been practicing for nearly fifty years, and today I'm sharing what I learned from her and what we can all learn from what long-time practitioners know about practice.

Show notes: http://www.curvyyoga.com/podcast/what-long-time-practitioners-know-about-practice-season-3-episode-12

As we turn toward the holidays, I thought it would be a nice time for a guided meditation. This one is about ten minutes in length and can be done sitting, standing or lying down from anywhere.

Show notes: http://www.curvyyoga.com/podcast/supporting-body-and-heart-a-guided-meditation-season-3-episode-11

One of the things we've been talking about lately is expanding our ideas about what practice means in order to find a regular, sustainable approach for both yoga and body acceptance. What I've been thinking about the past week is what that might look like in terms of how we show up in our lives and for our world. In today's episode I'm talking about what that might mean. I don't have any particular answers, but I'm curious about it and if you are, too, I hope you'll give a listen!

Show notes: http://www.curvyyoga.com/podcast/a-practice-approach-to-creating-the-world-we-want-to-live-in

If you're anything like me this week, you might have been feeling all of the feelings the past few days. I debated whether or not I'd do a podcast this week, but I decided to because I wanted to share with you what happened in my Thursday night yoga class and what it reminded me about why we practice.

Something that's really on my mind these days is how we create a regular, sustainable yoga practice that can grow with us over time. What I've been playing with lately is applying an Intuitive Eating approach to yoga practice. In a nutshell, what I mean by intuitive is that it comes from your own body and needs, not from external guidelines/rules, so that (a) you're less likely to fall into a dieting-type cycle around it, starting one day, quitting four days later, being hard on yourself about it, and then starting the whole thing over and (b) you can make it as physically rigorous or not, or as long or short as you want, on any given day. This approach isn't about just lying on blankets all day as our minds sometimes tell us will happen, but rather about figuring out what we actually need (which, by the way, sometimes is lying on blankets, but not always) in any given moment.

I'm excited to have you listen in and can't wait to hear what you think, if this idea is helpful for you, etc

I'm SO excited about today's episode, y'all!

I truly cannot believe I haven't shared this strategy with you yet, but I'm so happy to be doing so.

In this episode I'm talking about how writing myself reminders of how to get through challenging situations that present themselves time and again in my life (feeling negative about my body, my creative process, when I feel anxious) has empowered me so much and help me move through these situations with more ease. Today I'm sharing what's in a couple of mine, as well as suggestions for how you might write your own. Hope it's helpful!

Show notes: http://www.curvyyoga.com/podcast/how-writing-your-future-self-a-note-might-just-change-your-life-season-3-episode-7

Our 200hr yoga teacher training students graduated this past weekend. In this episode I'm reflecting on what they taught me -- and what those lessons mean for all of us. I also share what one of our students said she was "dead wrong" about regarding what she thought this training would be like.

Show notes: http://www.curvyyoga.com/podcast/what-our-yoga-teacher-trainees-taught-me-this-year-season-3-episode-6