This week, Sheena and Zaakiyah discuss how yoga can nurture your relationship to your body and body image in 2023.

From sharing the role yoga has played in their personal journey’s relating to their bodies, to how different cultures, family norms, romantic relationships, the media and celebrities affect how we perceive ourselves. 

Listen to the end to hear the yogic principle that shifts mindsets, so you can start to loosen the grip of your mental conditioning when it comes to your body image.

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Zaakiyah shares a special Let go and call in meditation for anyone that needs to recentre.

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Sheena guides you through a meditation that uses the power of visualization to help you create your own safe space you can come to whenever you need- a dreamscape. 

The inspiration for this comes from Debbie Ford’s The Dark Side of Light Chasers where she detailed a safe and accessible process for shadow work as far back as 1998. Long before we were finding out about it on TikTok… 

The audio book is a great way to listen. 

Debbie went on to write books, including one with Deepak Chopra. The work is continued by The Ford Institute who have great resources if you’d like to learn more. 

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New moon calls for setting new intentions and being delusional. Here’s a reminder that it’s not about the HOW you just have to BELIEVE.

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Zaakiyah shares the flip it method, a manifestation tool to help transform negative challenging behaviors to positive new outcomes.

Grab a pen and paper and allow yourself to break through and be courageous. 

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Let Sheena guide you on your hot girl walk, so that it becomes an exercise in staying present. Don’t forget your SPF and hat. Pick somewhere safe to walk (insert peace sign emoji)

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Sheena shares a simple body scan meditation for when the outside world feels a little too loud. These inward focussed practices are useful if you want to slowly learn how to listen to the body.

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Zaakiyah shares self concept affirmations to manifest the life you already have.

These affirmations train your subconscious and help create your dream life, self and align you with your goals. 

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In this week’s Community Segment, we hear directly from the source as our fellow LGBTQIA+ yoga community members share their experiences and perspectives. First up is Wayne Flemming, a Sex Coach, Relationship Alchemist and Yoga Teacher, and to share some learnings around inclusive language. Next, we hear from Kyle Linde Vermeulen, a drag queen and yoga teacher based in Cape Town. Then Kutlwano Khali, a BIPOC yoga teacher, shares experiences and insights of being queer and black in South Africa. 

Find them on IG @wayneflemming @iamkylelinde @hookedonkk

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-Sheens and Zaki catch up 0:00:00 - 0:06:00

-Wayne 0:06:48 

-Kyle 0:10:00 

-Kutlwano  0:13:40

-Yoking and Mandy Wu: 0:16:00

-Key Takeaways 0:24:37

-Goodbye and Season 2 0:25:09

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In this week’s Episode Zaakiyah and Sheena play devil's advocate around yoga fads. We at the YBSP court examine whether yoga can coexist with marketing tactics. Why is Beer Yoga guilty as charged, and does yoga with animals get an innocent verdict?

PSA: These are strictly Zaakiyah and Sheena’s views around yoga fads. We respect this sacred practice and everyone's constitutional right to freedom of expression; however, we believe it should not extend to the incitement of decreeing our sacred yoga practice. We are open to your views; as always, please do share with us. 

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-Zaakiyah and Sheena Catch up  till 00:5:00

-Yoga Fads intro 00:6:37

-Face Yoga 00:8:38

-Intentions around yoga fads 00:14:00

-Aerial Yoga  00:19:00

-Capitalism 00:22:00

-Nude Yoga 00:22:40

-Before or after? 00:25:40

-Music and yoga 00:33:00

-Boundaries 00:34:00

-And then we wrap it up

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-Got a problem, secret, question or life challenge you can’t figure out? We use yogic philosophy to become yoga agony aunts and give advice. DM us on Instagram to have your issue resolved.

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