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Am I Endorsing Obesity by Telling Bigger- Bodied Yogis to Love Themselves?

August 20, 2015 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

By guest author Nityda Bhakti "I am so interested in trying yoga- I just need to wait until I lose this last fifteen pounds." "Yoga? Me?! Do you see my size? I could never lift myself off the ground like that!" I’ve heard comments like these for the past decade that I’ve been teaching. I’ve made it my mission to make friends, family, acquaintances, even strangers for that matter, see that you don’t have to be a certain weight, body-type, gender, age or race to begin a yoga practice. I’ve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi?, Yoga & Body Image Tagged With: ahimsa, attachment, bigger-bodied yogis, body image, body positivity, eating disorders, fat-shaming, healing, health and yoga, non-violence, obesity and yoga, recovery, self-acceptance, self-compassion, self-hatred, self-love, wellness, yoga, yoga therapy

How I Learned to Live My Yoga and Rock My Life

April 2, 2015 by Kara-Leah Grant 2 Comments

Yoga rhythms

by Kara-Leah Grant Ten years ago I was six months out of an Acute Psych Ward after two psychotic episodes, and was just beginning the process of cutting down the medication I'd been given after a diagnosis of bipolar. The emotional pain of being dumped by my fiance was still fresh and raw, and I'd only just stopped sobbing my heart out every day. Not that I was crying only about our break-up. The psychosis had ripped open decades of unexpressed emotion plus the spiritual awakening I'd had at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How Yoga Helped Me Tagged With: mental health, recovery, success, yoga philosophy, yoga webinar

Healing the black hole: John Ogilvie’s story from drug addict to yoga teacher

May 30, 2013 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

John's article first appeared in Australian Yoga LIFE by guest author Ana Davis John Ogilvie is one of those rare people you meet with whom you feel an almost instant heart connection. There is a glint in his eyes that tells of an inner-spring of joy and a hint of boyish cheekiness. His presence is one of yogic lightness that makes it difficult to imagine him ever having plumbed the depths of despair and spiritual emptiness that characterise a destructive drug addiction. Nowadays John … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teacher Interviews Tagged With: ana davis, bliss baby, byron yoga centre, drug addict, drug addiction, drugs, john ogilvie, recovery, rehabilitation, yoga teacher training

How yoga helped me… recover from drug and alcohol addiction

November 22, 2010 by Guest Author 1 Comment

Looking for belonging

  This is an on-going series of yoga stories from readers about how yoga has made a difference their life. To contribute your story, click here. Submitted by Clare S. (not her real name) of New Zealand Coming from a dysfunctional family, it is not really a surprise that I got involved with punk rockers and street kids in my early teens. I felt a sense of belonging, I was needed. I brought them food and snuck them home for showers and meals. It didn't take long for me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How Yoga Helped Me Tagged With: addiction, alcohol, drugs, recovery

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