Yin Yoga taught me that awareness doesn’t come from pushing harder, it comes from softening and staying.

I believe that it is vitally important to examine our relationship with food and our bodies. Body image affects almost all areas of our life. Our relationships—romantic and platonic alike—our performance at school and work, and our sexual choices and experiences. How do you know if this journey is for you? It can be really clarifying to start with being gentle and curious with yourself.

Trauma doesn’t just live in memories, it lives in the nervous system. EMDR is a way to help the body and mind work together to heal.

The mat becomes more than a place for just poses. It becomes a place to practice agency, safety, and compassion in the body.

The story of body image is never just about the individual. It’s about race, culture, and the commodification of bodies: whose bodies are valued and whose are erased.