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Anna Guest-Jelley is the founder of Curvy Yoga, an online yoga studio and teacher training center that helps people of all sizes find true acceptance and freedom, both on and off the mat.
Anna is the author of Curvy Yoga: Love Yourself & Your Body a Little More Each Day as well as the co-editor of Yoga and Body Image: 25 Personal Stories About Beauty, Bravery & Loving Your Body.
Anna and Curvy Yoga have been featured online and in print in The New York Times, The Washington Post, US News & World Report, Yoga International, Yoga Journal, and many more.
In this episode, Anna talks about body acceptance: what it is, what her journey has been like, and how to actually move toward a more accepting place within your own skin. She shares her history with dieting and the 65 different diets she tried before finally choosing a different path, and we talk about shame, stigma, how your body image can impact your marriage and relationships, and the fact that change is hard and messy in real life.
We also talk about business, and Anna shares about the time she had to close her yoga studio after only a year because it wasn't profitable enough, among other honest stories.
This entire conversation is a deep well of truth, and I so appreciate Anna's openness. I hope you love our chat as much as I did!
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Website // Twitter // Facebook // Instagram
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Books, Resources & People Mentioned
- Lip Venom
- 10% Happier, by Dan Harris
- Sarah Von Bargen (season 4 guest)
- Melissa Cassera (season 2 guest)
- The Light of the World, by Elizabeth Alexander
- Our Souls At Night, by Kent Haruf
- Traveling Mercies, by Anne Lamott
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