Ep. 15 - Yoga is for Every BODY with Victoria Arklie

The Body and Food Freedom Podcast

DISCLAIMER: We talk specific eating disorder behaviours at 18:44-19:00. Feel free to fast forward.
What comes to your mind when you hear the word Yoga? Yoga is not only about physical fitness or expensive yoga outfits. Today, Vanessa Preston with her guest, Victoria Arklie will talk about yoga and its wonderful benefits. Yoga's incorporation of meditation and breathing can help improve a person's mental well-being. They will also discuss how the diet culture shows up in yoga spaces and idealizing thin, white, able-bodied "yoga bodies" harms us all. So let's shut down fat shaming and toxic diet culture in yoga spaces, once and for all. Stay tuned!

Here are the things to expect in the episode:

• What are the health benefits of yoga and how do people define it.
• Exploring the therapeutic effects of yoga and its ability to increase body peace.
• The importance of building and sustaining more diverse yoga spaces.
• How yoga facilitators help you to practice body neutrality.
• The role of the eight limbs in contemporary yoga practice.
• And many more!

About Victoria:

Victoria is a Melbourne based Yoga teacher offering online and in-person Yoga and meditation classes and workshops. Her intent is to offer participants space to build trust with their bodies. Her approach is body neutral and trauma-sensitive.

Outside of teaching Yoga Victoria works in Early Intervention Therapy with young people on the Autism Spectrum, and is Psychology at Deakin University.

Website: https://www.victoriaarklie.com/
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This podcast represents the opinions of Vanessa Preston and her guests to the show. Vanessa is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and abides by ethics of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). The content here should not be taken as medical or therapeutic advice. The content here is for informational purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions.