Body Mindful Yoga: Create a Powerful and Affirming Relationship with Your Body - Softcover

Butera PhD, Robert; Kreatsoulas PhD, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738756733 ISBN 13: 9780738756738

Publisher: Llewellyn Publications, 2018

Synopsis

Deepen Your Relationship with Your Body

Transform negative words, thoughts, and beliefs into personal empowerment with the unique approach found in Body Mindful Yoga. Combining insightful Yoga philosophies and simple Yoga practices with the power of language to improve body image, this book's inspiring guidance will empower you to move through the world with an attitude that radiates self-confidence.

Open your eyes to how words affect your body image using four Body Mindful steps: Listen, Learn, Love, and Live. These steps lead to amazing insights through practical techniques, hands-on exercises, and yoga practices. The latter two steps encourage active practice as you improve your inner dialogue and your interactions with others. You will also learn how to apply the teachings and yoga practices of this book to your daily life and continue your personal Body Mindful Yoga journey.

 

About this title

About the Author:

RobertButera, MDiv, PhD (Devon, PA), founded YogaLife Institute in Pennsylvania, where he trains yoga teachers and Comprehensive Yoga Therapists. Robert's PhD at CA Institute of Integral Studies focused on Yoga Therapy. He authored The Pure Heart of Yoga (2009), Meditation for YourLife (2012), and Yoga Therapy for Stress and Anxiety (2015). Visit him at YogaLifeInstitute.com.
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Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD (Collegeville, PA), is a certified yoga therapist and inspirational speaker. She presents, writes, and leads workshops and retreats on eating disorder recovery and body image. She also provides yoga therapy via phone or online and from YogaLife Institute in Wayne, PA. Visit her at ChimeYogaTherapy.com.

Review:

"Body Mindful Yoga is an excellent tool in the journey of getting to know yourself. Yoga is the art and science of self-studyand this book helps along the path to greater self-awareness. Peace within canonly foster peace without." -Dianne Bondy, E-RYT 500, creator of Yoga For All OnlineTraining

"Body Mindful Yoga offers a fresh and important perspective withdepth and clarity. Liberate yourself and claim your full potential with thisstellar method of making friends with your body. This self-loving study of yourbody's story opens doors to confidence, compassion, insight, andpersonal/societal evolution. I highly recommend this book for yoga teachers and therapists, health professionals, and anyone who wishes to discover more abouthaving a nurturing relationship with the body. The exploratory exercises andconcrete steps support you in learning to listen to your authentic voice andaffirm the truth of the body you're in!"
-Erin Byron, Registered Psychotherapist and author of Yoga for the Creative Soul

"From challenging social media "thinspiration,""bikini bodies," and "yoga selfies" to creating food neutrality, internal validation,and your own body mindful slogans, this book is full of empowerment. I wouldhighly recommend it to anyone recovering from body hatred, as well as thosewanting to cultivate a mindful, compassionate, and empowered relationship withtheir body and the wisdom it holds within." -Dr Linda Shanti McCabe, PsyD, author of The Recovery Mama's Guide To Maintaining Your Eating Disorder Recovery During Pregnancy and Postpartum 

"The patience to listento your own inner voice is a rare habit. But why? Jennifer and Bob help usexamine and befriend the parts of us that are silent, loud, unmet orunrequited. This book empowers anyone to build a conscientious bridge to escorttheir inner worth towards stronger and brighter social bonds."
-Jill Miller, authorof The Roll Model, Creator of Yoga Tune Up® 

"In Body Mindful Yoga, Kreatsoulas and Butera help us see the universe of language thatexists within each of us, and how the ways in which we speak silently butcontinuously to ourselves create our unique body-related thoughts, feelings,and behaviors. By looking more deeply at the words we use internally andexternally and offering thoughtful contemplations, they guide us to transformour self-talk to be compassionate, nurturing, and ultimately loving." 
-Jenna Hollenstein, MS,RDN, author of Eat to Love

About this edition

• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0738756733
• ISBN 13: 9780738756738
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240