Episode 6: Kathryn Budig – Body Positivity, Hard Work, & Aiming True

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Kathryn Budig doing backbend

Hello Yogaland!

On this episode I talk to Kathryn Budig. Kathryn (@kathrynbudig) is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher and she’s just come out with her second book, Aim True: Love Your Body Eat Without Fear Nourish Your Spirit and Discover True Balance.

I’ve known Kathryn for about a decade and she’s the real deal — a gem in the yoga world. She’s hard-working, deeply knowledgeable, an adept practitioner, a compassionate teacher, and a creative, funny soul. In the course of our talk she shared:

  • The story behind her “Aim True” message
  • The surprising pose that was out reach for her when she started practicing
  • Thoughts on body dysmorphia and creating healthier body image within the yoga community
  • The importance of honing your craft instead of focusing on popularity
  • Her favorite and least favorite yoga poses
  • How she came up with the term “meat suit”

And many more interesting tidbits. I hope you enjoy it.

“I get comments like, ‘Oh it’s so great to see you be so comfortable with your body.’ I’m a size 4. If my size 4 body is viewed as something that isn’t tiny in the yoga world, we’re doing something severely wrong.” — Kathryn Budig


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RECOMMENDED & RELATED LINKS
Kathryn’s Web Site
Kathryn’s talk on body image: I Am a Real Woman & So is Every Other Woman
Kathryn’s Aim True Yoga Sequence
Kathryn’s Go To Energy Bar Recipe
6 Steps to Create a Simple At-Home Yoga Practice

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE
Maty Ezraty
Jessamyn Stanley
‘Fat shaming’ doesn’t work, a new study says
Two studies link unhealthy weight to poor body image

MUSIC
Jahzzhar — Flutter
Ketsa — Milk
Nick Jaina — Don’t Come to Me

PHOTOS FROM KATHRYN’S BOOK! (THANKS, KATHRYN!)
{photos by Cheyenne Ellis Photography}
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Kathryn Budig doing backbend
Kathryn Budig and food, collage
Kathryn Budig doing backbend covered in paint, photographed from above

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Jason Crandell in Crow pose

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