Contents

Foreword by Dianne Bondy

Introduction

Part One:
YOGA, BODY IMAGE, AND SELF-WORTH

Rediscover,
Reconnect, and Repair:
A Lifelong Commitment

Lisa Diers

Perfectionism and My
Pathway to Yoga

Pia Guerrero

A Recovered Perfectionist

Robyn Baker

Saying Good-Bye
to the Inner Critic

Dr. Melissa Mercedes

Kriya Yoga—Living Yoga

Jivana Heyman

On Living Bold
and Discovering Your Power

Dr. Jenny Copeland

Part 1 Moving Inward & Upward

Part Two:
HEALING THE BODY AND MIND THROUGH PRACTICE

Finding the Right Fit:
A Journey to Self-Acceptance

Tiina Veer

Sparkle Girl

Dr. Beth Berila

The Expert Within

Kimber Simpkins

Evolving Addiction

Elena Brower

Rebirth & Reconnection:
My Journey with Cancer

Dana Byerlee

Dragons and Other Demons

Jodi Strock

Part 2 Moving Inward & Upward

Part Three:
YOGA FOR EVERY BODY AND EVERY ONE

Take Up Space and Be Seen

Gwen Soffer

Learning to Love the Whole

Jacoby Ballard

Instagram, Yoga, and Learning
to Love My Big, Black Body

Jessamyn Stanley

Whose Yoga Is It Anyway?:
An Indian American’s
Adventures in YogaLand

Lakshmi Nair

The Rapunzel Game

Dr. Sabrina Strings

So We Can Breathe

Chanelle John

Part 3 Moving Inward & Upward

Part Four:
CHALLENGING EXCLUSIVITY AND CREATING SPACE

Yoga and the Pre-Baby Body

Suzannah Neufeld

Never the Perfect Body

Dana A. Smith

How I (Didn’t) Get a
Yoga Body in 21 Days

Roseanne Harvey

Privilege Makes
the World Go Round

Lauren Eckstrom

Focusing on Ability
in Dis-Ability of Yoga

Elizabeth Wojtowicz

Part 4 Moving Inward & Upward

Part Five:
IGNITING YOUR INNER YOGA RENEGADE

Finding Refuge on the Yoga Mat:
How Modern Practitioners
Need to Say No To Our Culture
and Yes to Ourselves

Dr. Judith Hanson Lasater

#Selfie@Sixty

Cyndi Lee

Combating Weapons
of Mass Perfection

Sarit Z Rogers

Yoga Girl: Living Authentically
in the Social Media World,
an Interview with
Rachel Brathen

Melanie Klein

From Body Issues to Bodyful

Pranidhi Varshney

Finding My Yoga Home

Zubin Shroff

Lessons Learned,
Lessons Taught

Dr. Gail Parker

Conclusion

Conclusion

Resources

Acknowledgments