ROBERT BUTERA, PhD (Devon, PA) founded the YogaLife Institute in Pennsylvania, where he trains yoga and meditation teachers and yoga therapists. He publishes Yoga Living magazine and authored The Pure Heart of Yoga and Meditation for Your Life. www.YogaLifeInstitute.com JENNIFER KREATSOULAS, PhD (Elkins Park, PA) of Chime Yoga Therapy and a registered yoga teacher and therapist. She contributes monthly to several online publications and Yoga Living magazine. Jennifer is a cofounder of the Body Kindness Project and a partner of the Yoga and Body Image Coalition. www.ChimeYogaTherapy.com
In a world where image is everything, regarding your body with dignity and esteem can be difficult. Body Mindful Yoga can help you meet that challenge. --Discover Life A wonderful workbook that will lead anyone who has struggled with body image on a journey to healing and self compassion. A must read! --Melainie Rogers, MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S, founder and CEO of BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment Center Body Mindful Yoga engages the unspoken sentiments of heart, soul and mind so that they are no longer invisible. This helpful book is a gift to anyone seeking to enrich their relationship with self and body. --Jill Miller, author of The Roll Model and creator of Yoga Tune Up(R) This eminently practical book conveys advice for the cultivation of one's innate power, knowledge, dignity, and capacity to help others. -- Christopher Key Chapple, Director, Master of Arts in Yoga Studies and Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology, Loyola Marymount University Body Mindful Yoga is an excellent tool in the journey of getting to know yourself. --Dianne Bondy, E-RYT 500, creator of Yoga For All Online Training This book provides wellness committees, wellness coaches and executives more tools to support the culture of employee wellness. --Patricia A. Sullivan, PhD; Leadership and Wellness Coach, Patricia Sullivan, PhD, Consulting Body Mindful Yoga is a bridge to uproot the linguistic and physical injustices of systemic and historical oppression by helping readers forge a pathway to their true and authentic selves--a guidebook and roadmap to reclaim our body narratives. --Caroline Rothstein, writer, performer, and educator A must read for anyone trying to repair their relationship to their body or guiding others do so. --Lisa Diers, RDN, LD, E-RYT, Yoga Therapist, Founder of Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC I highly recommend this book for anyone who struggles with body image issues. --Kristen Butera, E-RYT500, C-IAYT, Author of Yoga Therapy: A Personalized Approach for Your Active Lifestyle I would highly recommend this book to anyone recovering from body hatred, as well as those wanting to cultivate a mindful, compassionate, and empowered relationship with their body. --Dr. Linda Shanti McCabe, PsyD, author of The Recovery Mama's Guide To Maintaining Your Eating Disorder Recovery During Pregnancy and Postpartum This book is a valuable source of insight, knowledge, and tools to reform your experience of life. --Brian Serven, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP Butera and Kreatsoulas have created something truly special: a catalyst for any person ready to reclaim their body image story and finally transform their relationship with their body. --Jenny Copeland, PsyD, yoga teacher and licensed psychologist Kreatsoulas and Butera help us see the universe of language that exists within each of us, and how the ways in which we speak silently but continuously to ourselves create our unique body-related thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. --Jenna Hollenstein, MS, RDN, author of Eat to Love The authors have done a masterful job describing how we can use language towards ourselves and others more mindfully to support a healthy self-image that can lead us to live more authentic lives. --Staffan Elgelid, PhD, PT, GCFP, C-IAYT, RYT 500, coauthor of Yoga Therapy for Stress and Anxiety This self-loving study of your body's story opens doors to confidence, compassion, insight, and personal/societal evolution. --Erin Byron, author of Yoga for the Creative Soul This book is engaging, accessible, and affirmative. --Metapsychology Online