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Jan. 16, 2024

Body Autonomy Is Punk: Breaking Free From Disordered Eating

Body Autonomy Is Punk: Breaking Free From Disordered Eating
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Finding Harmony Podcast

This episode features Aimee Echo, a multifaceted Ashtanga yoga teacher, who specializes in body respect and yoga therapy. Aimee shares some of her personal stories from back in her punk rock days, on her way to becoming a well-respected yoga teacher.

With complete candor, she shares how she has struggled with body image and disordered eating off and on throughout her life and the steps she has taken to reframe her relationship with food and her body.

This episode deeply explores integrating yoga philosophy with personal well-being and how to step into radical self-acceptance.

  • Aimee Echo's adventures from Ozzfest to Ashtanga Yoga

  • The impact of yoga on body image and self-perception

  • Addressing and overcoming disordered eating through yoga therapy

  • The intersection of yoga philosophy and modern wellness practices

  • Strategies for cultivating body autonomy and respect

  • The role of mindfulness in eating and lifestyle choices

She is the creator of the Yoga of Food & Body Respect, a yoga therapy program for folks looking for recovery from disordered relationships with food and body.

She also sings in her dance rock band theSTART. 

  • "Yoga taught me that I am a guardian of my body, not its master or its critic." - Aimee Echo

Join Aimee Echo in her upcoming Yoga of Food & Body Respect program, starting at the end of January 2024. This recurring program is an opportunity for transformative growth and self-discovery in the realms of yoga, nutrition, and body respect.

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