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441. The Path of Self-Acceptance

Almost 30

Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik

Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.54K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Ground-breaking yogi, author, and activist, Jessamyn Stanley, jams with K + L for another heart-opening conversation about “living life off the book.” For Jessamyn, that translates to consciously keeping check of what she is consuming on social media and how she positions herself in the public sphere as one of the only black, female business owners in the digital, yoga space.  She opens up about the loneliness that comes with responsibility and how she reconciles the darker elements of her life experience, from being bullied in childhood to how she processed being sexually assaulted amid a peak career “high.”  Black Female Business Owner & Author of "Yoke", Jessamyn Stanley, Joins Almost 30 Jessamyn Stanley brings a nuanced perspective to yoga as a successful, black female with a strong online presence rooted in body positivity, self-acceptance, and the transformative power of yoga.  Jessamyn Stanley Teaches Us About Living Life Off the Book When it Comes to Yoga & Social Media For a more in-depth dive into her courageous and beautiful spirit, be sure to read her new book, “Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance.” "From the moment you arrive on Earth, you're wearing a mask." - Jessamyn Stanley, Yoga Instructor and Body Activist We also talk about: What it means to “live off-book” Writing “Yoke” Healing and processing darkness  Believing in yourself and dealing with loneliness in the public space The pain of puberty Mindful consumption and navigating social media Wearing a mask   Upcoming adventures   Resources: Website: jessamynstanley.com Instagram: @mynameisjessamyn Download: “The Underbelly” Related content: “Jessamyn Stanley on How Yoga Will Strengthen You from the Inside Out + Why It Will Save the World” Find more to love at almost30.com! Join our community: almost30.com/membership facebook.com/Almost30podcast/groups Learn more: almost30.com/learn almost30.com/podcast-pro instagram.com/yourpodcastpro Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: almost30.com/disclaimer  This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:09.0

Almost 30. Welcome to the podcast. What's up. How are you guys? Good to have you glad you're here. It's

0:14.2

Flins and Christa. Welcome to the show. Welcome to the show. We have a good one today with Jess

0:19.7

and Ben Stanley who's been on the pod, I think two other times. She was one of the, we had her on

0:25.5

at your old apartment where we record on the floor.

0:28.7

They're probably in our first year of the show.

0:30.5

Yes.

0:31.5

Yeah, we've been fans of Jess Man for quite some time

0:33.7

and just seeing her through.

0:35.1

The first time we interviewed her,

0:36.5

she'd yet to write her first book.

0:38.7

And we talked to her about her first book.

0:40.7

And now she has another book out, Yoke,

0:43.7

which is just so incredible.

0:45.5

And it has that memoir feel,

0:47.5

but then also going more deeply into her Yoke practice

0:51.1

and the light and dark of Yoke,

0:52.5

and the integration of the light and dark.

0:55.5

And it was just really really good to catch up with her.

0:57.8

Yeah, it was so much fun.

0:58.8

I can't wait for you guys to listen.

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