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Yogaland Podcast

Kathryn Budig: Body Positivity, Hard Work, & Aiming True

Yogaland Podcast

Andrea Ferretti

Yoga, Yogaland, Health & Fitness

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2016

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Kathryn Budig is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher and author known for her accessibility, humor, and ability to empower her students through her message, “aim true.” She is a warrior for self-acceptance, honesty, and helping her students and readers find 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, a deeply knowledgeable and adept teacher and practitioner, a compassionate friend, 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* The challenges she has with her own practiceShownotes: yogalandpodcast.com/episode6/

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0:16.2

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0:25.0

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0:30.0

Hey everyone, I'm Andrea Ferretti and this is episode six of Yoga Land.

0:34.8

On this episode I talked to Catherine Budig.

0:43.0

As I'm sure most of you know,

0:44.4

Catherine is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher

0:47.7

and she's just come out with her second book

0:49.8

which is called Aymn True.

0:52.2

When I first met Catherine about 10 years ago on a photo shoot that she was modeling for,

0:56.7

I was blown away by how strong she was and by how adept she was at all of the poses that we threw at her. And now a decade later, I'm equally

1:06.4

blown away by how Catherine has applied all that she's learned from yoga and put it into this

1:11.2

inspiring book. She's really honed her message and now focuses on helping people with self-acceptance

1:17.6

and with creating their own positive life story and their own positive health story

1:22.1

through her message of aiming true.

1:24.0

You can tell that the book is a labor of love and I was itching to talk to her about it as soon as I got it.

1:30.0

So in the course of our talk today, we discuss body image,

1:35.3

we talk about how she learned to cook,

1:37.3

her favorite and least favorite yoga poses,

1:40.1

and also her advice for navigating social media if you're just starting out as a yoga teacher.

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