Yoga and Body Image Book

It is a great pleasure to announce that I will have a chapter in an upcoming book on Yoga and Body Image. This book is the brainchild of two extraordinary women Anna Guest-Jelley, and Melanie Klein.

They could have written the book themselves but they are…

  …fiercely committed to bringing together a diverse collection of voices that span across race/ethnicity, sexuality and sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, sex, class, age and size.

The book will arrive in 2014 and will feature a diverse range of contributors including:

• Vytas Baskauskas: Yoga teacher at Yoga Works and Bryan Kest’s Santa Power Yoga; Professor of Mathematics at Santa Monica College

• Dr. Audrey Bilger: Professor of Literature & Faculty Director of the Center for Writing & Public Discourse at Claremont McKenna College; Co-editor of Here Come the Brides! Reflections on Lesbian Love and Marriage; Author of Laughing Feminism: Subversive Comedy in Frances Burney, Maria Edgeworth, and Jane Austen

• Dianne Bondy: Yoga teacher, writer about yoga & diversity and founder of Eastside Yoga in Windsor, Ontario

• Seane Corn: Internationally celebrated yoga teacher, activist and co-founder of Off the Mat, Into the World

• Dr. Dawn Dalili: Naturopath, coach, mentor and yoga teacher

• Teo Drake: Queer yogi and spiritual activist

• Marianne Elliott: Human rights advocate, yoga teacher, creator of 30 Days of Yoga and author of Zen Under Fire: How I Found Peace in the Midst of War

• Dr. Sara Gottfried: Harvard-trained MD, yoga teacher and author of New York Times bestseller The Hormone Cure: Reclaim Balance, Sleep, Sex Drive & Vitality Naturally with The Gottfried Protocol

• Chelsea Jackson: Educator, yoga teacher and blogger for Chelsea Loves Yoga

• Dr. Kerrie Kauer: Asst. Professor of Sport Sociology at CSU Long Beach

• Bryan Kest: Founder of Power Yoga and international yoga teacher

• Kate Clere McIntyre: Director of Yogawoman

• Shana Meyerson: Founder of Mini Yogis® Yoga for Kids

• Rosie Molinary: Speaker, teacher and author of Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self Acceptance and Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image and Growing Up Latina

• Dr. Melody Moore: Clinical psychologist and founder of Embody Love

• Alanis Morissette: Grammy award winning singer/songwriter and activist

• Claire Mysko: Speaker, consultant and author of Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat? The Essential Guide to Loving Your Body Before and After Baby and You’re Amazing! A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self

• Nita Rubio: Priestess of the Tantric Dance of Feminine Power

• Linda Sparrowe: Editor of Yoga International and author of A Woman’s Book of Yoga and Health: A Lifelong Guide to Wellness (with Patricia Walden); Yoga for Healthy Bones; Yoga for Healthy Menstruation; and Yoga: A Yoga Journal Book

• Joni Yung: Executive producer and host at Yoga Chat with the Accidental Yogist and Associate Editor of LA Yoga Magazine