Research and experience tells us that in yoga teachers and practitioners, orthorexia may be the norm, rather than the exception.
SHOW NOTES:
- Food rules in yoga and wellness circles
- That moment when Amy was holding a can of beans thinking, “I can’t eat this!” - and she realised something was up
- How becoming a mum tipped the scales towards Amy’s recovery from orthorexia
- The study that showed 86% (yes, you read that right) of yoga teachers have orthorexic tendencies
- People come to yoga classes and teacher trainings with wounds
- Yoga teachers can be well-meaning and still disseminate dangerous nutrition advice to susceptible people
- When “everyone thinks they’re a nutrition expert” and the industry is not regulated
- Crazy shit yoga gurus tell their students about food: The Rajasic Girls in my first yoga teacher training, and coming back as a cockroach in your next life if you eat the wrong foods (WTF!)
- Intuitive eating for yogis to prevent disordered eating
- Self-compassion in orthorexia recovery
- “Your tissues hold your issues” - partaking in psychological therapy as part of a yoga teacher training
- Weird stuff that becomes normalised in yoga bubbles
- Accessibility and social justice issues – how can we make our yoga and nutrition services accessible and sustainable?
- Amy’s professional education journey, from health coach to masters degree in nutrition
- “Sugar free” mania in parents, and raising kids who are competent, intuitive eaters
LINKS:
Where to find Amy:
www.curatednutrition.com and www.SOSStressRelief.com
Amy’s personal website, including art and music: www.amyreich.com
Facebook: Amy Reich - Curated Nutrition and Health Promotion
Resources mentioned:
Valera et al. (2014) Prevalence of orthorexia nervosa among ashtanga yoga practitioners: a pilot study. Eat Weight Disord. 2014 Dec;19(4):469-72.
“Everyone’s a Nutrition Expert” by Tara Leong
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
Learning opportunities:
Social justice and accessibility in yoga www.yogaalliance.org/New_RYS_Standards/The_Ethical_Commitment
Dianne Bondy https://diannebondyyoga.com
Lucy Aphramorhttps://lucyaphramor.com
Body Positive Australia www.bodypositiveaustralia.com.au
Trauma-informed yoga http://collectiveresilienceyoga.com
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