Food, Yoga, and Self-Connection with Jessica Grosman

In this podcast episode, I talk with Jessica Grosman, an Anti-Diet Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Body-Inclusive Health Practitioner, and Yin Yoga Teacher. We discuss how both food and yoga can be avenues to self-connection, despite the pervasive messages of diet and fitness culture.

Jessica explains what an “anti-diet” dietitian is, and the evolution toward a healthy-at-every-size perspective. We talk about the unlearning it often takes for us to actually enjoy and celebrate food, and how yoga can help us accept ourselves as we are in the present moment.

Jessica also teaches classes specifically for people recovering from eating disorders, and we talk about why she thinks Yin Yoga might an especially helpful practice for these students. With its lack of fitness-focus, and emphasis upon gently exploring sensation, Yin Yoga (with a skilled guide) can be a powerful opportunity for re-embodiment.

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Resources we mentioned in the episode:

Yoga for Eating Disorders:  https://www.yoga4eatingdisorders.com

Compassionate & Mindful Yin Yoga (ED-friendly sample class with Jessica):  https://youtu.be/RXYOILfghaM

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To connect with Jessica, you can visit her website https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/  

or follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/withhealthandgratitude/

or Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/dietjessg

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To check out the upcoming livestream classes Addie mentioned at the top of the episode, visit movedtomeditate.yoga/livestream-classes

or the Moved To Meditate class library at movedtomeditate.com!