This week I invited a guest onto the podcast who I met through the Yoga for Eating Disorders community. Heather McCornack is a yoga teacher who specializes in teaching people in eating disorder recovery, trauma recovery, and chair yoga for seniors. She is on the teaching faculty at Yoga for Eating Disorders. Heather also has a master’s degree in voice and has spent many years in musical theatre and teaching voice. This education and experience led her to study breath with Jill Miller, founder of Yoga TuneUp. She offers workshops to yoga teachers and students on the use of breath to soothe the nervous system and support overall well-being. She shares her journey from a rigorous, alignment-based introduction to yoga to a gentler, introspective practice and how that supported her in healing her relationship with her body.
What you’ll learn in the episode:
- How diet culture has infiltrated the yoga space
- The difference between mainstream yoga and trauma-informed yoga
- How to use the breath as a gateway to embodiment
You can learn more about Heather and her offerings at https://www.aromasandavocados.com/
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I wanted to air this episode before hosting my upcoming Innately Worthy coaching + yoga practice to provide some awareness of how perfectionism and striving have no place on our yoga mat.
