Below are select works that inform my philosophy of approaching bodies within the cultural framework and the systems of oppression we navigate.

“The distance we live from our bodies is the distance we live from our self, from our emotional reality. (…) Conscience, self-reflection, historical memory, imagination, compassion, intuition, energy, and a spiritual tuning are less accessible to us when our ability to feel has been pruned from us.” – The Art Of Somatic Coaching by Richard Strozzi-Heckler

“Trust yourself and what your body is telling you.” – Yoga Myths: what you need to learn and unlearn for a safe and healthy yoga practice by Judith Hanson Lasater, PhD

“Forget militant exercise. Just get active and feel the difference. Shift your focus to how it feels to move your body, rather than the calorie burning effect of exercise.” – Intuitive Eating – a revolutionary anti-diet approach by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN and Elyse Resch, MS, RDN

“So it’s important for all of us to be honest with ourselves when we are not experiencing what we are expecting. And if you conclude that a practice is not working for you – it’s not working for you!” – Yoga for Times of Change by Nina Zolotov

“Let go of fear, get on the mat, love your body.” – Every Body Yoga” by Jessamyn Stanley

“Dieting is the most potent political sedative in women’s history: a quietly mad population is a tractable one.” – Naomi Wolf (in Anti Diet by Christy Harrison)

“May there be a million wheelchairs, canes, service dogs, and mobility aids on every street. Let there be double seats for every fat body, and may every board room and decision making entity be brimming with young and old, Black, Brown, and transgender bodies.” – The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor