Writer and yoga teacher Ashley Paige shares how she sees diet culture and competition showing up in yoga spaces, and reminds us of the true purpose of yoga, which is compassionate self-awareness.

Learn how to let go of extremes and practice the yoga philosophy brahmacharya, or moderation in your eating disorder recovery. Enjoy reflection prompts and guided meditations on cultivating balance in your healing journey.

Guest contributor Maria Scrimenti believed that if she could make her body perfect, then she would score revenge on the boy that broke her heart. This mindset led her to an obsession with exercise and fitness, and later binge eating disorder and body dysmorphia. Here, Maria shares how, with the help of yoga and a commitment to living her values, she made peace with her body and resolved to respect herself.

Learn how to focus on sincere effort rather than perfection in your recovery. Enjoy reflection prompts, a yoga practice, and guided meditations on cultivating sincere effort in your healing journey.

Guest contributor Maz Connolly lived her life in the fast lane until several injuries and an anorexia relapse forced a full stop. In this moving blog, Maz shares how yoga helped her to slow down and meet the compassionate woman she has always been, but was too busy to recognize. She also shares why, even though the world is opening up, she continues to prioritize her well being by embracing a life of balance and restoration.

How do we forge a life beyond the eating disorder? One place to focus on is our values. In this post, get some ideas about how to value your dreams rather than your fears, and identify the personal values that you wish to cultivate and align with in your daily life.

Guest contributor Sarah DeCecco, LMSW, has had a complicated relationship with food since birth. Sarah shares her story of recovery and why today, as a mother, therapist, and yoga teacher and practitioner, self-compassion is the essential ingredient for her ability to thrive and hold space for herself and the people she helps.

Learn how to practice the yoga philosophy of satya, or truthfulness, in eating disorder recovery. Explore the reflection prompts and enjoy a yoga practice and guided meditation on cultivating truthfulness with yourself and others in your healing journey.

Guest contributor Niya Bajaj remembers students sitting at her grandfather’s feet as he lectured about the Bhagavad Gita and how her family life centered around yoga philosophy. Here, she movingly shares how trauma, disordered eating, and body dysmorphia sent her on a quest to create a healthy connection with her body through yoga and to draw on the roots of “generational wisdom” to continue to grow.