Every Body Yoga Quotes

“At what point would you finally say, 'I've had enough of hating my body.”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body

“...it's most important to accept that your yoga poses may not look like everyone else's. That's okay. Just adapt the poses to your current state of being.”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body

“Yoga is for everybody and EVERY BODY. You don’t have to be thin and you don’t have to be fat. You don’t have to be a specific color or commit to a specific diet. You don’t have to earn (or have access to) a certain amount of money. You don’t have to embody anything other than your truest and most honest self in order to practice yoga. You don’t have to omit the sadness, the anger, and all of the other “ugly” emotions that flavor our lives. You don’t have to be anyone other than yourself. And I think it’s high time that someone shouted it loud enough so everyone can hear.”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body.

“I wrote this book for every fat person, every old person, and every exceptionally short person. I wrote it for every person who has called themselves ugly and every person who can’t accept their beauty. I wrote it for every person who is self-conscious about their body. I wrote it for every human being who struggles to find happiness on a daily basis, and for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by the mere act of being alive. I’ve been there. We all have. Yoga”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body.

“Brahmacharya: chastity is about trying not to use sex and the love of others as a path toward self-love”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body

“In retrospect, all of these experiences directly point to a need for some kind of yoga. And not as an exercise routine, but as a way to stop acting like my own worst enemy. It only took me the greater portion of three decades to figure that out. My practice helps me transcend the all-consuming nonsense of daily life. It allows me to step outside of my mundane fears, endless obsessions, and senseless anger.”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body.

“By speaking of ourselves in a positive and affirmative fashion and finding ways to eradicate self-hate, by speaking kindly about ourselves and those around us, we can foster a sense of love and compassion powerful enough to restructure our society’s entire perspective of “body love.”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body.

“My first yoga experience was hell on earth. Are you hearing me? HELL. ON. EARTH.”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body.

“A true practitioner walks the eight-limbed path until their final breath.”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body.

“The fuckery never ends.”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body

“Usually, I practice poses in this order: standing, balance, hamstrings and core), hips, backbends, and restorative—however, don’t be afraid to mix”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body.

“And it’s because yoga is NOT just exercise—it’s a life path. And if you allow it, the yogic path will envelop every moment of your life—every breath, every interaction, every gaze, and every thought.”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body.

“As much as social media has given me, it shouldn’t be the only source of inspiration for people who don’t fit the typical yoga mold. That’s why I wrote this book. Because all yoga bodies deserve to be represented in print, not just those that are slender, female, and white.”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body.

“In the summer of 2012, I was an unemployed grad-school dropout and relatively new to yoga. I enjoyed going to classes, but like many other yoga students who look “different,” I always left the studio feeling a vague sense of discrimination at the hands of my teachers and fellow students.”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body.

“- The key to holding your downward dogs without wanting to kill yourself and your yoga instructor? CLAW THE MAY. Plug into your fingertips and knuckles when you step into the pose - this will create a kind of suction cup in the palm of your hand that will protect your wrist and be much more comfortable overall. This grip will allow you to balance the weight of your body between both your top and bottom halves, as opposed to bearing the full weight of your body into one joint.”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body