Monday Mindset With Isha Warriors
Welcome! Start each week with positive, empowering thoughts and create a future you will love to live. Alli Louthain is an experienced motivational speaker and founder of ISHA WARRIORS; a one of a kind non profit organization dedicated to support mental health, cultivate emotional resilience and develop physical strength for teens all over the world through; focused yoga series accessible to all abilities, weekly empowering podcasts and social media content that edifies and elevates. At Isha Warriors you'll find Chair Yoga, Beginners Yoga, Restorative Yoga and All Levels Vinyasa; all taught by an instructor with two decades of experience. Go to www.ishawarriors.com for free resources and teen specific yoga series or check out free videos on our Youtube channel: YOGA FOR TEENS WITH ISHA WARRIORS and start feeling more peace in your life today. Listen in every Monday morning and let's enjoy this journey together!
Monday Mindset With Isha Warriors
Episode 115: Body Positivity Across Cultural Lines with Lone Bench Initiative Founder, Maryam Faisal (Body Positivity Series)
This is the 15th episode in our incredible Body Positivity Series. This life changing series will help you see, think and feel differently about your body. Listen to all the episodes and share them with the people you love! Support Alli Louthain in getting more of the Awesome out into the world! Share, Rate, Review or Subscribe to Monday Mindset With Isha Warriors!!
And start being proactive about how you think and feel about your body today!
The magic happens on the mat.
Learn more about 6 Week Body Positivity Yoga Series with Isha Warriors
Maryam Faisal, a proud Muslim and Pakistani American, is currently attending Rice University in Houston Texas. Maryam's own experiences with an eating disorder as well the experiences of those that recovered with her inspired her to found the Lone Bench Initiative, a 501c3 nonprofit working to make eating disorder treatment more accessible for Muslims.
Maryam hopes to bring eating disorder treatment access to even more people, while simultaneously breaking the stereotypes regarding people of color with eating disorders and eating disorders within religious communities.
https://www.lonebenchinitiative.org/
Other resources Maryam recommends:
For Muslim (and non-muslim, but faith-based) mental health resources, more broadly:
Body positive/Eating Disorders books:
More Than a Body by Lindsay and Lexie Kite
Sick Enough by Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani
The Self-Love Revolution: Radical Body Positivity for Girls of Color by Virgie Tovar, MA
Episode Footnotes:
- Problems with the current way insurances cover/don't cover eating disorder treatment.
- Unique challenges Muslims have with receiving treatment for disordered eating.
- Cultural stigmas of "who can have mental illnesses"
- Cultural ideology behind well intended statements that are toxic and need to change!
- The connection between eating disorders and suicide rates.
- How yoga helps you feel seen and is a reset.
Check out all our other episodes in our Body Positive series!
hugs,
Alli
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