negative body image Archives – Elisa Malinverni

14 September 2022 — 4 Comments

Ich, Yogalehrerin mit Essstörung

Wir können nicht aus unserer Haut raus. Unsere Gesellschaft und Kultur ist von Fatphobia (panische Angst vor Übergewicht) geprägt. Schlankheit steht nicht nur in Verbindung mit Schönheit. Einer übergewichtigen Person sprechen wir sofort Qualitäten wie Selbstdisziplin, Zuverlässigkeit, sogar Intelligenz ab. Kein Wunder sind wir deswegen auch mit uns selbst so streng.

24 December 2021 — No Comments

I touch myself. Do you?

Especially for women, but for everybody really, it’s imperative that we check in with our bodies. By the way, with our minds as well. How is that going to happen if we don’t have a way of establishing contact? Whether we do it digitally, visually or by cultivating a regular physical or mindfulness practice, we must enter communication with our body - all parts of it. How else will we notice changes? How else can we become literate in the language of our body and intimate with ourselves?

5 January 2021 — No Comments

How to create lasting good habits

New year, new beginnings. We commit to eating better, drinking less, working out more... But how do we keep it up for longer than a few weeks? There are a few key points to establishing healthy habits and replacing bad ones and making sure they last.

7 December 2020 — No Comments

Five simple tools to prevent relapse during the pandemic

The pandemic is a catalyzer. Old demons resurface and are magnified. Here's how simple yoga tools can help with getting out of your head and stopping the downward spiral.