UJessamyn Stanley's Uncensored Thatha i-'Fat Yoga 'kunye noMzimba oMnandi

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Besingabalandeli abakhulu bomhlohli we-yoga kunye ne-body pos activist uJessamyn Stanley okoko waqala ukuzoba izihloko zeendaba ekuqaleni konyaka ophelileyo. Ukusukela ngoko, uthathe i-Instagram kunye nehlabathi le-yoga ngoqhwithela-kwaye ngoku unesiseko sabalandeli abathembekileyo abangama-168,000 kunye nokubala. Kwaye njengoko besisandula ukufunda kuseto kunye naye (phakathi kweendawo zakhe zokuhamba ehamba nohambo lokufundisa ngeyoga!), Imalunga nokunye okungaphaya kokuphola kwi-Instagram. (Nangona ewe, iindawo aziphetheyo ziyamangalisa kakhulu. Ukuhlaziya kunye nokuvula ingqondo. Yazi lo mntu ubhengeziweyo 'ungumfazi otyebileyo' kunye 'nomdlandla weyoga,' kwaye ulungiselele ukuthandana naye ngakumbi. (Qiniseka ukuba ujonge uJessamyn kunye nezinye iindlela zokuxhobisa abantu basetyhini kwigalari yethu ye- # LoveMyShape.)

Imilo: Igama 'amanqatha' lelinye olisebenzisayo ukuzichaza kuwo onke amaqonga akho kwi-Intanethi. Yintoni ubudlelwane bakho nelo gama?

UJessamyn Stanley [JS]: Ndisebenzisa igama ukutyeba kuba, xa ndithetha inyani, kukho indlela yokungakhathali eyakhelwe ecaleni kwelizwi. Yinto eguqulwe yalingana nesiyatha, engenampilo, okanye efana nokubiza umntu sisilo esingcolileyo. Kwaye ngenxa yokuba akukho mntu ufuna ukuyiva. Ukuba ubiza umntu otyebileyo, kufana nesithuko sokugqibela. Kwaye kum iyamangalisa kuba sisichazi nje. Ngokwenyani lithetha 'inkulu'. Ukuba ndikhangele igama lamafutha kwisichazi-magama kuya kuba sengqiqweni ngokupheleleyo ukubona ifoto yam ecaleni kwayo. Ke, yintoni ephosakeleyo ngokusebenzisa elo gama?

Nangona kunjalo, ndilumke kakhulu ukuba ndingabizi abanye abantu ukuba batyebile kuba abantu abaninzi bangathanda ukubizwa ngokuba 'yi-curvy' okanye 'i-voluptuous' okanye 'i-plus-size' okanye nantoni na. Lilungelo labo elo, kodwa ekugqibeleni, amagama anamandla angalunganga xa ubanika amandla amabi.

Imilo: Njengomntu owamkela iilebheli, ucinga ntoni ngodidi lwe 'yoga etyebileyo' kunye nentsingiselo? Ngaba le yinto elungileyo yokuhamba komzimba okuqinisekileyo?

JS: Ndithi 'i-yoga etyebileyo' kwaye kum ifana nokutyeba nokuziqhelanisa neyoga. Kwabanye abantu 'i-yoga enamafutha' ithetha kuphela Amanqatha abantu banokuziqhelanisa nale ndlela yeyoga. Andinguye owahlulayo, kodwa abanye abantu bacinga ukuba kubalulekile ukuba sibe nezinto zethu. Ingxaki yam ngokubhala i-yoga enamafutha kukuba ijika ibe yingcinga yokuba kukho kuphela iintlobo ezithile zeyoga ezinokwenziwa ngabantu abatyebileyo. Kwaye ukuba awuyenzi i-yoga enamanqatha awuvumelekanga ukwenza i-yoga.

Ngaphakathi kuluntu oluqinisekileyo lomzimba kunye noluntu oluqinisekileyo lomzimba weyoga, baninzi abantu abadla ngokucinga ukuba ukuba ukhulile emzimbeni kukho iintlobo ezithile zezinto onokuzenza. Ndangena eziklasini apho zonke iindidi zomzimba zazikhona, kungekhona nje abantu abatyebileyo. Kwaye ndiphumelele kwezo klasi kwaye ndibona abanye abantu abatyebileyo bephumelela kwezo klasi lonke ixesha kwihlabathi jikelele. Akufuneki kubekho iklasi yeyoga ethi umntu otyebileyo angene apho baziva bengengabo. Kuya kufuneka ukwazi ukwenza yonke into ukusuka kwi-yoga ye-forrest ukuya kwi-yoga esemoyeni ukuya kwi-jivamukti ukuya kwi-vinyasa, nokuba yeyiphi na. Kufuneka uphole ngokwaneleyo kunye nawe kwaye ungaziva ngathi Kulungile, akukho uyazi, abantu abalishumi abatyebileyo apha andinakuyenza okanye, Utitshala akatyebanga ngoko ke andikwazi kuyenza. Olo hlobo lwengqondo lwenzeka xa uleyibhile. Uyazikhawulela kwaye unciphisa nabanye abantu.

Imilo: Uthethile malunga nokuba ngumntu omkhulu kangakanani xa usisixhobo esibalulekileyo kwiyoga. Ngaba unokucacisa?

JS: Into enkulu kukuba abantu abayazi into yokuba imizimba yethu-zonke ezi zinto zincinci-zidityanisiwe kwaye kufuneka uzibone njengomntu odibeneyo. Ngaphambi kokuba ndiqale ukufota, ndandizonda kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zomzimba wam, ngakumbi isisu sam kuba sasisoloko sikhulu kakhulu. Iingalo zam zijikeleza, amathanga am makhulu kakhulu. Ke ucinga, 'Ubomi bam bungangcono kakhulu ukuba isisu sam besincinci' okanye 'ndinokuyenza le nto ngokungcono ukuba ndinamathanga amancinci'. Ucinga njalo ixesha elide kwaye ke uyaqonda, ngakumbi xa uqala ukufota ngokwakho, oko Yima, isisu sam sinokuba sikhulu, kodwa yinxalenye enkulu yento eyenzekayo apha. Ikho ngoku. Kwaye kufuneka ndiyhloniphe loo nto. Andikwazi ukuhlala apha ndibenje, 'Ndinqwenela ukuba umzimba wam wahlukile.' Yonke into ingahluka, iya kwahluka. Xa usamkela ukuba ungawamkela amandla omzimba wakho akunika wona.

Ndinamathanga angqingqwa ngokwenene, nto leyo ethetha ukuba ndinomqamelo omninzi apha kwizihlunu zam xa ndikwindawo ekudala imile. Ke ekugqibeleni ukuba ndicinga ukuba 'Owu thixo wam uyatsha iyatsha iyatsha,' ndicinga ukuba, 'Kulungile, ndicinga ukuba iyatshisa amanqatha ahleli ngaphezulu kwezihlunu kwaye ulungile. Unendawo yokugquma apho, kulungile! ' Yinto enjalo. Ukuba ungumntu onomzimba omkhulu, iindawo ezininzi zokuma zinokuba sisihogo. Umzekelo, ukuba unesisu esikhulu kunye namabele amaninzi, kwaye ufika kwindawo yomntwana, kunokubakho impembelelo enkulu emhlabeni, kwaye ivakalelwa nje njengephupha elibi ukuba libe khona. Kodwa ukuba ubeka i-bolster ngaphantsi kwakho, uzenzela indawo encinci ngakumbi. Imalunga nokuba ulungile kuloo nto kwaye ungatsho ukuthi, 'Thixo, ukuba bendingenjalo amafutha, Ndingakonwabela oku ngakumbi. ' Asiyonto ngenene leyo. Baninzi kakhulu abantu abancinci abonwabileyo nabo. Fumana indlela yokonwabela namhlanje.

Ubume: Uthethile ngendlela owonakalisa ngayo "umzimba weyoga". Wenza njani umsebenzi wokuba ujike ezo ntloko zesithethe kwiintloko zazo?

JS: Ingaphezulu komzimba nje, yindlela yokuphila yonke ehambelana nayo-yile ngcamango yokuthenga i-Lululemon, ukuya kwizitudiyo ngalo lonke ixesha, ukuya kwiindawo ezibalekayo, ukuba Ijenali yeYoga umrhumo umfazi. Idala le ngcamango yokuba yintoni ubomi bakho unako ngokuchasene nokuba yintoni. Yiminqweno nje. Baninzi abantu abanjeya kwi-Instagram ngoku. Bayila ingcamango engekhoyo. Kufana, Ubomi bam buhle kakhulu kwaye nobakho bunokuba njalo ukuba wenza x, y, z, izinto. Ndikule ndawo, ndifuna ukuphila ubomi bam kwaye ndilungile imihla ngemihla, kwaye oko kuthetha ukwamkela ukuba ayizizo zonke izinto zobomi bam ezigqibeleleyo, okanye ezintle. Kukho imiphetho emibi kakhulu ebomini bam. Ndingumntu wabucala, kodwa kangangoko ndinokubonisa abanye abantu ezo zinto, ndiyafuna. Kuba kufuneka ubone ukuba indlela yokuphila yeyoga injalo yonke Indlela yokuphila. (Apha, ngakumbi malunga nokuba kutheni i-'yoga body' stereotype yiBS.)

Ubume: Ngaba usajongana nehlazo lomzimba rhoqo?

JS: Ngokuqinisekileyo. 100 ekhulwini. Lonke ixesha. Iyenzeka kum nakwi class zam ekhaya. Xa ndisekhaya, ndifundisa iklasi yangoLwesibini emini, kwaye baninzi abafundi abaphindayo ababuyayo, emva koko abantu abeza kuba bendazi kwi-Intanethi. Kodwa ke kukho abantu abathile abeza nje ukuzokuzoba i-yoga kwaye abazi nto ngam. Kwaye ndiyibona ebusweni babo xa bengena baze bandibone. Banje, whaaaaat? Kwaye ke bafana, 'Ngaba ungutitshala?' Kwaye xa ndibaxelela ewe, uyayibona le mbonakalo yobuso babo. Kwaye uyazi ukuba bacinga, izondifundisa njani le ntombazana isidudla? Ndacinga ukuba ndiya kwiyoga, bendicinga ukuba ndiza kuphila, kodwa ulapha. Ungayibona. Kwaye isoloko inguye umntu othi ekugqibeleni eklasini akhuphe ukubila, aze aphephetheke. Kodwa awunakucaphuka, kufuneka uqaphele ukuba ngokuphila ubomi bakho bunefuthe ebantwini. Ngoko, ayindikhathazi ncam into yokuba abantu basandicalule.

Ndiye ndaqaphela oku kunye Valerie Sagin- biggalyoga on Instagram-ngubani kwakhona ubungakanani plus-ubungakanani utitshala yoga kunye nomhlobo olungileyo wam. Ufumana ihlazo lomzimba elininzi ngabafundi, abanye ootitshala, nakubanini-studio. Mna noValerie, siphumelela kuba sikwi-Intanethi, ngenxa yoko abantu banokujonga bathi, 'Oo, ndimbone esenza into engenanto.' Ingathi unephasiwedi eyimfihlo. Kodwa ayisiyiyo imeko yomntu wonke. Ndive abafundi abaninzi bendibalisela amabali malunga nokuhlaziswa ngaphandle kweklasi. Okanye apho utitshala engena khona athi, 'Kuza kuba nzima kakhulu ukuba utyebile' kwaye 'Ukuba awuphilanga, kuya kuba nzima.' Iqheleke ngokupheleleyo kwihlabathi leyoga. Abantu abayenzayo abayibuzi kuba becinga ukuba ngumba wezempilo, kwaye bacinga ukuba bakwenzela into elungileyo.

Kodwa ekupheleni kosuku, akunamsebenzi nokuba unamalungu amathathu kwamane kumalungu akho; ayinamsebenzi nokuba utyebile, umfutshane, umde, uyindoda, ulibhinqa, okanye uphakathi. Akukho nanye kuloo nto ibalulekileyo. Konke okubalulekileyo kukuba singabantu kwaye sizama ukuphefumla kunye.

Imilo: Kwiposti ye-Instagram yamva nje, uzichaze "njengomntu otyebileyo kwizigaba zokubuyiselwa komzimba." Kuthetha ukuthini 'ukubuyisa' umzimba wakho?

JS: Ngokoqobo yonke into-umsebenzi onawo, iimpahla ozinxibayo, umntu othandana naye-inxulumene nendlela obonakala ngayo emzimbeni kwabanye abantu. Ngoko andinakuthi, ‘Andisakhathali ngaloo nto. Ayinamsebenzi kum indlela umzimba wam okhangeleka ngayo kwabanye abantu. Ayisiyonto. ' Oko kufuna ukuba iphinde ibhalwe incwadi kwasekuqaleni. Ke kum-esi sicatshulwa ubuthetha ngaso kuxa ndiseDubai ndisitya echibini-oko kuthetha ukutya esidlangalaleni phambi kwabanye abantu. Yinto into eninzi yabasetyhini abangakhululekanga ukuyenza. Imalunga nokunxiba ibikini phambi kwabantu. Kukungazikhathaleli iimpahla endizinxibayo nendlela eziya kubachaphazela ngayo abanye abantu. Yinkqubo ende kakhulu kwaye kukho amagophe, kwaye kukho iintsuku ezimbi kunye neentsuku ezintle, kwaye zinamandla, kodwa i-yoga iyanceda kuloo nto. Kuyanceda ukuba uqaphele ukuba konke kuzakulunga ekupheleni kosuku.

Imilo: Ngelixa ngokucacileyo kukho itoni yomsebenzi ekufuneka wenziwe, ngaba ungathetha nenkqubela phambili ejikeleze intshukumo eyakhayo yomzimba? Ngaba ii-stereotypes ziphuculwe nokuba kuncinci?

JS: Ndicinga ukuba iphuculwe, kodwa ukomelela komzimba yinto edidekileyo. (Bona: Is The Body Positive Movement All Talk?) Ndisabona abantu abaninzi abacinga ukuba umzimba wabo une-positive, kodwa akunjalo ngokwenene. Kwaye ndithetha ngabantu endibathandayo nendibahloniphayo njengabafundisi-ntsapho. Bathi, 'Wonke umntu kufuneka azonwabise ngeziqu zakhe,' kodwa ekugqibeleni bathetha into efanayo ngokufumana inzuzo engaphaya. Ngokuphathelene noku, usemde umgama ekufuneka siwuhambile. Kodwa inyani yokuba oku kude kujongwane nayo njengemveliso efana nayo Ubume kukhulu. Yinto enye ukukhwaza kwi-ether ye-Intanethi, 'Wonke umntu uyazithanda!', yenye into kwi-outlet efikelela kwinani elikhulu labantu ukuba bathi, 'Le yinto ekufuneka siyixhalabele.' Oko, kum, luphawu lotshintsho. Ewe, izinto zinokuba ngcono kakhulu, kwaye ndicinga ukuba unyaka ukusuka ngoku, siza kujonga ngasemva kwaye siqonde, wow, yayilixesha elahlukileyo emva koko. Maninzi kakhulu amanyathelo, kodwa iyahamba ngoku kwaye sifikelela kubantu abaninzi ngokoqobo kwihlabathi liphela.

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