Episode 17: The Rebellious Act of Loving Yourself

Shaping Sapiens

As a Kripalu Yoga instructor and somatic movement therapist, Janet Farnsworth is no stranger to the on-going war we have with our bodies — the constant barrage of voices that berate our imperfections, damning our “flaws” and holding us to the impossible societal standards of beauty and perfection. In her new book, Love Your Body, Janet shares how a sexual assault at an early age caused her to detach from her body for over 30 years, and how when she finally learned to come back to it, she discovered that in the very flesh we are taught to hate — resides the deepest truths of our humanity, and by rebelling against those voices in our heads, we can win the war and finally arrive home in ourselves once again.