In this between the seasons episode, Ashley and Tamika chat about practical application of yoga philosophy and TCM to navigate today's challenges, the changing body, and knowing when to STFU and mind your business.

References: Ayurveda, Five Element Theory from Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Nelly Furtado / Serena Williams drama, Buddhist concept of empathetic joy vs. jealousy, and John Kabat-Zinn's Wherever You Go, There You Are.

Ashley and Tamika sit down with priest and friend, Rev. Ryan Ashley to discuss how to take care of oneself in extraordinary, challenging times, especially when you're in the business of spaceholding for others.

Although Ryan spent some time at a small school called Princeton to explore and obtain her divinity degree, ​The Rev. Ryan Hawthorne is a lifelong Texan that revels in the great joy of raising Noelle, a super cool middle schooler. Ryan loves exploring ministry and theology on the edge and at the intersections of race, class, and gender/sexuality. In her free time Ryan enjoys exploring Houston and any activity involving water.

Books & authors mentioned: All About Love by Bell Hooks, the Parable series by Octavia E. Butler

**CONTENT WARNING** This episode of This Is Not Tea contains discussions of drug addiction, disordered eating and body dysmorphia. Please take care while listening.

This week, Ashley and Tamika are thrilled to welcome long-time friend and ally, Sarah Ezrin to the podcast! Sarah is a prominent figure in the yoga and wellness community, and author of the book ‘The Yoga of Parenting’.

In this conversation, Tamika and Ashley sit down with Sarah to find out what fueled Sarah with the necessary audacity to come out and talk openly about her unpolished life and mental health realities.

They also unpack some of the unfair weighted (literally) expectations placed on yoga teachers, what happens when they decide to challenge that expectation and how they’re combating the toxic body image messages that are rampant in Yogalandia.

Find all things Sarah Ezrin at her website SarahEzrinYoga.com and on Instagram @sarahezrinyoga

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