Yoga Journal podcast,
The Yoga Show, host Lindsay Tucker heads out to Topanga, California to try a sacred cacao ceremony as part of Christine Olivia Hernandez’s Maltyox Method, a gratitude celebration for clearing the mind, opening the heart, and strengthening the body and soul.
The cacao bean, which was discovered by the Olmecs around 1500 BC, has been used by the Mayan and Aztect cultures for centuries as a sacred and ritualistic plant medicine.
Join Christine and Tucker as they talk about:
The power of gratitude
Reconnecting with Christine’s Mayan roots
And more!
Christine is a yoga teacher and writer of the book
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For decades, the practice of yoga has been co-opted by white America. This has led to a commodification of the practice of which the implications have been both harmful and far reaching. Yoga teacher and wellness consultant Anusha Wijeyakumar is one of the many voices calling to return the notion of yoga back to its roots and make the full practice accessible for anyone interested in learning the 8 limbs in a way that’s respectful and non-appropriative.
Her new book,
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Shayla Stonechild started the Matriarch Movement two years ago to turn the tide on the mainstream narrative regarding Indigenous women that objectifies their bodies and their culture. What started as a social media platform to amplify the voices of Native women and create a community for sharing stories of empowerment, prosperity, and resilience has in two short years become a full-fledged non-profit hosting wellness workshops and retreats specifically for Indigenous youth who don’t often see themselves reflected in the wellness space.
“I realized there was a lack of representation for Indigenous women in the state of resilience and excellence,” Stonechild says. “We’re always deemed as missing, murdered, and vulnerable, and we’re always in a state of survival. And I thought, ‘The Matriarch Movement will be like a shift and a rise and a reclamation of who we are as Indigenous people, but specifically women. ”
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In the U.S., the FDA has only banned or restricted 11 toxic chemicals from cosmetics. Meanwhile, EU law bans more than 1,300 from things like makeup, toothpaste, and shampoo that are linked to cancer, genetic mutation, reproductive harm, and birth defects. That means it’s up to us to research what goes on our skin which is our largest organ and into our bodies. That’s where clean beauty expert Beth Walker comes in.
Beth is a highly respected makeup artist and
Yoga Journal’s resident artist for cover shoots. While attending holistic esthetician school and working at natural wellness boutique Pharmica, in 2014 Beth met some of the