I-Uncensored Take On ka-Jessamyn Stanley Thatha i-Fat Yoga ne-Body Positive Movement

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Besingabalandeli abakhulu bomfundisi we-yoga kanye nesishoshovu se-body pos u-Jessamyn Stanley kusukela aqala ukudweba izihloko zezindaba ngasekuqaleni konyaka odlule. Kusukela lapho, uthathe umhlaba we-Instagram ne-yoga ngesivunguvungu-futhi manje usenabalandeli abathembekile abangabalandeli abayi-168,000 nokubala. Futhi njengoba sisanda kufunda kusethi naye (phakathi kwezitembu zakhe ehamba emhlabeni wonke efundisa i-yoga!), Kumayelana nokuningi kakhulu kunezimo ezinhle ku-Instagram. (Yize kunjalo, ama-handstand akhe ahlaba umxhwele kakhulu.) Ngaphandle kokuthandwa nabalandeli, indlela yakhe yokwenza i-yoga, kanye nokuthatha kwakhe izihloko ezinjengokuthi umzimba ulungile, 'i-fat fat,' kanye nezinkolelo zendabuko ezungeze 'umzimba we-yoga' nendlela yokuphila ngokuphelele kuyaqabula futhi kuvule ingqondo. Yazi le 'femme fat' ehlonishwayo kanye 'nomthandi womculo we-yoga,' futhi ulungiselele ukuthandana naye kakhulu. (Qiniseka ukuthi ubheka uJessamyn namanye ama-badass anika amandla abesifazane kugalari yethu ye- # LoveMyShape.)

Umumo: Igama 'amanoni' elinye olisebenzisela ukuzikhomba kuwo wonke amapulatifomu akho aku-inthanethi. Buyini ubudlelwano bakho nalelo gama?

UJessamyn Stanley [JS]: Ngisebenzisa igama elithi fat ngoba ngokungananaziyo, kuningi kakhulu ukunganaki okwakhiwe ngalelo gama. Yinto eguqulwe yaba into elingana nesiphukuphuku, engenampilo, noma efana nokubiza umuntu ngesilo esingcolile. Futhi ngenxa yalokho akekho ofuna ukukuzwa. Uma ubiza umuntu ngokukhuluphala, kufana nokuthukwa kokugcina. Futhi kimi lokho kuyaxaka ngoba yisichasiso nje. Ngempela lisho ukuthi 'mkhulu'. Uma ngibheka igama elithi fat kusichazamazwi kungaba okunengqondo ngokuphelele ukubona isithombe sami eduze kwaso. Ngakho-ke, yini engalungile ngokusebenzisa lelo gama?

Noma kunjalo, ngiyaqikelela ukuthi ngingabizi abanye abantu ngamafutha ngoba abantu abaningi bancamela ukubizwa ngokuthi 'curvy' noma 'voluptuous' noma 'plus-size' noma yini. Lokho kuyilungelo labo, kepha ekugcineni, amagama anamandla amabi kuphela uma ubanika amandla amabi.

Umumo: Njengomuntu owamukela amalebula, ucabangani ngesigaba se-'fat yoga' nomkhuba? Ingabe lokhu kuyinto enhle ngokunyakaza komzimba okuhle?

JS: Ngithi 'fat fat' futhi kimi kufana nokuba, ngikhuluphele futhi ngizijwayeze i-yoga. Kwabanye abantu 'i-yoga enonile' kusho kuphela abantu abakhuluphele bangazijwayeza lesi sitayela se-yoga. Angiyena umuntu ohlukanisayo, kodwa abanye abantu bacabanga ukuthi kubalulekile ukuthi sibe nezinto zethu. Inkinga yami ngokulebula i-yoga enamafutha ukuthi kuguquka kube ngumqondo wokuthi kunezinhlobo ezithile kuphela ze-yoga abantu abakhuluphele abangazenza. Futhi uma ungenzi i-yoga enonile awuvunyelwe ukwenza i-yoga.

Emphakathini womzimba omuhle kanye nomphakathi we-yoga omuhle, kunabantu abaningi abavame ukucabanga ukuthi uma unomzimba omkhulu kunezinhlobo ezithile zokuma ongakwenza. Ngiqhamuke emakilasini lapho yonke inhlobo yomzimba yayikhona, hhayi abantu abakhuluphele nje kuphela. Futhi ngiphumelele kulawo makilasi futhi ngibona abanye abantu abanomzimba ophumelelayo bephumelela kulawo makilasi ngaso sonke isikhathi emhlabeni wonke. Akufanele neze kube nekilasi le-yoga lapho umuntu okhuluphele engena lapho ezwa sengathi akayena owabo. Kufanele ukwazi ukwenza konke kusuka ku-forrest yoga kuya ku-yoga yasemoyeni kuya ku-jivamukti kuya ku-vinyasa, noma ngabe kuyini. Udinga ukupholisa ngokwanele nawe futhi ungazizwa uthanda awu, awazi, abantu abayishumi abakhuluphele lapha ngakho angikwazi ukukwenza noma, uthisha akakhuluphali ngakho angikwazi ukukwenza. Lolo hlobo lomqondo lwenzeka lapho ulebula. Uyazikhawulela futhi ukhawulela abanye abantu.

Umumo: Ukhulume ngokuthi ukuba ngumuntu okhudlwana emzimbeni kuyithuluzi elibaluleke kangakanani kwi-yoga. Ungakwazi ukwenaba?

JS: Into enkulu ukuthi abantu ababoni ukuthi imizimba yethu-zonke lezi zingcezu ezincane-zixhumene futhi udinga ukuzibona njengomuntu obumbene. Ngaphambi kokuba ngiqale ukuthwebula umkhuba wami, bengizonda izingxenye ezihlukene zomzimba wami, ikakhulukazi isisu sami ngoba bekulokhu kukhulu kakhulu. Izingalo zami ziyabhakuza, amathanga ami makhulu kakhulu. Ngakho-ke ucabanga ukuthi, 'Impilo yami ibizoba ngcono kakhulu ukube isisu sami besisincane' noma 'bengizokwenza le pose kangcono kakhulu ukube benginamathanga amancane'. Ucabanga kanjalo isikhathi eside bese uyaqaphela, ikakhulukazi njengoba uqala ukuzithwebula, lokho Linda, isisu sami singaba sikhulu, kepha yingxenye enkulu yalokhu okwenzeka lapha. Ikhona kakhulu. Futhi ngidinga ukukuhlonipha lokho. Ngeke ngikwazi ukuhlala lapha ngibe njengaye, 'Ngifisa sengathi umzimba wami uhlukile.' Konke kungahluka, kuzohluka. Uma ukwamukela lokho ungakwemukela amandla izitho zakho zomzimba ezikunikeza zona empeleni.

Nginamathanga aminyene ngokweqile, okusho ukuthi nginezinto eziningi zokubamba ezizungeze imisipha yami lapho ngimi ezimeni ezinde. Ngakho-ke ekugcineni uma ngicabanga ukuthi 'O Nkulunkulu wami kuyasha kuyasha kuyasha,' bese ngicabanga, 'Kulungile, ngicabanga ukuthi kushisa amanoni ahlezi phezu kwemisipha futhi ukahle. Une-insulation lapho, kulungile!' Yizinto ezinje. Uma ungumuntu okhudlwana ngokomzimba, izimo eziningi zingaba yisihogo. Isibonelo, uma unesisu esiningi namabele amaningi, futhi ufika endaweni yengane, kungase kube nomthelela omkhulu phansi, futhi kuvele kuzwakale njengephupho elibi ukuba lapho. Kodwa uma ubeka i-bolster ngaphansi kwakho, uvele uzenzele isikhala esincane. Kumayelana nokulunga ngalokho futhi ungasho ukuthi, 'Nkulunkulu, ukube bengingenjalo amafutha, Ngingakujabulela kakhulu lokhu. ' Lokho akuyona neze into. Kunabantu abanemizimba emincane kakhulu abangayithandi nayo. Thola indlela yokukujabulela namuhla.

Umumo: Ukhulume ngokuthi "umzimba ojwayelekile we-yoga" ulimaza kanjani. Ngabe lokho okwenzayo kusebenza kanjani ukuguqula lezo zinkolelo zendabuko emakhanda azo?

JS: Kungaphezu komzimba nje, yiyona ndlela yokuphila yonke ehambisana nakho - kungumbono weLululemon-ukuyothenga, ukuya ezitudiyo ngaso sonke isikhathi, ukuqhubeka nokuhlehla, ukuba I-Yoga Journal owesifazane obhalisile. Kwakha lo mqondo wokuthi impilo yakho injani kungenzeka kube ngokuphambene nalokho okuyikho. Kungukufisa nje. Baningi kakhulu abantu abanjalo ku-Instagram njengamanje. Bakha umbono ongekho. Kufana nokuthi, Impilo yami yinhle kakhulu futhi neyakho ingaba njalo uma wenza x, y, z, izinto. Ngikule ndawo, ngifuna ukuhlala impilo yami futhi ngilunge usuku nosuku, futhi lokho kusho ukwamukela ukuthi akuyona yonke into ngempilo yami ephelele, noma enhle. Kukhona imiphetho enzima kakhulu empilweni yami. Ngingumuntu oyimfihlo, kepha ngangokuthi ngikwazi ukukhombisa lezo zinto kwabanye abantu, ngifuna ukukwenza. Ngoba udinga ukubona ukuthi indlela yokuphila ye-yoga konke indlela yokuphila. (Lapha, okuningi kokuthi kungani umlingiswa 'we-yoga body' uyi-BS.)

Umumo: Ingabe usabhekana nokuhlanjalazwa komzimba njalo?

JS: Nakanjani. Amaphesenti ayi-100. Ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kuyenzeka kimi nasezigabeni zami ekhaya. Uma ngisekhaya, ngifundisa ikilasi langoLwesibili emini, futhi kunabafundi abaningi ababuyayo, bese kuba abantu abeza ngoba bengazi kwi-intanethi. Kepha-ke kukhona abanye abantu abeza nje ukuzokwenza i-yoga futhi abazi lutho ngami. Futhi ngikubona ebusweni babo lapho bengena futhi bangibona. Bafana, whaaaaat? Futhi-ke bafana nokuthi, 'Unguwe uthisha?' Futhi uma ngibatshela ukuthi yebo, uyabona lokhu kubukeka ebusweni babo. Futhi uyazi bayacabanga, izongifundisa kanjani le ntombazane ekhuluphele? Bengicabanga ukuthi ngizoya ku-yoga, bengicabanga ukuthi ngizoba nempilo, kodwa ulapha. Ungayibona. Futhi njalo ngumuntu ofanayo othi ekupheleni kwekilasi evuza izithukuthuku, abese ephephuka. Kodwa awukwazi ukucasuka, kufanele uqaphele ukuthi ngokuphila impilo yakho inomthelela kubantu. Ngakho-ke, akungikhathazi ukuthi abantu basangibandlulula.

Ngikubonile lokhu noValerie Sagin- biggalyoga ku-Instagram-obuye abe nguthisha we-yoga osayizi abakhulu nomngani wami omuhle. Uhlangabezana nokuhlazeka okuningi komzimba okuvela kubafundi, kwabanye othisha, nakubanikazi be studio. Mina noValerie, sithola lokhu ngoba siku-Inthanethi, ngakho-ke ekugcineni abantu bangabheka futhi bathi, 'O, ngimbonile enza into engenalutho.' Kufana nokuthi unephasiwedi eyimfihlo. Kepha akunjalo kuwo wonke umuntu. Ngizwile abafundi abaningi bengitshela izindaba zokuhlaziswa ngaphandle kwekilasi. Noma lapho uthisha engena khona athi, 'Kuzoba nzima ngempela uma ukhuluphele' futhi 'Uma ungaphilile, lokhu kuzoba nzima.' Kujwayelekile ngokuphelele emhlabeni we-yoga. Abantu abakwenzayo abakungabazi ngoba bacabanga ukuthi kuyinkinga yezempilo, futhi bacabanga ukuthi bakwenzela umusa.

Kepha ekugcineni kosuku, akunandaba ukuthi unezitho ezintathu kwezine kwezine zakho; akunandaba ukuthi ukhuluphele, mfushane, mude, owesilisa, owesifazane, noma uphakathi nendawo. Akukho kulokhu okubalulekile. Konke okubalulekile ukuthi singabantu futhi sizama ukuphefumula ndawonye.

Umumo: Ku-Instagram yakamuva, uzichaze njengomuntu "ononile ezigabeni zokubuyiselwa komzimba." Kusho ukuthini 'ukubuyisa' umzimba wakho?

JS: Empeleni yonke into—umsebenzi onawo, izingubo ozigqokayo, umuntu ojola naye—kuhlobene nendlela obonakala ngayo kwabanye abantu. Ngakho angikwazi ukuthi, 'Angisenandaba nalokho. Akukhathalekile kimi ukuthi umzimba wami ubukeka kanjani kwabanye abantu. Akuyona into.' Lokho kudinga ukuyibhala kabusha incwadi kwasekuqaleni. Ngakho-ke kimina-leso sisho owawukhuluma ngaso yilapho mina ngiseDubai ngidla ngase-pool-kusho ukuthi ngidla phambi kwabantu phambi kwabanye abantu. Leyo yinto abesifazane abaningi abangakhululekile ukuyenza. Kumayelana nokugqoka ibikini phambi kwabantu. Imayelana nokungakhathaleli izingubo engizigqokayo nokuthi zizobathinta kanjani abanye abantu. Kuyinqubo ende kakhulu futhi kukhona amajika, futhi kunezinsuku ezimbi nezinsuku ezinhle, futhi kushubile, kodwa i-yoga iyasiza ngalokho. Kukusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi konke kuzolunga ekugcineni kosuku.

Umumo: Nakuba kusobala ukuthi usemningi umsebenzi okufanele wenziwe, ungakhuluma ngenqubekelaphambili ezungeze umnyakazo omuhle womzimba? Ingabe imibono engaguquki ithuthukile ngisho nakancane?

JS: Ngicabanga ukuthi sekuthuthukile, kepha ukuzethemba komzimba kungumqondo odideke kakhulu. (Bheka: Is The Body Positive Movement All Talk?) Ngisabona abantu abaningi abacabanga ukuthi banesimo esihle somzimba, kodwa akunjalo ngempela. Futhi ngikhuluma ngabantu engibathandayo nengibahloniphayo njengothisha. Bathi, 'Wonke umuntu kufanele anethezeke ngaye uqobo,' kepha ekugcineni basho ukuthi izinkunzi ezifanayo ziphindaphinda inzuzo. Maqondana nalokhu, kuningi okusamele sikwenze. Kepha iqiniso lokuthi lokhu kuze kubhekwane nakho ngokukhipha okufana nalokhu Umumo kukhulu. Kuyinto eyodwa ukumemeza ku-ether ye-Intanethi, 'Wonke umuntu uzithande!', Kungenye into ngesitolo esifinyelela inani elikhulu labantu ukuthi, 'Le yinto okumele sikhathazeke ngayo.' Lokho, kimi, uphawu lokushintsha. Yebo, izinto zingaba ngcono kakhulu, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi unyaka kusuka manje, sizobheka emuva futhi sibone, wow, kwakuyisikhathi esihluke kakhulu emuva ngaleso sikhathi. Kube nezinyathelo eziningi ezincane, kodwa kuqhubeka kuze kube manje futhi sifinyelela abantu abaningi ngokoqobo kuwo wonke umhlaba.

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