**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 ongoing 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 mental health issues.

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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This week Tamika and Ashley are flying solo and exploring the complexities of the Ego, the value of learning from an experienced teacher, and the downsides to assuming that “all folk are kinfolk”. They also discuss the idea that Peace is resilient and doesn’t require us to be in a particular Place to achieve it — rather it’s a state of being.

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In this episode, Tamika and Ashley welcome to the show welcome to the show the incomparable radiant rest queen, teacher and founder of Empowered Life Circle, Tracee Stanley.

Tracee Stanley is the author of the bestselling book Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity and The Luminous Self: Sacred Yogic Practices & Rituals to Remember Who You Are (Shambhala Publications). Tracee is the founder of Empowered Life Circle, a sacred community and portal of practices, rituals, and Tantric teachings inspired by more than 28 years of studentship in Sri Vidya Tantra and the teachings of the Himalayan Masters. As a post-lineage teacher, Tracee is devoted to sharing the wisdom of yoga nidra, rest, meditation, self-inquiry, nature as a teacher, and ancestor reverence. Tracee holds certificates from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Advanced Eco-Therapy, New Thinking, Best Practices, and Emerging Modalities and a certificate in Advanced Ecopsychology. Tracee is gifted in illuminating the magic and power found in liminal space and weaving devotion and practice into daily life. Learn more at traceestanley.com.

Tamika, Ashley and Tracee get candid about their personal experiences in the Yoga community and explore the concepts of radiant rest, self-care, and community engagement, particularly within the context of Black women and femmes.

Tracee also shares paradigm-shifting wisdom from her bestselling books Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity and The Luminous Self: Sacred Yogic Practices & Rituals to Remember Who You Are.

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Free yoga nidra practices with Tracee may be found here. Find all things Tracee Stanley at her website Traceestanley.com and on Instagram @tracee_stanley

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In this conversation with sound therapist and yoga educator, Shawn J. Moore, Tamika and Ashley delve into cultural identity, healing practices, and sound therapies while navigating exoticism, tokenism, and appropriation. They also discuss recontextualizing healing practices, and the importance of understanding the roles of representation, privilege, and intersectionality within the healing spaces.

Dive into this honest conversation to explore collective expansion, and self-actualization, and more.

Find all things Shawn Moore at his website ShawnJMoore.com and on Instagram.

Buy his new book, Sound is my Sanctuary to go beyond the surface of sound healing.

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How do we care deeply for ourselves when we're operating in an environment with oppression baked in? Tamika & Ashley discuss the 8 Types of Self Care as described by Scottsdale Recovery Center and how they've found self care practices that might help navigate problematic systems.

Read the article: https://scottsdalerecovery.com/embracing-holistic-self-care-8-types-of-self-care-for-lasting-wellness/#:~:text=By%20embracing%20the%20eight%20types,towards%20lasting%20wellness%20and%20sobriety.

In this episode, we discuss the masking and code-switching required to work in a studio. Can we show up as our full selves? If so, how do we navigate applying liberation philosophy to the realities of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ life?

In this episode, Tamika and Ashley discuss the ubiquitous predatory behavior in the Yoga community, which, mimics so many other spaces of trust in which power and position are at play. There is no discussion of explicit or specific behaviors, but if these topics are triggering, please be advised.

What does the wellness world look like when it's run by marketing departments and tech bros? In this episode, Tamika and Ashley discuss how the search engine optimization (getting found in Google) and social media are informing what we see, who teaches, and how wellness, specifically yoga, are being shifted into something nearly unrecognizable.