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Jessamyn Stanley and her new book., Every Body Yoga.
Author Breaks Yoga Stereotypes
Search for the term yoga on-
line—the results display an end-
less scroll of slender young white
women. It’s easy to see how
someone who doesn’t fit that mold
might feel alienated.
That’s how Jessamyn Stanley of
Durham, N.C., felt when she first
tried yoga. It was only through start-
ing a home yoga practice and post-
ing images of her progress on Insta-
gram that she found acceptance.
Today, Stanley is so much more
than simply a yoga instructor. She
is a pioneering body-positive ac-
tivist who advocates for having
room on the mat for bodies of all
sizes, colors and gender expres-
sions. And she is the author of
“Every Body Yoga,” a brilliant
new yoga book that breaks all the
stereotypes.
Stanley’s approach to modern
yoga centers on the truth that yoga
isn’t about how one looks, but
how one feels. To that end, her
own deeply personal memoir is
woven throughout the easy-to-fol-
low instructions to 50 basic yoga
poses and 10 sequences to practice
at home, all photographed in full
color. Available at booksellers na-
tionwide.
Award-winning
soul, blues and
R&B vocalist,
harmonicist and
songwriter Curtis
Salgado will kick
off Vancouver’s
summer series of
free concerts on
Thursday, July 6
at Esther Short
Park in downtown
Vancouver.
Summer Concerts and Movies
Blues singer
kicks off
Vancouver series
The city of Vancouver presents
another summer of free concerts
and moves at locations throughout
the city beginning this week.
Award-winning soul, blues
and R&B vocalist, harmonicist
and songwriter Curtis Salgado
will kick off the Thursday night
concert series “Six to Sunset” at
Easter Short Park in downtown
Vancouver on Thursday, July 6 at
6 p.m.
A series of Wednesday
“Noon” concerts at Esther Short
Park also debut this week and
will take place each week at the
same time through Aug. 9. In
addition, “Sunday Sounds” con-
certs will take place each Sunday
night, beginning July 9 and con-
tinuing through Aug. 13, from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m. at Columbia Tech
Center Park at Southeast Se-
quoia Circle and Southeast Tech
Center Drive.
“Friday Night Movies in the
Park” start Friday, July 7 and con-
tinue through Aug. 1 at various
parks throughout Vancouver. The
pre-movie activities start at 7 p.m.
and the movies start at dusk.
Food vendors will offer a wide
selection of meals, snacks and
beverages at all the concerts and
movies. Blankets and sand chairs
are recommended. Barbeques,
smoking and alcohol are prohib-
ited, except in designated areas.
Dogs on a leash are welcome.
For complete details on all the
summer activities, visit cityofvan-
couver.us/events.
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