by The Body Positive | May 1, 2018 | Stories
Connecting to Joy and Purpose through African Dance posted by Elizabeth Scott / May 1, 2018 I followed the sound of the pounding conga drums that echoed down the sidewalk and found myself in a large studio in the Santa Cruz Cultural Center where a circle of dancers...
by The Body Positive | Apr 11, 2018 | Stories
On Pain, Weight Gain, and Body Respect posted by Naomi Finkelstein / April 11, 2018 September, 2001: I am 18 and I start to experience pain in my outer shins during and after intense exercise. The doctor says it’s shin splints. It is the beginning of an ongoing...
by The Body Positive | Feb 7, 2018 | Stories
Choosing Love Over Fear posted by The Body Positive / February 7, 2018 When it comes to developing a peaceful relationship with our body, one of the major challenges we face is learning how to deal with the critical voice. This is the voice that chimes in to...
by The Body Positive | Jan 19, 2018 | News & Events
Where Self-Love Fits in the #MeToo Movement posted by Naomi Finkelstein / January 19, 2018 As I read the latest in the past year’s shockwave of unexpected celebrity human shortcomings (turns out Aziz Ansari is also not exempt from being inappropriately persistent and...
by The Body Positive | Nov 27, 2017 | Campus Programs
Giving Tuesday: Giving Back to our Communities posted by The Body Positive / November 27, 2017 In honor of Giving Tuesday, we reached out to our recently trained Be Body Positive Facilitators to hear about the impact that they are having in their communities. 20% of...
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