Jessica Grosman's guest appearances

Jessica Grosman

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast

BridgeMoms

Recovery Bites

Sunny Side Up Nutrition

Moved To Meditate Podcast

OwlTail

This week, Karin welcomes Jessica Grosman, MS, RD, LDN, RYT-500, Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Yoga Teacher, to the show for, "Dropping Into Your Body."Tune in for a discussion on the shift from disordered eating to an eating disorder, the challenges that arise when disengaging from dieting, identifying disordered eating in a diet-focused culture, how yoga is more than a physical practice, the importance of self-compassion, the BYB model, and more!Jessica Grosman, MS, RD, LDN, RYT-500 is an experienced weight-inclusive Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and Yoga Teacher. Her patient-focused nutrition therapy centers on helping individuals re-establish a comfortable connection with food and body, most often after years of living in Diet Culture. Jessica is a member of ASDAH and uses HAES principles in her compassionate care. Jessica is a faculty member of Yoga for Eating Disorders and Befriending Your Body Certified Professional; where she guides the virtual group recovery program helping individuals recover from the traumas of years of disordered eating behaviors. Passionate about disentangling Diet Culture from yoga, Jessica’s mission is to help practitioners preserve the sanctity of yoga.Click here to view Jessica’s offerings.Begin your healing journey with KLEDC

This week, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/karinlewisedc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karin</a> welcomes <a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Grosman, MS, RD, LDN, RYT-500</a>, Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and <a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/yoga-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yoga Teacher</a>, to the show for, "<a href="https://www.karinlewisedc.com/podcast/episode141" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dropping Into Your Body</a>."Tune in for a discussion on the shift from disordered eating to an eating disorder, the challenges that arise when disengaging from dieting, identifying disordered eating in a diet-focused culture, how yoga is more than a physical practice, the importance of <a href="https://www.google.com/url?cad=rja&amp;cd=&amp;esrc=s&amp;q=&amp;rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;uact=8&amp;url=http://www.befriendingyourbodyprogram.com/&amp;usg=AOvVaw2CrVFqyCkReYJyRYKpT_nh&amp;ved=2ahUKEwihgan434b-AhXtEVkFHZIcBDIQFnoECBAQAQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">self-compassion</a>, the <a href="https://www.befriendingyourbodyprogram.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BYB model</a>, and more!<a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Grosman, MS, RD, LDN, RYT-500</a> is an experienced weight-inclusive <a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/nutrition-therapy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Registered Dietitian</a>, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and <a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/yoga-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yoga Teacher</a>. Her patient-focused <a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/nutrition-therapy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nutrition therapy</a> centers on helping individuals re-establish a comfortable connection with food and body, most often after years of living in Diet Culture. Jessica is a member of <a href="https://asdah.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ASDAH</a> and uses <a href="https://haeshealthsheets.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HAES</a> principles in her compassionate care. Jessica is a faculty member of <a href="https://www.yoga4eatingdisorders.com/yoga-for-eating-disorders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yoga for Eating Disorders</a> and <a href="https://www.google.com/url?cad=rja&amp;cd=&amp;esrc=s&amp;q=&amp;rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;uact=8&amp;url=http://www.befriendingyourbodyprogram.com/&amp;usg=AOvVaw2CrVFqyCkReYJyRYKpT_nh&amp;ved=2ahUKEwihgan434b-AhXtEVkFHZIcBDIQFnoECBAQAQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Befriending Your Body</a> <a href="https://www.befriendingyourbodyprogram.com/bfyb-professional-certification-training" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Certified Professional</a>; where she guides the <a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/befriendingyourbody" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">virtual group recovery program</a> helping individuals recover from the traumas of years of disordered eating behaviors. Passionate about <a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/dietfreeyoga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">disentangling</a> <a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/dietfreeyoga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diet Culture from yoga</a>, Jessica’s mission is to help practitioners preserve the <a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/whatisyinyoga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sanctity of yoga</a>.Click <a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> to view Jessica’s offerings.<a href="https://kledc.clientsecure.me" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Begin your healing journey with KLEDC</a>

Dropping Into Your Body with Jessica Grosman, MS, RD, LDN, RYT-500

Elyssa Toomey

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 292: Diet Culture and Yoga with Jessica Grosman &amp; Elyssa Toomey   Description: Diet culture is becoming more and more pervasive in the yoga world. It can show up in hidden and deliberate ways, and it is causing harm to our yoga students and it can be dangerous. Elyssa Toomey and Jessica Grosman are experts at the intersection of yoga, food, diet, and nutrition and have insights to share on the topic.   Elyssa Toomey is a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Supervisor (CEDS-S), Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). She is an experienced anti-diet, Health at Every Size informed, weight-inclusive eating disorder dietitian who is passionate about helping people develop a peaceful relationship with food and their body. Elyssa specializes in helping clients heal from chronic dieting, disordered eating and eating disorders through 1:1 consultations and ongoing group and individual clinical supervision and case consultation.   Jessica Grosman is an Anti-Diet Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Weight-Inclusive Health Practitioner and Yoga Teacher. Her mission is to help people get comfortable and connected with their own body through food and yoga. Jessica believes that all people have the right to health, regardless of size or medical condition. As both a Registered Dietitian and a Yoga Teacher, Jessica is qualified to address and educate on the topic of diet culture in yoga.   Elyssa and Jessica share their take on how yoga teachers may be contributing to diet/wellness culture in yoga spaces, how we can identify harmful behaviors, and what we can do about it. They also give tips on how to create safer spaces for all bodies and to use yoga as a way to foster connection between body, mind, and breath. Elyssa and Jessica offer guidance on the role of yoga teachers in disrupting diet culture and when it is appropriate for us to refer our students for professional help.   Key Takeaways: [2:09] Shannon introduces her guests for this episode - Jessica Grosman &amp; Elyssa Toomey. [6:27] What do Jessica and Elyssa do and who do they do it for? [8:57] Where does diet culture show up in the yoga world and yoga spaces? [12:35] Jessica shares some examples of how yoga teachers may be perpetuating diet culture. [16:10] Jessica and Elyssa encourage us to question what we mean when we say "health" or "healthy". [18:53] How can yoga teachers who are not trained to speak about food, diet, or nutrition handle questions from students that buy into diet culture? [21:09] Jessica highlights the fact that anybody and everybody can practice yoga and yoga goes beyond asana. [22:05] Elyssa and Jessica are putting together a workshop about yoga and diet culture - Blurred Lines: The Harmful Intersection of Diet Culture &amp; Yoga. [25:21] We are all bombarded with diet culture messages from a very young age, so it can be difficult for us to break away from these thoughts. [27:53] What can we do when we see or encounter harmful messages in yoga spaces or online? [31:14] Social media can be dangerous in terms of the negative influence it can have but it is also possible to uplift and highlight the work of people doing beneficial things, [33:27] Jessica and Elyssa share their thoughts around how we can create safer spaces for all students. [36:44] We also need to pay attention to the language that we use when cueing poses or variations and modifications. [38:34] Shannon pops in to share a quick teaching tip. [41:54] What should yoga teachers do if they have students who may need to seek professional help? [48:17] Jessica and Elyssa leave us with some final thoughts around diet culture in yoga. [51:21] Find out more about Jessica and Elyssa on their websites or connect with them on social media. [53:53] Shannon shares her key takeaways from this interview with Jessica and Elyssa.   Links:  Jessica Grosman  Jessica Grosman on Instagram  Elyssa Toomey on Instagram “Blurred Lines: The Harmful Intersection of Diet Culture &amp; Yoga” Workshop with Jessica and Elyssa The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 048: Eating Disorder Education for Yoga Teachers with Tabitha Farrar The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 275: Kicked Out of a Yoga Class!? with Shannon Crow  Getting Started as A New Yoga Teacher with Shannon Crow - OfferingTree Webinar  Yoga for Pelvic Health: 3.5-Hour Online Workshop with Shannon  Yoga for Pelvic Health 6-Week Series with Shannon Crow Pelvic Health Professionals  Shannon Crow on Instagram  The Connected Yoga Teacher Facebook Group    Gratitude to our Sponsor, OfferingTree.   Quotes from this episode: "Diet culture is a piece of this overall wellness culture... It is so pervasive, it's in everything that we do." - Elyssa   "As teachers, there is this level of respect that our students have for us or they're looking to us for direction, not only the physical direction of where to place your feet on the mat, but also sort of that bigger life direction." - Elyssa   "The scope of practice for a yoga teacher does not include anything related to food, diet or nutrition." - Jessica   "Our bodies are to be lived in and not looked at." - Elyssa   "Our worth as individuals has nothing to do with our weight and has nothing to do with our size." - Elyssa   "Anybody can have an opinion about any subject but opinions are not facts and opinions are not knowledge." - Jessica

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 292: Diet Culture and Yoga with Jessica Grosman &amp; Elyssa Toomey Description: Diet culture is becoming more and more pervasive in the yoga world. It can show up in hidden and deliberate ways, and it is causing harm to our yoga students and it can be dangerous. Elyssa Toomey and Jessica Grosman are experts at the intersection of yoga, food, diet, and nutrition and have insights to share on the topic. Elyssa Toomey is a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Supervisor (CEDS-S), Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). She is an experienced anti-diet, Health at Every Size informed, weight-inclusive eating disorder dietitian who is passionate about helping people develop a peaceful relationship with food and their body. Elyssa specializes in helping clients heal from chronic dieting, disordered eating and eating disorders through 1:1 consultations and ongoing group and individual clinical supervision and case consultation. Jessica Grosman is an Anti-Diet Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Weight-Inclusive Health Practitioner and Yoga Teacher. Her mission is to help people get comfortable and connected with their own body through food and yoga. Jessica believes that all people have the right to health, regardless of size or medical condition. As both a Registered Dietitian and a Yoga Teacher, Jessica is qualified to address and educate on the topic of diet culture in yoga. Elyssa and Jessica share their take on how yoga teachers may be contributing to diet/wellness culture in yoga spaces, how we can identify harmful behaviors, and what we can do about it. They also give tips on how to create safer spaces for all bodies and to use yoga as a way to foster connection between body, mind, and breath. Elyssa and Jessica offer guidance on the role of yoga teachers in disrupting diet culture and when it is appropriate for us to refer our students for professional help. Key Takeaways: [2:09] Shannon introduces her guests for this episode - Jessica Grosman &amp; Elyssa Toomey. [6:27] What do Jessica and Elyssa do and who do they do it for? [8:57] Where does diet culture show up in the yoga world and yoga spaces? [12:35] Jessica shares some examples of how yoga teachers may be perpetuating diet culture. [16:10] Jessica and Elyssa encourage us to question what we mean when we say "health" or "healthy". [18:53] How can yoga teachers who are not trained to speak about food, diet, or nutrition handle questions from students that buy into diet culture? [21:09] Jessica highlights the fact that anybody and everybody can practice yoga and yoga goes beyond asana. [22:05] Elyssa and Jessica are putting together a workshop about yoga and diet culture - Blurred Lines: The Harmful Intersection of Diet Culture &amp; Yoga. [25:21] We are all bombarded with diet culture messages from a very young age, so it can be difficult for us to break away from these thoughts. [27:53] What can we do when we see or encounter harmful messages in yoga spaces or online? [31:14] Social media can be dangerous in terms of the negative influence it can have but it is also possible to uplift and highlight the work of people doing beneficial things, [33:27] Jessica and Elyssa share their thoughts around how we can create safer spaces for all students. [36:44] We also need to pay attention to the language that we use when cueing poses or variations and modifications. [38:34] Shannon pops in to share a quick teaching tip. [41:54] What should yoga teachers do if they have students who may need to seek professional help? [48:17] Jessica and Elyssa leave us with some final thoughts around diet culture in yoga. [51:21] Find out more about Jessica and Elyssa on their websites or connect with them on social media. [53:53] Shannon shares her key takeaways from this interview with Jessica and Elyssa. Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Grosman</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/withhealthandgratitude/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jessica Grosman on Instagram</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/elyssatoomeyrdn/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elyssa Toomey on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theconnectedyogateacher.com/antidiet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Blurred Lines: The Harmful Intersection of Diet Culture &amp; Yoga” Workshop with Jessica and Elyssa</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theconnectedyogateacher.com/048" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 048: Eating Disorder Education for Yoga Teachers with Tabitha Farrar</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theconnectedyogateacher.com/275" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 275: Kicked Out of a Yoga Class!? with Shannon Crow</a></li> <li><a href="https://events.offeringtree.com/schedule/22122881-58a5-4203-b994-8c8d5074b8e4_1664298000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Getting Started as A New Yoga Teacher with Shannon Crow - OfferingTree Webinar</a></li> <li><a href="https://pelvichealthprofessionals.com/yoga-for-pelvic-health-workshop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Yoga for Pelvic Health: 3.5-Hour Online Workshop with Shannon</a></li> <li><a href="https://pelvichealthprofessionals.com/yoga-for-pelvic-health-shannon-crow/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Yoga for Pelvic Health 6-Week Series with Shannon Crow</a></li> <li><a href="https://pelvichealthprofessionals.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pelvic Health Professionals</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconnectedyogateacher/?hl=es" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Shannon Crow on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/connectedyogateacher/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Connected Yoga Teacher Facebook Group</a></li> </ul> Gratitude to our Sponsor, <a href="https://www.offeringtree.com/shannon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OfferingTree</a>. Quotes from this episode: "Diet culture is a piece of this overall wellness culture... It is so pervasive, it's in everything that we do." - Elyssa "As teachers, there is this level of respect that our students have for us or they're looking to us for direction, not only the physical direction of where to place your feet on the mat, but also sort of that bigger life direction." - Elyssa "The scope of practice for a yoga teacher does not include anything related to food, diet or nutrition." - Jessica "Our bodies are to be lived in and not looked at." - Elyssa "Our worth as individuals has nothing to do with our weight and has nothing to do with our size." - Elyssa "Anybody can have an opinion about any subject but opinions are not facts and opinions are not knowledge." - Jessica

292: Taking Diet Culture out of Yoga with Jessica Grosman & Elyssa Toomey

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport chat with Registered Dietitian and yoga teacher, Jessica Grosman, about the origins and many different aspects of yoga, including how to incorporate yoga into family life. Jessica also talks about how diet culture has co-opted yoga in ways that can make it feel inaccessible for many people.  We discuss:  The true definition of yoga How diet culture distorts our perceptions of yoga How yoga is about so much more than stretching and moving your body Ways parents can incorporate yoga into family life How to make yoga and mindfulness relatable for younger children How diet culture has negatively impacted the yoga community and the way yoga is taught  Links:    Red Lentil-Sweet Potato Soup   Winter Sweet Potato &amp; Beet Mess   Maple Sweet Potato-Quinoa Cakes  Jessica’s Yin Yoga Classes  Compassionate &amp; Mindful Yin Yoga Series  Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast  Lutz, Alexander &amp; Associates Nutrition Therapy Pinney Davenport Nutrition  Jessica Grosman is an Anti-Diet Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, weight-inclusive health practitioner and Yoga Teacher.  She believes that all people have the right to health, regardless of size or medical condition - aligning herself with Health at Every Size®, weight-inclusivity, and the anti-diet movements.  Jessica is also a recipe developer and a culinary nutrition educator.

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport chat with Registered Dietitian and yoga teacher, Jessica Grosman, about the origins and many different aspects of yoga, including how to incorporate yoga into family life. Jessica also talks about how diet culture has co-opted yoga in ways that can make it feel inaccessible for many people.  We discuss: <ul> <li>The true definition of yoga</li> <li>How diet culture distorts our perceptions of yoga</li> <li>How yoga is about so much more than stretching and moving your body</li> <li>Ways parents can incorporate yoga into family life</li> <li>How to make yoga and mindfulness relatable for younger children</li> <li>How diet culture has negatively impacted the yoga community and the way yoga is taught</li> </ul> Links:  <ul> <li><a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/blog/2020/2/19/red-lentil-sweet-potato-soup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Red Lentil-Sweet Potato Soup </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/blog/2021/1/4/winter-sweet-potato-beet-mess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Winter Sweet Potato &amp; Beet Mess</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.withhealthandgratitude.com/blog/2021/3/28/maple-sweet-potato-quinoa-cakes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Maple Sweet Potato-Quinoa Cakes</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.baltimoreyogavillage.com/jessica-grosman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jessica’s Yin Yoga Classes</a> </li> <li><a href="https://mailchi.mp/d2967dd3cc60/untitled-page" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Compassionate &amp; Mindful Yin Yoga Series</a></li> <li><a href="https://sunnysideupnutrition.com/sunny-side-up-nutrition-podcast-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast</a> </li> <li><a href="https://lutzandalexander.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lutz, Alexander &amp; Associates Nutrition Therapy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pinneydavenport.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinney Davenport Nutrition</a></li> </ul> Jessica Grosman is an Anti-Diet Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, weight-inclusive health practitioner and Yoga Teacher.  She believes that all people have the right to health, regardless of size or medical condition - aligning herself with Health at Every Size®, weight-inclusivity, and the anti-diet movements.  Jessica is also a recipe developer and a culinary nutrition educator.