Episode # 31: Yoga as a Pathway to Reclaiming our Self Worth with Dr. Melody Moore

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In this episode I sit down with Dr. Melody Moore, a 500 RYT and Licensed Clinical Psychologist and founder of Embody Love Movement Foundation.  Through both private practice and social entrepreneurship, Melody is committed to creating conditions for everyone to reclaim self worth.  

In this episode we explore:

  • Melody’s journey into blending Yoga and Psychology

  • How the question of “what is wrong with me” resulted in a deeper inquiry

  • Finding trust in yourself

  • How parents, childhood and culture messaging is deeply ingrained

  • Using yoga as a pathway to reconnecting with sensations

  • What it means to have an authentic voice

  • The importance of being committed to the practice of seeing yourself

  • Reflection and awareness to social location when it comes to sharing information

  • Self Regulation and personal Awareness

  • How raising the voice of others creates collective change

  • The practice of seeing others through our communication

  • The beautiful power that resides in the “AND”

  • Learning to trust our own personal evolution and growth

  • Trusting our own change

  • Owning the harm we may have caused through continued compassion for self

  • Structure of Capitalism and the Yoga Practice

  • Success of Yoga teachers through continued learning and collective support

  • Collective Untapped Power to stop playing small and thinking there is not enough for all

  • Bound Liberation

Melody can be found on instagram @drmelodymoore and by visiting her website www.drmelodymoore.com. 

Melody is on the faculty for Off the Mat, Into the World and is a founding member of the Yoga and Body Image Coalition.   

Amanda Strojny