Jessamyn Stanley | |
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 Stanley receiving 2017 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation award | |
| Born | June 27, 1987 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | UNC Greensboro The Art Institute of Raleigh - Durham UNC Chapel Hill |
| Occupation | yoga teacher |
| Known for | Shorty Award for Best in Healthy Living (2016) |
| Notable work | Every Body Yoga (2017) |
Jessamyn Stanley is an American yoga teacher and body positivity advocate and writer.[1] She gained recognition through her Instagram posts showing her doing yoga as a "plus-size woman of color,"[2] who self-identifies as a "fat femme" and "queer femme."[3] She is the author of the books Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body[4] and Yoke: My Yoga of Self Acceptance.
- ^ Ruth, Kiara (2018-01-10). "Yoga Star Jessamyn Stanley Discusses Body Positivity Through the Lens of Eunice Johnson's Ebony Fashion Fair at NCMA". INDY Week. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ^ "Jessamyn Stanley, Most Creative People 2017". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ^ "Jessamyn Stanley is fighting for radical visibility and yoga for every body". The Daily Dot. 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ Stanley, Jessamyn (2017). Every body yoga : let go of fear, get on the mat, love your body. New York: Workman. ISBN 9780761193111. OCLC 978275954.