LPP#104 Joy As The Path, Not The Destination, & Coming Into Our Full Power For The Collective Good with Melanie Klein

In this episode I’m chatting with the lovely Melanie Klein. M.A., who is an empowerment coach, thought leader and influencer in the areas of body confidence, authentic empowerment, and visibility. She is also a successful writer, speaker, and professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies. Her areas of interest and specialty include media literacy education, body image, and the intersectional analysis of systems of power and privilege. She is the co-editor of Yoga and Body Image: 25 Personal Stories About Beauty, Bravery + Loving Your Body (Llewellyn, 2014) with Anna Guest-Jelley, Melanie is also a contributor in 21st Century Yoga: Culture, Politics and Practice (Horton & Harvey, 2012), is featured in Conversations with Modern Yogis (Shroff, 2014), a featured writer in Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Mindful Living (Llewellyn, 2016), co-editor of Yoga, the Body and Embodied Social Change: An Intersectional Feminist Analysis with Dr. Beth Berila and Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016) Additionally she is the editor of the new anthology, Yoga Rising: 30 Empowering Stories from Yoga Renegades for Every Body. She co-founded the Yoga and Body Image Coalition in 2014 and is the co-founder of The Joy Revolution. She has been practicing yoga and meditation since 1996 and currently lives in Santa Monica, CA. This episode was brought to you by the Liveng Proof Lightroom Mobile Preset 6-Pack. Get the preset 6-pack and take your photos to the next level! CLICK HERE TO BUY THE PRESETS CONNECT WITH MELANIE: Instagram: @melemelklein@ybicoaltion@thejoyrev Website:melaniecklein.com Yoga and Body Image Coalition:ybicoalition.com/ Book websites: yogaandbodyimage.orgyogarisingbook.com The Joy Revolution (currently enrolling for the next cohort):thejoyrevolution.org CONNECT WITH ENGRID: Follow Engrid on Instagram HEREJoin the Private FB GroupHEREEmail Engrid: [email protected] This episode was brought to you by the Liveng Proof Lightroom Mobile Preset 6-Pack. Get the preset 6-pack and take your photos to the next level! IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS: Her thoughts on the entrepreneurial space being oversaturated with “experts”The value of lived experiences + training, as it pertains to expertiseCompanies, organizations, people that have “jumped on the bandwagon” to use ‘body positivity’ as a selling point without any real involvement / contribution to the movement#loveyourbody is more than just a hashtagIdeal Culture vs. Real CultureCompanies wanting to profit off of body positivity, inclusivity, accessibility, etc. – using activating buzz words in their copy without true intention behind itNot substituting the idea of progress with the idea of equality A paradigm shift requires a re-imagining of what is possible, and a re-writing of the rules.” – Melanie KleinMedia Literacy & social constructsWe as people are the engineers and architects of our culture → create social constructs → yet we often feel like “society” is bigger than usHer advice on how we can change the collective story from society – all the messages and narratives that we’ve adoptedIndividual transformation for collective liberation Reimagining Leadership Using joy as an activation energy to create sustainability in our lifeJoy as the path, not the destinationResistant to allow ourselves to feel happy Joy can pick up where the anger burns offJoy vs. Anger as a source of empowermentThe anger she identified with as a result of simply being a girl in our society and growing up amid patriarchy “The truth will set you free but first it will piss you off” – Gloria Steinem What it means to live in your full power → recognizing that you are not the problemComing into full authenticity and being unapologetic about who we areComing into our full power: claiming everyone we’ve been, our shadow parts, and our bright parts instead of labeling any parts as “good” or “bad”How to use Joy as an empowerment toolIncreasing our capacity for joy, to show up more fullyHow can we begin to look at joy as the new barometer of success DONATE TO THE PODCAST SHOW SOME LOVE If you love the show and want to support it in some way, leave a review on iTunes. It helps get the show in front of new people. LISTEN ON THE COMPUTER: Advertisements (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-1845753290669994", enable_page_level_ads: true }); The post LPP#104 Joy As The Path, Not The Destination, & Coming Into Our Full Power For The Collective Good with Melanie Klein appeared first on Liveng Proof.