"Being a yoga renegade means we resist and, more importantly, we persist in challenging and changing the limited narrative of who does yoga and #whatayogilookslike as represented in the dominant culture—and far beyond the practice, culture and business of yoga into the culture at large. I believe there is a yoga renegade in all of us..."—Dianne Bondy, foreword of Yoga Rising To celebrate the release of Melanie Klein's newest anthology Yoga Rising: 30 Empowering Stories from Yoga Renegades for Every Body, Melanie Klein and the Yoga and Body Image Coalition are proud to offer a virtual book tour to help everyone kick off 2018 in the most inspired and empowering way possible! Join

Calling all yoga renegades! Join the Yoga and Body Image Coalition and Llewellyn Worldwide in celebrating the release of Melanie Klein's newest anthology, Yoga Rising: 30 Empowering Stories from Yoga Renegades for Every Body,  as well as the yoga renegade in every body! Follow these simple steps and become eligible for one of 3 FREE spots in Melanie Klein's next Yoga & Body Image Online Immersion offered this March that will dive deeply into this new collection of stories with a worldwide community. Dates: January 8 - 14, 2018. To enter: Follow @melmelklein, @ybicoalition, and @llewellynbooks on Instagram Post a photo of you with a copy of Yoga Rising Tell us

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Melanie Klein, co-author of the new Yoga and Body Image. We struggled with negative body image most of our lives—running the gamut of diet fads and fitness trends. To call our pursuit of the beauty ideal an obsession is to put it mildly. And, sadly, our preoccupation with making over our bodies is not a rare occurrence. According to the National Eating Disorders Association, negative body image and rates of eating disorders are rapidly increasing among girls and women across race. But this is not just limited by gender. Body image concerns, eating disorders, and rates of muscle dysmorphia are impacting more boys and men. The emotional,