Jamie Silverstein

Yoga Instructor and Olympian

Jamie owns The Grinning Yogi in WA and OR. She heartily believes life's better when you are not a dick about things and that our bodies are here to love and be loved! Using yoga, Jamie recovered from an eating disorder in her teens and went on to compete in the 2006 Olympics. Connect with Jamie at The Grinning Yogi.

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Jamie Silverstein's Articles

The Art of Sticking Up For Yourself
5 Reasons To Practice ‘Advanced’ Asana
5 Simple Practices To Create A Habit of Happiness
Why Your Heart Connects You To The Universe
Dealing With Yoga Burnout
5 Tips To Score A Yoga Teaching Job At Your Favorite Studio
The 10 Golden Qualities Of An Amazing Yoga Teacher
3 Reasons Yoga IS Magic
The Three Most Powerful Words You Can Say
3 Ways to Feel Better About Your Body RIGHT NOW!
The Value of Fear And Why It Can Be A Good Thing
3 Ways to Make Your Yoga Practice Better TODAY
5 Ways to Make Yourself Happier NOW
Are You a Comparison Junkie?
4 Tips For New Yoga Teachers
How To Eat Healthier (Without Really Trying)
How Yoga Taught Me To Love My Body
Yoga’s Golden Rules – PART 2: Niyamas
Yoga’s Golden Rules – PART 1: Yamas
6 Things That Yoga Taught Me (And Will Teach You!)
Why It’s Important To Lose Your Shit Sometimes
5 Quotes To Inspire Reflection
The Ultimate Superfood Treat You Gotta Try – Chia Pudding
3 Easy Steps For Wholesome Eating
Confessions Of An Olympian Turned Yogi
I Don’t Know – The Truth That No One Tells
What Is A Yoga Body?
Take That Instagram! The Problem With Yoga Selfies
4 Yoga Books To Hang Out With As You Practice
30 Life Things – A Celebration Of Getting Older
3 Positive Practices To Get You Through This Holiday Season
What Does “Advanced” Mean In Yoga?
5 Things To Do When The Going Gets Rough
Dear Lululemon: An Open Letter From Someone Grateful (And Ashamed) For You
6 Simple Ways To Feel Like Utter Crap
I Don’t Know What Yoga Is
2 Reasons To Stop Being So ‘Nice’
Five Signs Your Yoga Teacher Is Awesome
What The Kosha? How To Connect Holistically
Is Disordered Eating the New Normal?
5 Ways to Get More Out of Your Yoga Practice (and Life)
9 Ways To Be A Better Yoga Teacher
Are You Vulnerable?
3 Reasons To Stop Dieting Immediately
Are You Listening To Your Body?
Why Suffering Is The Best Fuel For Change (Sometimes)
Why I Will Never Do A Detox
On Whole-Hearted Love
Dating Your Body: The Relationship You Are Already in
Compassion – The Practice Of Staying Lovingly Awake
Why It’s Good To Feel Like A Mess Sometimes
Break The Rules – Why It’s Okay To Be Faking It
Dear Body, It’s Not Your Fault
Why Needing To Practice Body Love Is Okay
How To Be More Than Okay
How To Spot (And Love) A Real Yoga Guy
Yes, My Thighs Touch (and I am Absolutely Fine)
Feel Better Now – 5 Things To Stop Doing Immediately
4 Things Yoga Does
How To Love ‘The Yoga Girl’
5 Reasons To Not Practice Yoga
4 Things No One Ever Tells You About Taking A Yoga Class
The Yoga Of Relationships – Learning To Love (Yourself)
The Problem With Being Super – 3 Ways To Be Cool With Human
Who’s Rules Are You Living By?
Identity Theft – Who Are You In Your Yoga Class?
My Apple Breakdown – Shifting From Should To Self-Love
Why Being “Yogi” Is Total Crap
Courage 2.0
7 Reasons To NOT Become A Yoga Instructor
The Yoga Of Eating Disorders
Body Empowerment – Why It’s Okay To Not Always Love Your Body
3 Reasons Why Goals Stink – The Problem With A Check-List Life
4 Practices To Keep Doing This Year
The Yoga Of Kindergarten: Don’t Poke
How I’m Doing Things Wrong
The Root of Acceptance – YOU
Cut the Fat: An Open Letter to the Yoga Community
What Nourishment Sounds Like
“Hello” Asana – The Fertility of Starting Where You Are
The Yoga of Relationships: Letting Go Of Need
4 Things You Already Know
4 Reasons I Hate Yoga
One Reason I Love My Mother
4 Ways To Claim Your Day
The Power of No
The Yoga of Impermanence
Permission Granted: 3 Ways to Love Yourself More Today
Wake Up Yogi – Why Change Is Hard But Wonderful
4 Lies We Tell Ourselves On The Yoga Mat
18 Things I Want For You… And One Thing I Want For Me
Love Begins On The Mat
Why We Should Envy Dogs
Everybody Poops – There Is No Perfect
Home Depot Yoga: Confessions of a Yoga Studio Owner
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