rise of the yoga renaissance & the fall of the celebrity era

<p>“Releasing the need to look like you "made it" unlocks your deepest creative freedom.” </p><p>“Sometimes the most impressive thing you can do is to not be impressive at all.” </p><p>Today we talk about the difference between the yoga "celebrity" mindset (focused on status, polish, and external validation) versus the "artist" mindset (focused on process, raw expression, and internal truth). This episode explores why the era of the polished, untouchable "yoga celebrity" is coming to an end, and why the world is starving for authentic artists instead. From overcoming social media comparison traps, to understanding Rick Rubin’s philosophy of decoupling self-worth from output, to true style is actually a quality of your consciousness (inspired by The Gene Keys), and details on the upcoming live Social Media Workshop inside the Patreon community.</p><p>Join my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/shawnakru/posts/social-media-for-167218388?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">social media workshop on Patreon</a></p><p>Find Shawna on instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/shawnakru%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠@shawnakru ⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.shawnakru.com/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%C2%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Shawna’s website⁠</a> - mailing list</p><p>OfferingTree is an all-in-one business platform for yoga teachers and studios. It handles your website, scheduling, payments, and marketing in one place. Try it free and get a discount <a href="https://www.offeringtree.com/shawnakru?utm_source=leadership-and-yoga&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=partner-discount" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">with my link here⁠⁠</a>! (My sponsor) </p><p>Sign up for Yoga Trade’s passport: <a href="https://join.yogatrade.com/membership" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://join.yogatrade.com/membership</a></p><p>(My sponsor)</p><p>Time stamps:</p><p>00:00 intro</p><p>06:54 animation </p><p>09:25 yoga celebrities inspired me </p><p>10:20 confidence is not a “look”</p><p>14:00 Jeff Foster - Spiritual Zombie</p><p>23:50 art helps us feel emotions </p><p>26:30 step 1: light</p><p>28:25 step 2: nothing to hide, nothing to prove</p><p>29:30 behind the curtain</p><p>37:00 step 3: subtle feeling body</p><p>41:00 step 4: be okay refining</p><p>44:00 step 5: style is quality of consciousness </p><p>51:00 step 6: numbers </p><p>53:30 social media workshop</p><p>56:52 the creative revival</p><p><br /></p>