Ep 15: Wellness Capitalism: Essential Oil MLMs, Whitewashed Herbalism & "Naturopreneurs" with Katya Weiss-Andersson

Non-Diet Yogi

English - September 09, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB
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Previous Episode: Ep 14. Performative Activism: Feigned Anti-Racism & White Supremacy in Yoga

Next Episode: Ep 16: Blood, Sweat, and Açaí: The Karma of Superfoods

It's time we explored capitalism in it’s indiscriminately elderberry syrup guzzling, MLM essential oil dowsed, $400 supplement protocol pushing form: Wellness Capitalism.

In this episode:

The value of healthy skepticism, and where Katya's comes fromHow capitalism takes holistic healthcare - which was traditionally accessible, deeply contextual and collectively empowering - and warps this to make it inaccessible, commodified and whitewashedThe trouble with smudgingCultivating a relationship with the plants you use in your healingEssential oils: would a simple tea do? Plus oral ingestion, COVID "cures", and MLMsOne-size-fits-all herbalism versus constitutional herbal traditions such as Ayurveda and TCMOver harvesting of medicinal herbs and "superfoods""Naturopreneurs", supplement-heavy protocols, and Tony RobbinsDisease mongering in holistic wellnessFinding a practitioner who will help, not harmKatya's recovery from anorexia nervosa and PTSD, and how lived experiences with disordered eating can make us better practitionersAstrology, tarot and the truth about cusps!

Links:
Katya's website, Instagram, and her podcasts: Kumbaya Confessional and Queer Wellness
The Dream: a podcast exposing the dangers of multi-level marketing
Food Empowerment Project: a resource to help others recognise the power of their food choices

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