Episode Details

Feeling pressure to perform, questioning your creativity, or struggling with body image and identity in your 20s? Joanne Stewart — experienced yoga teacher, founder of Garden of Yoga, and co-host of the Flow Artist podcast — shares her journey from art school burnout and harsh criticism to discovering yoga as a tool for self-acceptance and calm. Learn how she makes yoga truly accessible for all bodies and abilities, why creativity is for everyone, and practical ways young adults can use movement and mindfulness to reconnect with themselves and reduce stress.

**Key Highlights:**

• Art school pressure that killed her love for creativity

• Discovering yoga as a way to calm the mind and heal the body

• Making yoga inclusive and adaptable for every body

• Creativity as a state of mind, not just “being good at art”

• Using movement and mindfulness for self-discovery in your 20s

Connect With Joanne Stewart

Website:https://gardenofyoga.com.au/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gardenofyoga/

Twitter:https://x.com/josgardenofyoga

TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@garden.of.yoga

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome

0:38 - JoStewart Background & Yoga Journey

2:15 - Art School Experience & Creative Burnout

5:10 - Discovering Yoga in Her Early 20s

8:45 - Making Yoga Accessible for All Bodies

12:30 - Creativity as a State of Mind

15:20 - Body Image, Identity & Self-Acceptance

18:40 - Practical Tools for Young Adults

21:15 - Mindfulness, Movement & Healing

23:50 - Closing Takeaways & Guest Contacts