Downward Facing Dogma

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Feral Friday Hot Yoga Mel and Claire (The Salty Hoes) recap a busy, social week, including a Pride party, Claire's lack of dates since “Short Stick,” and Mel has a promising man... but he lives in Denver. The Salty hoes became the sweaty hoes when they took a Feral Friday class at Ritual Hot Yoga with the amazing owner, Emily.

The episode uses yoga to discuss Mormonism’s historical suspicion of “Eastern” practices, shifting church attitudes (including a missionary-focused four-week yoga guide), and broader themes of bodily intuition versus authoritarian spirituality, plus cultural appropriation, commercialization, and “Mormon Channel” reframing of yoga concepts (sun salutations, pranayama) into Christian doctrine. Claire shares yoga’s benefits and plugs Mosaic Yoga and Full Circle Yoga in Salt Lake City.00:00 Morning Banter Intro01:05 Weekly Catch Up02:25 Dating Updates03:37 Ritual Hot Yoga Visit04:28 Hot Yoga Details07:15 Consent Candle Vibes08:01 Archer Pose Confusion10:07 Why Talk Yoga10:45 Claire Yoga Origins14:47 Mormon Suspicion of Yoga18:34 Spirits and Handshakes21:33 Mormon Heaven Rules25:04 Church 180 on Yoga26:59 Crosses and Pew Data29:21 Missionary Yoga Speculation30:01 Yoga Clothes and Body Comfort31:22 Mormon Channel Deep Dive32:24 San Francisco Escape33:13 Mormon Yoga Feature34:38 Body Mind Dualism36:13 Oxen Yokes Imagery38:19 Coffee and Pioneer Snark40:54 Appropriation vs Exchange47:54 Wellness Industry Ick52:33 Mormonizing Yoga Concepts58:29 Handbook and Pew Quote01:05:05 Yoga Benefits and Tips01:10:45 Local Studios and Access01:15:29 Wrap Up