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Jo Jackson

@mellow-belly.bsky.social

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Yoga | Buddhist philosophy | Mental health | Ecofeminism | LGBTQI+ Rights 📚 Substack: https://mellowbellypress.substack.com 🍿Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mellowbellyyoga 🎧 Managing Producer & Sound Engineer: @radioworkshop.bsky.social

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · 22d

Fires rage across Europe – and extremists call climate action “madness.” Our leaders meet this month to decide our future. Tell them: lock in the 90% emissions cut and reject climate rollbacks. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-08... #petition #climatecrisis

We won’t let climate-deniers rest

Fires rage across Europe – and extremists call climate action “madness.” Our leaders meet this month to decide our future. Tell them: lock in the 90% emissions cut and reject climate rollbacks.

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Lyndsey @lyndseydoob.bsky.social · 22d

“The West won the world, not by the superiority of its ideas, or values or ideas… but rather by its superiority in applying organised violence.
Westerners often forget this fact;
Non westerners never do.”

Samuel. P. Huntington
American political scientist, advisor and academic (1927-2008)

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Sep 7

I made this print 'n' fold #zine as much for myself as for you. I’m 2 mths away from a big move and needing to reconnect with the tools I’ve gathered over the years to stay grounded during the great uprooting that comes with any move...

Get it here:

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Sep 1

A slow moving #meditation using the #breath as a metronome:

#yogaforbeginners

Yoga for My Mum | Class 2 | Breath as a Metronome

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · Aug 19

My name is Graham Platner and I’m running for US Senate to defeat Susan Collins and topple the oligarchy that’s destroying our country.

I’m a veteran, oysterman, and working class Mainer who’s seen this state become unlivable for working people. And that makes me deeply angry.

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Aug 25

My mum is my biggest fan and my favourite student ! She deserves her own series of classes. Feel free to join in! #yoga

Yoga for My Mum | Class 1 | Breath & Movement

My mum is my biggest fan and my favourite student ! She deserves her own series of classes. Feel free to join in! If you're new to yoga, check out my video on…

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Aug 24

Back in June I attended a talk with journalist and author Jessica Hundley on plant magick and the summer solstice. This zine is inspired by the answers I got to my question: “How do you listen to plants?”

How to Listen to Plants

🌝 The planet is talking - can you listen?

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Aug 19

"Perhaps in order to be “more aligned with [...] the reality of interconnection [...]” we need to give ourselves the grace to find these new ceremonies. To revive ourselves from the dead, even if it means making it up as we go along." mellowbellypress.substack.com/p/thoughts-f...

Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Aug 18

Join me for an extra gentle #yogapractice designed to help ease anxiety and stress. 🪷

Yoga for Stomach Pain

My anxiety often shows up as a painful knot in my stomach. Maybe you struggle with this too, or maybe you just need to unwind. Either way, I've got you. I've put together a short practice that I hope…

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Aug 1

Close up of the creamy breakfast tiramisu bowl dusted with cocoa powder and a spoon sticking out of it.

Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Aug 1

Tiramisu, but make it a #highprotein breakfast! Recipe here:

BREAKFAST TIRAMISU! 🤤 Add vanilla essence & maple syrup to the yoghurt for ✨#mealprep #highprotein

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Aug 1

If you like pomeranians and resisting grind culture, this one is for you #RestIsResistance

Note to self before I go on holiday 🌻#pomeranian #dog #rest

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Aug 1

Tag along for a #yoga #festival weekend in #Lyon! S/O to Centre Sésam, Zineb Fahsi, Camille Teste and Archcena Nagalingam!

When yoga and social justice meet ✨ #yoga #yogalife #travel

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Jul 27

"This #petition represents every person who's been hurt by the bigoted, violent ideologies regularly laundered on Jubilee through the dishonest framing of "debate." Our goal is to make such a content mill financially untenable. In a civil society, it should be." - @mattxiv.bsky.social

This campaign needs you now

YouTube: Demonetize Jubilee

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Jul 19

She's so cute tho! And she can be yours HERE: www.etsy.com/listing/4333... #fullmoon #zine

Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Jul 18

I dropped a new #fullmoon #zine on the 10th! www.etsy.com/listing/4333... It's inspired by a talk I attended with journalist and author Jessica Hundley on plant magick and the summer solstice via Advaya 🌞 🪲 🌻

ZINE | How to Listen to Plants - Etsy UK

This Zines item is sold by mellowbelly. Dispatched from United States. Listed on 10 Jul, 2025

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Jul 17

Check out how I'm training for my first #pullup! www.youtube.com/shorts/szFCH...

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Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · Jul 15

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Jul 14

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Jun 13

Growing a garden requires patience. If you get it wrong, you sometimes have to wait a whole year to try again. I haven't been overwhelmed with abundance yet, but I can feel my ease in the garden growing. #gardensky #nature #gardening

Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Jun 12

Find out the backstory behind OPERATION PULL-UP! It involves an Ayurvedic reset and going through the teenage rebellion I never had...

I plan to share updates on my quest to my first pull-up every Sunday over on my Youtube channel to be sure to Subscribe if you don't want to miss a beat!

Maybe it’s time to start caring again? 🤔💭 #strengthtraining #motivation #ayurveda

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Jun 11

Dear lovely person awaiting a full moon #zine today, alas the chaos of life has set me back. To say sorry, I'd like to share THIS... I took a late evening bike ride yesterday. On a nearby plateau I came across a herd of 600 sheep. I stayed with them, listening to their bells until the moon rose.

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Jun 11

LOL! That time I tried #agnisara #kriya...

#yoga #vlog

7 Days of Agnisara Kriya

I practiced Agnisara Kriya with @PrashantjYoga for seven days and this is what happened!Here's Prashant's video: https://youtu.be/1X06JY6GenA?si=_06g_k4igX_N...

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Jo Jackson @mellow-belly.bsky.social · Jun 10

One of my favourite pieces for #Substack: "The glow of my victory has worn off and I see the city not as an exercise in overcoming my demons, but as a city in and of itself. And it troubles me deeply."

Whose Body is a Temple?

OCD, a real-life apocalypse and the "heart of whiteness"

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