Dr. Mo’s Substack

Slow Start to Moon Salutations to Hip Opener #17

Dr. Mo — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:25:46 GMT

Take a second to consider...

Dr. Mo — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:46:30 GMT

No matter what we look like, or think we look like, we are a product of all of the experiences we had when we were younger.

When I was growing up, diet products were hitting the market. Crystal Light (with aspartame) and many flavors of diet soda became my “go to”. I didn’t want to get fat. I was desperately afraid of getting fat. Those were the messages I absorbed. I’m sure they are the messages that a lot of us absorbed.

Billy Crystal had that one character on SNL. “It’s not how you feel, it’s how you look, and you look marvelous”

HMMMMMMMMMM…

Honestly, we (my Dad, myself, and my little brother) were not nice to my Mom in the 80’s. She somehow got the name “Thunder Thighs”. I didn’t start it, but I sadly participated in making her feel horrible about herself. It made her even more body conscious than she already was. I never saw this woman naked. EVER. She was borderline anorexic during the 60s and 70s, and it was very difficult for her to get pregnant with me.

I think Twiggy did a number on her.

Ultimately, mom started doing Weight Watchers, and I watched her gain and lose 60 lbs at least 6 times in her life. I don’t know if you know this, but that is VERY hard for the circulatory system, and the heart specifically, and she had triple bypass in January 2020.

She is doing mostly OK now, but wow that was scary!

I’m sharing this because we all have body confidence issues. ALL OF US.

Even when I was 129 lbs at 5’8” tall, I still felt like I could “lose some more weight”, or “tone up”. When I was around 27 years old someone told me “he was concerned that I was overweight”. I weighed 135 at the time. I told him to fuck off, that I was a Goddess.

Some of you may or may not know, but I am legitimately a scientist by training. I’ll admit, I got burned out on the academic and corporate science environment. I needed to find something much more peaceful, and controllable, to do for a living. I’ve been running my own Holistic Health Practice called Total Harmony Integrated Wellness for over 11 years.

Did you know that anorexia and other eating disorders are associated with certain gut bacteria? I didn’t find that out until 2017, when I was so sick (though I didn’t look it) that I ended up going through batteries of testing with a Functional Medicine doctor. I’m pretty sure that much of what he had me do for my protocol saved my life, but there were maybe one or two things he suggested that really made things worse, at least for a while.

While there have been some hard times and some exceedingly challenging clients, I have done my best to approach each and every client with compassion, dignity, and like the most enjoyable challenge of my life. I don’t want to call it a game… more like a puzzle. And I’m finding more often than not, like I had been through, a thorough understanding of my clients genetic profile is one of the best ways to go to help them understand how it is going to be best to eat, and exercise for their particular genetic make-up. I went through this… but then…

About 14 months ago I started eating this really hearty yogurt, a reciple from the book “Super Gut”, which was written by the same guy who wrote “Wheat Belly”. The theory is that humans are lacking a very special bacteria called L. reuteri, and this yogurt is made with this and a few other compatible species… and helps to clear out and rebalance the gut microbiome.

Well, I’ve been making a half-and-half based yogurt, eating it nearly every day for the last 14 months, and I have put on 20 lbs. I first blamed it on menopause (which I entered in August of 2024) and now that I am considered post-menopausal, have gotten some standard hormone testing, and am actually quite regulated…

I got a notification 23 and me, who did my testing in 2017:

You do not digest saturated fats like most people.

You do not metabolize them properly.

Oh no! I’ve been eating this delicious breakfast consisting of yogurt plus cherry extract, plus pumpkin seeds… and I’m getting way too much saturated fat. You know what else is super high in saturated fat? Shrimp! Also, a delicious staple of my diet.

I know that probiotics are important, but obviously something has shifted and I have had these moments of NOT LOVING MY BODY.

I almost considered quitting teaching naked yoga at a point because some jerks were commenting on how I was fat. I get it… I’m not at my tip top fighting weight. But I am stronger and more agile than I have been… in my entire life.

Being nude around others has helped me lose my body consciousness in some ways… mostly in a good way.

But body confidence is still an issue that I have every day.

I’ll close with this, and I shared this in my online class last night.

You know that little voice in the head that says mean things about yourself?

Give it a name.

Mine is named Brian.

And you know what, when Brian starts talking to me in a certain way. I don’t like it.

I tell him that he is NOT ALLOWED to talk to me that way.

Try it!

Name that voice in your head that says you cannot do something, or you aren’t good enough…

Because it’s not true. Tell that asshole to shut up.

Because you are perfect just the way you are!

If you are not feeling well and want to feel better, I’m definitely here to help.

Namaste,

Dr. Mo

www.totalharmony.com

Yoga Is Life-Changing: The Power of Movement, Breath, and Awareness

Dr. Mo — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:30:26 GMT

Hi Everyone! Thanks so much for being here…

At its heart, yoga is a practice of becoming more connected—to your body, your breath, your mind, and ultimately to the life you are living.

For some people, yoga begins because their back hurts. For others, it starts because they feel stressed, disconnected, stiff, exhausted, or simply curious. But somewhere al…

Open those hips— Mostly relaxing with Gate and Seated Cow Pose. #16

Dr. Mo — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:02:18 GMT

13 days of vacation in the SE US, 3 nudist resorts visited

Dr. Mo — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:57:53 GMT

Or maybe they have done it, and got turned off.

After just over 10 years of allowing myself to be fully nude in front of other people in the context of community… mostly at AANR nudist resorts, even after multiple times of being photographed or having videos taken of me in my natural state without my consent… I persist.

The first time I ever took all of m…

The Facebook group got deleted

Dr. Mo — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:32:41 GMT

Yesterday, I discovered that my STL Naked Yoga and Beyond Facebook Group has been suspended. Is this a permanent situation? I don’t know.

I have attempted to appeal.

The group blew up to a total of 104K people before it got shut down because of 7 posts from men in the group that were discovered to have broken the “community standards” and that made the c…

More Than a Resort: Why White Tail Feels Like Coming Home

Dr. Mo — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:14:41 GMT

Hamstring and standing pose focus class. Skin to mat, let’s flow. #15

Dr. Mo — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:30:22 GMT

The Men who Restored my Faith in Men

Dr. Mo — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:07:48 GMT

What I Found at a Pool Party

Today was the second pool party of the season at Mark’s house.

The weather was one of those perfect Midwestern summer days—warm, sunny, just enough clouds to soften the afternoon, and shade arriving exactly when it was needed.

Who would guess that a private home in Imperial, Missouri could feel like a secluded retreat?

(The ten-…

Stop Waiting Out the Storm: How to Become the Weather in Your Own Life

Dr. Mo — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:53:44 GMT

If you scroll through the modern wellness world for more than five minutes, you will likely walk away with a specific message: Life is hard, so you should seek absolute, uninterrupted calm. We are sold a narrative of passive peace. There IS a pill that will fix everything. We are told to retreat, to rest endlessly, and to find spaces where the chaos of …

Slow Burn #14

Dr. Mo — Wed, 27 May 2026 18:23:10 GMT

My citations hit 4,000 recently, but it's not for what you might think.

Dr. Mo — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:08:48 GMT

I never could have predicted that part of my life would become about the freedom of nudity. That I would take the reins of one of the few instructional Naked Yoga groups on the planet and build an online platform for people to learn yoga… in the buff. Who does that? Not the obvious answer, and maybe that’s exactly why it resonates.

My story begins in a v…

My journey to the only nude beach in Mexico

Dr. Mo — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:19:51 GMT

Happy Sunday, friends!

Eight days ago I left Zipolite, Mexico—with a quick detour to Oaxaca—and I’m still riding the glow of sun, sea, and good company. It was a mix of long beach days, standout meals, and reconnecting with friends who winter there. Here are a few notes from the trip that might help you plan your own sun-worshipping, clothes-free moments.

When Boundaries Protect the Sacred: Safety, Nudity, and the Power of Saying No

Dr. Mo — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:45:44 GMT

Lately, much of the public conversation has centered on how the young women harmed by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates were groomed.

That word — grooming — gets used often, but at its core it describes a pattern: a gradual process of gaining trust, testing boundaries, and normalizing behavior that slowly moves a relationship away from safety and into e…

Strong and Active Classical Practice. #13

Dr. Mo — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:24:14 GMT

Slow Burn Flow #12

Dr. Mo — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:08:09 GMT

Hey... It's been a while since I posted!

Dr. Mo — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:36:50 GMT

Hi Beautiful Soul,

Whether you're on a journey of inner healing, creative awakening, or deep relaxation — we’ve curated something just for you. More stories are coming!

✨ Explore Our Nude Yoga Library
Join our growing community on Meetup and dive deeper with our exclusive Nude Yoga Library, personal reflections, and behind-the-scenes moments shared only o…

Art & Healing Though Naked Yoga Flow #11

Dr. Mo — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:37:45 GMT

No matter what your size and shape, intellect, abilities… there are things you cannot do, and there are things that you feel you must do. I’ve never understood what motivated me. It was just this sense inside of me that “I must do this”. Like, sometimes its painting, and sometimes it is writing songs or poems, and a lot of times its more like “I need to…

The Benefits of Practicing Yoga Without Clothes

Dr. Mo — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:40:55 GMT

There is nothing “wrong” or “shameful” about it! Practicing yoga without clothes, often referred to as "nude yoga", or “naked yoga”, can offer a unique and liberating experience that enhances your connection with your body and promotes overall well-being. Here are some of the key benefits:

Enhanced Body Awareness: Practicing yoga without clothes allows y…

Embracing the Essence of Naked Yoga:

Dr. Mo — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 01:36:10 GMT

Hello, dear readers, yogis, or not yogis.

I want to delve into a topic that may seem unconventional to some but holds profound significance for many—

NAKED YOGA!

As someone who has always championed the beauty of self-expression and the importance of holistic well-being, I believe it's essential to address the misconceptions surrounding this practice.

Nake…