Above the Fold: Finding empowerment and peace through yoga

Avi Lapchick joins this episode to share how her body image and mindset about yoga changed through working with her 70-year-old instructor.

Natalie Dunlap, Assistant Digital Editor

April 17, 2024

Martha Gordon is a 70-year-old yoga instructor in Iowa City. Having been both a student and instructor of yoga, she’s experienced how the physical effort can have spiritual impacts, especially on people experiencing difficult phases of their life. Arts Editor Avi Lapchick joins this episode to share her experience as Gordon’s student.

Above the Fold is hosted and produced by Natalie Dunlap. Reporting from Avi Lapchick contributed to this episode.

About the Contributors

Natalie Dunlap, Assistant Digital Editor

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Natalie Dunlap is the Assistant Digital Editor at The Daily Iowan. She is the host and producer of the Above the Fold news podcast. She has previously worked as a news reporter, news editor, politics reporter, politics editor, and digital producer for the DI. She is a senior majoring in journalism and minoring in English and gender, women's, and sexuality studies. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting while listening to pop culture podcasts.

Shaely Odean, Photojournalist

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Shaely Odean is a transfer student at the University of Iowa, currently in her third year. She is pursuing double majors in Journalism and Strategic Communications, as well as Sustainability Sciences. Shaely works as a photojournalist for The Daily Iowan, and her passion lies in environmental issues. Before joining the University of Iowa, she attended Kirkwood Community College, where she served as the photo editor for the Kirkwood Communique.