Shanell Peterson, the founder/owner/everything of Nella Yoga, graces the 19th episode of the Black Yoga Superstars Podcast! Nella Yoga is located in Kansas City, Missouri and offers a haven for beginners of yoga, even advanced beginners. Shanell also extols the benefits of eliminating sugar from your life in order to have a healthier and happier human existence. In this episode, Shanell and I talk about: * Tips for starting a yoga studio in a city you’re new to * Opening a studio is easy, building a community is the challenge * Everything you want to do is a series of steps then it’s done * How watching a documentary helped her transition to vegan * Her experience giving up sugar and losing 85 pounds * Advice for giving up sugar to any sugar addicts There are a few ways to listen to this episode: Listen to it on iTunes. Stream it here. Download it as an MP3 by right-clicking here and cho