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I can’t believe I’ve never seen this before but I’m so glad I found it!

Founded by Anna Guest-Jelley, Curvy Yoga is for people who want to live the lives they imagine, today. Who don’t want to wait until they’re flexible, skinny, have enough money, etc. to start treating themselves well. To start recognizing and achieving their goals–not the goals they think they should have, but the goals that they’re almost afraid to admit to anyone else because they are so out there.

Learn more about Curvy Yoga

The photo gallery is especially inspiring. 

 

I actually love this site, especially because of the gallery, which definitely challenges the point of view that fat people can’t also be active people. And also, because of the focus on embodiment, being happy with you, and self-care. They make the very important point that people with varying body sizes and ability shouldn’t be EXPECTED to all move and learn the same way and that practices that work should be shared and good practictioners should be passed along - that your goals and personal needs are important, it’s not your body that’s a problem if you’re struggling, it’s the method.

Nowhere on the site do they endorse yoga as a way to lose weight, but they do endorse it as a way to get in touch with your body and enjoy it more, and I think that’s accurate.

If you’re a fan too and you’re in the Nashville area, they offer classes, but the blog is for everyone, it looks like.

Related: I really need to get back to working out: yoga was what I tried first. I have that same problem, however, that everything is standardized — especially when you’re broke like me and using videos!