My wall quilt for DD's Yoga Studio
06-11-2016, 09:39 AM
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Very nice quilt!
I was wondering about the name... "Fat Yoga". What does that mean? Is it targeted towards very overweight people? I am a yoga teacher (one of my other hats!) and I have found that bigger people are not comfortable doing yoga at all. I do teach a senior version of my class that doesn't involve getting down on the floor, and bigger people have more success with that.
So please tell me more about Fat Yoga.
I was wondering about the name... "Fat Yoga". What does that mean? Is it targeted towards very overweight people? I am a yoga teacher (one of my other hats!) and I have found that bigger people are not comfortable doing yoga at all. I do teach a senior version of my class that doesn't involve getting down on the floor, and bigger people have more success with that.
So please tell me more about Fat Yoga.
06-11-2016, 02:00 PM
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Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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My DD has always been a bigger girl, and when she began to take yoga, she had various yoga teachers actually lay their hands on her to try and get her body in "proper" positions. She never let it discourage her, but the humiliation left its mark. When she became a master, by much hard work, she wanted her studio to be accessible to all people. Instead of focusing on the positions people can't get into, for whatever reason, she has chosen to adapt the practice to anyone who wants to learn. The name "fat yoga" came because she wanted a name that reflects the difference in her philosophy. She even has several disabled students at any given time, because she will adapt for them too. In less that three years, she has had to begin to teach others to lead classes because there are not enough hours in the day for her to teach all that want to learn and practice. She and her students even sponsor a continuing clothing drive aimed at collecting clothing for bigger teens and adults, that are under served by other such groups. She calls her approach "Radical Self Love". If anyone would like more info, PM me.
06-11-2016, 02:22 PM
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Location: Mississippi
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That sounds wonderful!! I can see why her classes are so full. Yoga makes everyone feel better and it's so restorative... increasing balance, circulation, strength and self esteem. Everyone should be able to do it in their own capacity. Bravo for her and her Fat Yoga.
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