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These are some hand-selected, best-loved posts to introduce you to Curvy Yoga. Enjoy! And if you haven’t already, be sure to sign up to receive the newest posts by email or RSS. 

• Yes, Yoga
• Weighty Words
• Dear Yoga Journal
• My Crisis of Curvy Faith
• Why I Hate Loving My Body
• Why Happiness ≠ Weight Loss
• The Yoga of Self-Talk
• Curvy Yogis, Represent! 
• Why It’s Hard to Believe Loving Your Body is a Good Idea
• How Yoga Helped Me Heal
• How I Accidentally Wound Up on a Diet — Again
• Why Loving Your Body Starts with Awareness

Interviews & Shout-Outs

• FM Nov 11: Yoga&BodyImage / Step Up / Repro Pop Culture | Feminist Magazine
• Five Ways Yoga Improved My Body Image | The Yoga Lunchbox
• You & the yoga podcast with Anna Guest-Jelley | You & The Yoga Mat
• A Yoga Movement That Truly Embraces All Body Shapes | World Lifestyle
• 3 Questions to Answer to Become Your Best You | Maria Shriver
• Building a Movement on the Mat: Anna Guest-Jelley and CurvyYoga | Curvy Girl Health
• Interview with Anna Guest-Jelley of Curvy Yoga |  Yoga For Healthy Aging
• What Helps You Love Your Body Most? Anna Guest-Jelley’s Words of Wisdom | Yoga with Kimber
• No Beauty | The Daily Love
• Finding your way back to your self | Jennifer Louden
• Curvy Yoga Celebrates All Shapes & Sizes | Spry
• 75 Best Yoga + Pilates Websites 2013 | Psychology of Eating
• Top 10 Yoga Blogs 2013 | Do You Yoga
• My 5 favorite body-positive women of 2013 | More to Love
• Wise Light Women : A conversation with Anna Guest-Jelley | Wise Light Wellness
• The #1 reason nobody’s interested in your yoga niche {yet!} | They Yogipreneur
• Full-figured Yogi: Anna Guest-Jelly | The Sassy She
• Self-Compassion Saturday: Anna Guest-Jelley | A Thousand Shades of Gray
• Woman to Know Anna Guest-Jelley from Curvy Yoga | The Mother House of the Goddess
• Guest Passionate Wise Woman: Anna Guest from Curvy Yoga | The Passionate Wise Woman
• The Fat Girl in Yoga Class | Momish Blog
• Wild | Sacred Circle
• Women Who Celebrate | Medicinal Marzipan
• Every Class Is All Levels (Part One) | Yoga Teacher Magazine
• Women Who Inspire Us (July Issue) | Origin Magazine
• Find a Way to Fit in Self-Care | BodyBliss
• Yoga for Bigger Bodies a Hit | Yoga Buzz
• Body-Positive Yoga for Larger Bodies, Yes | Yoga Dork
• Yoga for Larger Bodies | Vicky Hallett
• 5 Of The Coolest And Most Powerful POV’S On The Block (And Why This Matters To Your Business) | Jac McNeil
• Soundtrack to Your Life: Anna Guest-Jelley | Sas Petherick
• Curvy Yoga: An Interview with Anna Guest-Jelley | Saludify
• Grabbing Life by the Curves with Anna Guest-Jelley | A Woman Undeniable
• Yoga for People Who Are Overweight or Obese | US News & World Report
• Body Trust Insights | Be Nourished
• 30 Transcendent Sites for Stress Reduction | ADN to BSN
• That’s What She Said: Behind the Business with Anna Guest-Jelley | Jac McNeil
• Resolve to Love Your Body This New Year | Yoga Journal
• Radical Woman Q&A | Radical HateLoss
• Self-Love Series: Anna Guest-Jelley | Weightless & Medicinal Marzipan
• Most Body Loving Company, 2012 Nourishing Body Image Awards | Nourish the Soul
• Curvy Yoga | Serene Wellness
• Top 100 Best Yoga Blogs | Institute for the Psychology of Eating
• Lightbulb or Fairlights: With Anna Guest-Jelley | Rachel Hawes (Fusion Massage & Movement)
• Anna Guest-Jelley: Curvy Yoga | Nadine Fawell
• Yoga with Curves | Yoga Start
• “I’m Not a Size Zero. Can I Practice Yoga?” Anna Guest-Jelley Says “Yes!” | Melanie Klein, Intent.com
• New Book Celebrates Yoga for All Sizes | Yoga Journal
• Introducing Anna Guest-Jelley and Permission to CURVE | Rosie Molinary
• The Well-Fed Woman: Anna Guest-Jelley | Rachel Cole
• Chatting with Anna Guest-Jelley of Curvy Yoga | Body Love Wellness
• Permission to be Exactly Who You Are | Medicinal Marzipan
• Yoga for All Shapes & Sizes (Parts One, Two & Three) | Weightless
• Permission to Curve | Body Positive Yoga
• Book Launch Interview with Anna Guest-Jelley | Racheal Cook, The Yogipreneur
• Too Fat for Yoga? Think Again! | Green Mountain at Fox Run
• Yogipreneur TV with Anna Guest-Jelley | Racheal Cook, The Yogipreneur
• Unfurling with Anna Guest-Jelley | Amy Kessel
• Yoga for Every Body | Yahoo! Voices with Sage Adderley
• Interview with Anna Guest-Jelley | Strong, Sexy & Stylish
• Q&A w/Curvy Yoga Founder Anna Guest-Jelley | Queen Grace Collection
• Yoga Teacher Anna Guest-Jelley Helps Others Improve Body Image | Carrie Barrepski
• Passionate People: Anna Guest-Jelley | Spark the Heart
• What is Curvy Yoga? | Cool People Care
• Grab Life by the Curves | Fitsmi (podcast)
• Girls Can Blog | Girls Can Blog
• Feature Friday: Anna Guest-Jelley | Beeyond Yoga
• Curves Ahead! | Teacher Goes Back to School (Part 1)
• Grabbing Life by the Curves | Teacher Goes Back to School (Part 2)
• The Curvy Yoga Revolution | Yoga In My School (podcast)
• Meet Anna of Curvy Yoga | Joy Tanksley (video)
• Conversation: Anna Guest-Jelley | The Magazine of Yoga (Part 1)
• Anna Guest-Jelley, Part II | The Magazine of Yoga
• From 65 Diets to Self-Acceptance | Weightless (Part 1)
• Building a Positive Body Image & Yoga Practice | Weightless (Part 2)
• The Last Word | The Vanderbilt View
• A Life with Yoga | Engaged Life
• Yoga is for Every Body | Yoga with Style
• Curvy Yoga | Talk of the Town (video)

Other Writing Around the Web

• Yoga for Curvy Runners | Running with Curves
• The Academic Feminist: Melanie Klein on Yoga and Feminism | Feministing
• 52 Places to Go in 2014 | NY Times
• How Yoga Helped Me Quit 65 Diets | DoYouYoga
• Yoga Poses Get You in the Door | Hugger Mugger
• Why I Turned to Yoga After Failing 65 Diets | MindBodyGreen
• Why I Have a Hard Time Meeting My Needs in the Moment | Owning Pink
• The Yoga of Empowerment | Hugger Mugger
• 3 Ways to Check Back into Your Life | Owning Pink
• Silencing Your Inner Critic | Hugger Mugger
• Living in Alignment | Owning Pink
• When Life Gives You Curves | Yoga International
• Why I Prefer Redemption to Reality | Owning Pink
• Why Body Acceptance is Necessary to Succeed in Business | Kind Over Matter
• Why I’m Not a Fan of This Concept: Full Expression | Hugger Mugger
• Feeling Your Way Into Your 2013 Yoga Practice | Owning Pink
• The Body Stories | Sas Petherick
• The Worlds in Your Feet | Roots of She
• Finding Challenge in Yoga | Hugger Mugger
• Fertile Ground | Roots of She
• How to Meet Your True Needs This Thanksgiving | Owning Pink
• Coming Into Our Wholeness Through Yoga | Roots of She
• Getting in Touch with Your Body (Nadi Shodhana) | Hugger Mugger
• Body Awareness, Body Acceptance, Body Love | Roots of She
• How Restorative Yoga Healed My Body Image | Teacher Goes Back to School
• Yep, I’m a Fat Yoga Teacher | XO Jane
• Morning Wake-Up Practice | Supportive Yoga
• The Discipline of Feeling Good | Roots of She
• Welcome to the Feel Good Lab | Roots of She
• The Power of Transitions | Hugger Mugger
• The Danger of “Easy” | Hugger Mugger
• The Counterpose of Grief | Hugger Mugger
• Why Things Go Better When You Listen to Your Body | Hugger Mugger
• T2: Pain in the Neck or Gateway to Higher Wisdom? | Hugger Mugger
• Slow Yoga: Feeling Your Practice | Hugger Mugger
• Opening the Heart + Breathing — Or, Why I Had a Meltdown in Class | Hugger Mugger
• Taking It All As a Blessing | Kind Over Matter
• What I Believe (The Curvy Yoga Manifesto) | The Ivy Plum Collection
• My Mula Bandha Moment | Hugger Mugger
• How Important is Daily Practice? | Hugger Mugger
• 4 Tips to Tell the Truth About Yourself and To Yourself | Tiny Buddha
• The Magic Within | Manifestation Station
• Grounding: How I Root Myself | Hugger Mugger
• Burning Through | The Magazine of Yoga
• How I Became a Feminine Feminist | Roots of She
• The Gift of Presence: Yoga for Stress | Hugger Mugger
• 4 Ways to Create Your Own Movement Ritual | Medicinal Marzipan
• Keep Your Socks On. Or Take Them Off. | Marianne Elliott
• Loving a Body | The Magazine of Yoga
• Reason 676 Why I Can’t Do Yoga | Rockstar Yogi
• Intersecting Identities: How I Navigated Feminism, Yoga & Dieting | Women’s Collaborative Circle
• Each Time | The Magazine of Yoga
• Blaming My Mom for My Body Image Issues | BlissTree
• How I Learned to Ditch Dieting & Eat for Me | BlissTree
• Get Your Booty on the Mat: 5 Tips for Home Yoga Practice | Elephant Journal
• Why a Curvy 30 Days of Yoga? | Marianne Elliott
• How to Choose Health (Especially When You Don’t Feel Like It) | Crazy Sexy Life
• I ♥ My Body: 5 Ways to Get the Body Part Started | Mind Body Green
• When the Real Me Meets the Photo Me | The Magazine of Yoga
• Awkward Family Convos | The Magazine of Yoga
• She Got Herself Up and Walked Out | The Magazine of Yoga
• Why I Traded in My Flannel Pants for Yoga Pants | Medicinal Marzipan
• Me, Myself and Us-ness | The Magazine of Yoga
• The Curvy One | Fit Bottomed Girls
• The Literacy of Curves | The Magazine of Yoga
• 8 Ways to Put the Fatshion in Yoga
• Why Not Setting Goals Helped Me Reach Mine | Places to Yoga
• Madonna, Meditation & Me | The Magazine of Yoga
• Cancer Sucks: Part 1 & Part 2 | The Magazine of Yoga
• Fifty by 30 | Blogger Body Calendar
• Is Your Yoga Studio Really for Everyone? | Elephant Journal
• Flight is for Planes & Birds | Recovering Yogi
• Curvy Yoga in 10 Minutes | BlogHer
• Why I Stopped Waiting for a Miracle | The Magazine of Yoga
• Setting an Intention | Asheville Yoga Center
• The Relationship Between Stress and Weight | Mahaa Yoga
• Big Guy Yoga | Elephant Journal
• Freedom from Fat Talk | The Magazine of Yoga
• Mindlessness vs. Mindfulness: My Experiment in Home Practice | Places to Yoga
• Curvy Foundations | Mahaa Yoga
• A Year of Heart Opening | Asheville Yoga Center
• Pulling My Weight | Places to Yoga
• 6 Tips (+1) for Teaching Curvy Yoga Students | Elephant Journal
• The Yoga Police: On Being a Curvy Yoga Teacher | Mahaa Yoga
• 10 Ways to Experience Pleasure in Yoga | Asheville Yoga Center
• Welcoming the Curvy Yogini | Elephant Journal
• Rocking Out | Asheville Yoga Center
• Curvy Sun Salutations: Widen, Align & Ground
• Stepping On | Elephant Journal
• Curvy Yoga | Elephant Journal