Curvy Yoga

How Do You Know When You’re Ready to Become a Yoga Teacher?

In the latest episode of “From the Curvy Mat,” I’m answering one of my top FAQs: How do you know when you’re ready to become a yoga teacher? Such a fun one! In the video below, you’ll hear: What I knew and didn’t (emphasis on the latter) when I first took the leap Signs to [...]

June 17, 2013 0 comments Read the full article →

The Curvy Seven with Caitlin Custer

I so love sharing other curvy yogis’ stories! Read all interviews in this series by clicking here. This month marks two years of The Curvy Seven! 1. What’s your yoga origin story? I started practicing yoga when I was exhausted from life. I was over-worked, over-tired and not taking care of myself. Next thing I knew I was in a yoga class with 20 [...]

June 13, 2013 0 comments Read the full article →

What’s Wrong with Me?

After years of growing my awareness around my internal dialogue, I’m happy to say I’m doing much better. I probably catch at least one thing every three days. I know, I know; it’s probably hard for you not to be jealous. Dialing In A pattern I’ve been noticing lately is a question I apparently ask myself [...]

June 10, 2013 5 comments Read the full article →

How Do You Do Yoga When Sh!t Hits the Fan?

In this newest episode of “From the Curvy Mat,” I’m answering such a great reader question (and one we’ll all face eventually): How do you do yoga when sh!t hits the fan? In the video below, you’ll hear: What I learned about this from my good friend, Marianne Elliott, who developed her home yoga practice [...]

June 6, 2013 3 comments Read the full article →

Go Love Yourself

Someone recently asked me a question that I get a fairly often: Why did you start Curvy Yoga? My answer is always the same: because I’d been wanting to find it. When I began my self-acceptance and body-love journey, there were way fewer resources available than there are today. Blogs were still a bit fringe, [...]

June 4, 2013 0 comments Read the full article →

The Curvy Seven with Tami Hackbarth

So excited for you to meet this month’s yogi! To see everyone who has been interviewed, please click here. 1. What’s your yoga origin story? It was the late 90s and I heard a rumor that yoga could help deal with stress. I was pretty much overwhelmed by stress. I was also depressed and anxious [...]

May 30, 2013 0 comments Read the full article →

Body Acceptance & The 8 Limbs of Yoga: Dharana

Our series continues! See the first five posts in this series here: Yamas, Niyamas, Asana, Pranayama & Pratyahara. Don’t you hate it when a yoga teacher asks you to maintain your focus on a particular body part or action for all of eternity? Maybe that’s just me. And maybe it just feels that way. What’s Up, Right Thumb? Down Dog [...]

May 28, 2013 1 comment Read the full article →

How to Find Support

I’ve been thinking quite a bit about support and stability lately. I’ve been in a particularly busy time with my work, so I’ve needed to shore up my self-care reserves even more than usual (although my instinct is to fill them less because I “don’t have time”). I was really struck by how important a [...]

May 23, 2013 0 comments Read the full article →

Can I Do Curvy Yoga if I’m Not…Curvy?

All right — in this episode of “From the Curvy Mat,” I’m answering one of my favorite (and most frequently asked) questions: who can do Curvy Yoga. In the video below, you’ll hear: Who I thought would be interested in Curvy Yoga when I first started it (and who kept showing up) Why Curvy Yoga [...]

May 20, 2013 10 comments Read the full article →

What to Wear to Your First Yoga Class

One of the most frequently asked questions I receive is “Okay, I’m ready to go to a yoga class. But what do I wear?!” While on the surface this might seem like a funny, or even somewhat silly, question, it’s actually the complete opposite. I believe that in order for people to try yoga, they [...]

May 16, 2013 8 comments Read the full article →

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