Fat Yoga
Fat Yoga

Author: Sarah Harry

Publisher: New Holland Publishers

Published: 2017-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781742579313

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Scrolling through social media, you could be forgiven for thinking that yoga is the purely the domain of teeny-tiny, thin, flexible girls, clad solely in the latest crop tops and shorts, sipping green juices and watching sunsets everyday. But you don't need to fit this mold to embrace and enjoy yoga. The practice of yoga is over 4,000 years old and can (and should) be enjoyed by people of all sizes. Fat Yoga embraces the 'yoga for all' ideology. All bodies, all ages, all abilities. This book is a step-by-step 'how to' guide to yoga, with variations to suit the less mobile or flexible. It's also jam-packed with helpful, practical advice, such as how to keep your boobs out of the way during practice. Covering the history and science behind yoga, postures for every situation and gratitude (including self-compassion, body image, to soothe and calm) as well as restorative yoga and chair yoga practice, Fat Yoga the perfect book for yoga enthusiasts of every level and body type. Connect with your body and explore its physicality in a safe way emotionally, physically and spiritually, in the comfort of your own home.

Big & Bold: Yoga for the Plus-Size Woman
Big & Bold: Yoga for the Plus-Size Woman

Author: Laura Burns

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2021-08-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1718200110

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Despite what you may think, yoga is for every body! Larger women can experience freedom, comfort, strength, and mobility in their bodies through the practice of yoga, and Big & Bold: Yoga for the Plus-Size Woman shows you how. This book provides clear instructions for safely performing 43 poses (asanas) in a variety of seated, kneeling, standing, reclined, and restorative positions. Poses feature multiple options for body positioning and prop usage, so you can choose the variations and make the adjustments that work best for your body, without forcing it into a potentially dangerous position. Whether you are new to the world of yoga or simply seeking guidance on practicing in the comfort of your own home, the sample sequences—including clear examples on how to assemble the poses and breathing exercises for maximum benefits—are invaluable. Sequences targeting specific objectives are also provided, with four energizing practices and four relaxing practices organized as 10-, 30-, and 60-minute practices. You’ll also find recommendations for comfortable clothing and learn how to get creative with yoga props to add some fun to your practice and make poses more comfortable. Throughout the book, author Laura Burns shares her story of how she developed a love of yoga, discovering how it can be an empowering and wonderful way to move your body and celebrate what it can do at any size. With Big & Bold: Yoga for the Plus-Size Woman, you will find the guidance, motivation, and inspiration to experience all the physical and mental benefits yoga has to offer. Yoga is meant for every body. CE exam available! For certified professionals, a companion continuing education exam can be completed after reading this book. Big & Bold: Yoga for the Plus-Size Woman CE Exam may be purchased separately or as part of Big & Bold: Yoga for the Plus-Size Woman With CE Exam package that includes both the book and the exam.

Yoga for Fat Guys
Yoga for Fat Guys

Author: John J. Gillies

Publisher:

Published: 2009-07-01

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 9780982475003

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A yoga book for beginners with special emphasis for people who are overweight, sedentary or both. The book features simple line drawings, straightforward instruction and a simple plan for regaining your flexibility and mobility.

Big & Bold
Big & Bold

Author: Laura Burns

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2021-08-27

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1718200099

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"This book teaches yoga practice to help plus-size women find deeper self-love and empowerment, as well as freedom, comfort, strength, and mobility in their bodies. It provides an overview of common poses, with detailed information about how to use props to create levels of support and ways to find accessible challenges to meet your body where it is"--

Yoga Burns Fat
Yoga Burns Fat

Author: Jan Maddern

Publisher: Fair Winds Press (MA)

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781931412667

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A 7 week plan to tone body, mind and spirit.

Big Gal Yoga
Big Gal Yoga

Author: Valerie Sagun

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 2017-07-25

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1580056601

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Social media star Valerie Sagun is a powerful voice in the body positive movement. With more than 100,000 avid followers on Instagram and a constant stream of highly engaged traffic on her website, fans adore Valerie for her fearless acceptance of her beautiful body, her encouragement of self-love, and her phenomenal yoga skills. Valerie, her yoga practice, and her body positive campaign have been featured in People, Glamour, Marie Claire, Buzzfeed, Redbook, and more, where she's been celebrated for her exciting messages about self-acceptance-both on the mat and off. Now, in this complete guide, Valerie provides both inspiration and customized instructions for yogis of all sizes and shapes, along with passionate encouragement to help readers discover newfound confidence through the transformative power of yoga.

Flat Belly Yoga!
Flat Belly Yoga!

Author: Kimberly Fowler

Publisher: Rodale

Published: 2013-09-17

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1609619447

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The Flat Belly Diet! series has inspired over 1 million readers to change the way they think about food and banish belly fat for good. Now the latest installment in the series, Flat Belly Yoga!, shows readers how to fire up their fat-burning engines even further with a unique combination of yoga, weight training, and cardio that’s fun, easy, and effective. An innovative weight loss plan featuring an all-new yoga-plus-weights routine, Flat Belly Yoga! blasts belly fat, tones abdominal muscles, and speeds weight loss. Including a Four-Day Jump Start and a Four-Week Workout designed to boost metabolism and build muscle, the book features tips on how to maximize weight loss, advice on how to avoid common injuries, and testimonials from people who have participated in the program. Whether in conjunction with the Flat Belly Diet! meal plan (which is included for easy reference) or on its own, following the Flat Belly Yoga! workout will trim tummies fast—and take the "work" out of the workout.

Yoga Where You Are
Yoga Where You Are

Author: Dianne Bondy

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2020-12-08

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0834843307

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Find freedom in your yoga practice with this empowering guide from beloved yoga teacher and social justice activist Dianne Bondy and Yoga International editor-in-chief Kat Heagberg. Yoga Where You Are welcomes readers of all backgrounds, body sizes, and abilities into the practice of yoga. Dianne Bondy and Kat Heagberg offer everything you need to know to build a custom yoga practice that supports you exactly where you are--now and at every stage of your life's journey. Yoga Where You Are discusses how yoga intersects with body image, introduces essential information on elements like breathwork and meditation, and celebrates yoga's diverse roots through an introductory chapter on its origins and history. Whether you're a beginner, a seasoned practitioner, or a yoga teacher, the step-by-step instructions for hundreds of customizable pose variations provide an essential resource you can turn to as your practice evolves. Bondy and Heagberg also present tips to find inspiration and creativity on the mat. With truly inclusive language, alignment options for real bodies, and photos of a range of practitioners, the book provides you with everything you need to customize and deepen your practice with clarity and confidence.

Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old
Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old

Author: Kimberly Dark

Publisher: AK Press

Published: 2019-09-24

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 1849353689

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“Nothing is more brilliant and juicy to me than a woman stepping fully into her self—mind, body, and spirit, full throttle, without apology. Kimberly Dark has been illuminating the path for a long time. This book is a triumph. This book is a jailbreak from cultural inscriptions meant to keep us locked up, shut up, and conforming.” —Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Chronology of Water and The Book of Joan Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old is a moving, funny, and startlingly frank collection of personal essays about what it means to look a certain way. Or rather, certain ways. Navigating Kimberly Dark’s experience of being fat since childhood—as well as queer, white-privileged, a gender-confirming “girl with a pretty face,” active then disabled, and inevitably aging—each piece blends storytelling and social analysis to deftly coax readers into a deeper understanding of how appearance privilege (and stigma) function in everyday life and how the architecture of this social world constrains us. At the same time, she provides a blueprint for how each of us can build a more just social world, one interaction at a time. Includes an afterword by Health at Every Size expert, Linda Bacon. Kimberly Dark is a writer, professor, and raconteur. She has written award-winning plays, and taught and performed for a wide range of audiences in various countries over the past two decades. She is the author of The Daddies, Love and Errors, and co-editor of the anthology Ways of Being in Teaching.

Let's Get Physical
Let's Get Physical

Author: Danielle Friedman

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2023-01-03

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 0593188446

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A captivating blend of reportage and personal narrative that explores the untold history of women’s exercise culture--from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda--and how women have parlayed physical strength into other forms of power. For much of the twentieth century, sweating was considered “unladylike” and girls grew up believing physical exertion would cause their uterus to “fall out.” It was only in the Sixties that, thanks to a few forward-thinking fitness pioneers, women began to move en masse. In Let's Get Physical, journalist Danielle Friedman reveals the fascinating untold history of contemporary fitness culture, chronicling in vivid, cinematic prose how exercise evolved from a beauty tool pitched almost exclusively as a way to “reduce” into one millions have harnessed as a path to mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Let’s Get Physical takes us into the workout studios and onto the mats to reclaim these forgotten origin stories—and shine a spotlight on the trailblazers who made it possible for women to move. Each chapter uncovers the birth of an fitness movement that laid the foundation for working out today: the invention of the barre method in the Swinging Sixties, jogging’s path to liberation in the Seventies, the explosion of aerobics and weight-training in the Eighties, the rise of yoga in the Nineties, and the ongoing push for a more socially inclusive fitness culture—one that celebrates every body. Ultimately, it tells the story of how women discovered the joy of physical competence and strength—and how, by moving together to transform fitness from a privilege into a right, we can create a more powerful sisterhood.