Round Yogini's

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Comment by BusyBodyYoga on September 28, 2009 at 1:16pm

Keep it up, Marie. You'll get so much from yoga!

Comment by Marie Baker on September 26, 2009 at 9:22pm

I am so glad to have found a group like this!! I have just started practicing yoga and I am so not the body type you would normally see. I am somewhere between a US 12 and 14. However, I do feel my body changing through my practice. It has been awesome! Congrats on your achievement, Jennifer!!

Comment by Jennifer Cothrine on December 19, 2008 at 10:54am

Thank you BusyBodyYoga... :)

and thanks for adding me as a friend... you are my first friend here :)

hugs,
Jennifer

Comment by BusyBodyYoga on December 19, 2008 at 9:06am

Jennifer, that is FANTASTIC! Congratulations on your achievement and on your new lifestyle. Woohooo!

Comment by Jennifer Cothrine on December 19, 2008 at 3:45am

I began yoga weighing 222 pounds (or a little more, I sort of stopped weighing)...i was a size (US) 22/24...... The practice was quite difficult at first as I was so out of shape. But eventually, I began gaining flexibility and strength. I have lost weight with yoga and a raw vegan diet. I now weigh 165.2 pounds. I fit into a size 14 that is a bit baggy or a size 12 that is a bit snug. I found this group by following Yogamum's groups. I found her group through a post on sparkpeople.com from one of the yoga forums there.

Comment by Gigi Jabbour on August 25, 2008 at 10:55am

I'm in recovery from Cushing's Disease (a.k.a. Obesity Tumor).
It's been a real struggle and yoga is the key to my recovery.

Comment by Liz W on July 2, 2008 at 7:03am

I'm really happy to find a group like this. I'm a UK size 20 (US 16/18), and I find people often look at me funny when they hear I do a lot of active things like yoga, dancing, hiking etc, or when they see me doing well at any of them. It's kind of amusing, and I'm glad to undermine their stereotypes, but it also gets tiresome after a while.

Comment by BusyBodyYoga on June 2, 2008 at 4:57pm

Oh, I so belong in this group!! Thanks for starting it, Princess Maude. I have no problem with being a round Yogini, even as a teacher. I did have a teacher tell me once that I was very flexible for a big girl. Grr. I laughed it off and pointed out I'd be flexible enough to kick his a## so he better watch what he says. I think it helps some of my larger students feel more comfortable.