Yoga isn’t just for your average Jennifer Aniston type body anymore. With obesity in North America reaching epidemic proportions it really can’t be.
But when self-loathing is such a fundamental part of day-to-day life, where do the plus-size go to enjoy the effects of yoga but would rather not have to stare into a size-4 behind for 90 minutes?
Unfortunately, there aren’t many choices. But, seeing the need, and knowing first-hand the difficulty, Texas yoga instructor Abby Lentz came up with a plan.
As an active plus-size woman, Abby knew the importance of not only a safe place in which to allow such physical vulnerability as learning postures in a body that would be perhaps less than receptive, but also founding principles that would facilitate participation. She refers to them as the Three A’s- awareness, acceptance and affection.
For people to start the program, and more importantly continue, Abby’s goal is to encourage women to accept and love their bodies NOW, not when they finally manage to lose pounds or shrink jeans sizes. It’s about influencing the self-loathing before the weight-loss.
