Have you wanted to try yoga, but were concerned that you might feel like the biggest person in the room? Or that the instructor might not teach poses that were suitable for your body, no matter its ability or size? Then Curvy Yoga might be the class for you!
Curvy Yoga is yoga instruction specific to people in larger bodies, but all body sizes are welcome in my classes. Through intentional sequencing, strategic uses of props, and creative variations, yoga is made accessible to people of all shapes, sizes, and abilities. The guiding philosophy is that there is no “wrong” way to have a body, and that all bodies are capable of experiencing the benefits of a yoga practice. Yoga can change to suit the body you have today, and the pose can be made to fit you, not the other way around.
Curvy Yoga students are a variety of sizes, ages, abilities, cultures and gender identifications. What they have in common is a desire to gain flexibility, strength, agility, and balance, and to practice self-care in a fun environment that is body affirming and free from judgment and competition.
Curvy Yoga is yoga instruction specific to people in larger bodies, but all body sizes are welcome in my classes. Through intentional sequencing, strategic uses of props, and creative variations, yoga is made accessible to people of all shapes, sizes, and abilities. The guiding philosophy is that there is no “wrong” way to have a body, and that all bodies are capable of experiencing the benefits of a yoga practice. Yoga can change to suit the body you have today, and the pose can be made to fit you, not the other way around.
Curvy Yoga students are a variety of sizes, ages, abilities, cultures and gender identifications. What they have in common is a desire to gain flexibility, strength, agility, and balance, and to practice self-care in a fun environment that is body affirming and free from judgment and competition.
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Susan Andrea Weiner, MA, C-IAYT, DMCT
Susan has been a certified teacher of adult, children, and family yoga classes for over ten years. In 2013 she obtained an additional certification in Curvy Yoga, a size-positive hatha yoga approach. In 2015 she completed a rigorous two-year Yoga Therapy training program and is certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Her classes integrate body-affirming yoga instruction and a deep respect for the therapeutic benefits of the practice to support health and stress resilience. She is also a certified Dynamic Mindfulness Facilitator, and has a Master’s in Clinical Psychology, utilizing both in her work as a yoga teacher. Susan’s classes are trauma-informed, and she is committed to making yoga accessible to all bodies and abilities. She brings compassion, a dedication to community building, joyful humor and respect for the innate wisdom of the body to her classes that celebrate the body in all its expressions. www.susanweineryoga.com |