This was an interesting book about accessible yoga and how it changed the authors life with there journey I did enjoy the streaches and what was brought up but I think it could be written more accessible for different age ranges .

This is such an important resource for teachers and students alike, to show how everyone can enjoy the benefits of yoga. It clearly explains how to give modifications, what equipment can help, and how to treat people with sensitivity and respect, rather than unthinkingly parroting diet culture stuff. A really inspirational book.

Absolutely fantastic book.
So much of a stigma around this and this book knocks it on its head.
I’ve recommended this to someone already who didn’t want - sorry didn’t think she could do yoga - and guess what she loves it

Love love love this book

Yoga as a tool for inclusivity. It's OK if you need a pillow or a chair to execute the asanas. Whatever it is about your body that makes you think that yoga is above your capability, think again. Whatever the impediment, there is an adaptation that you can do, and it is hoped that the practitioner will use this achievement to think more positively about her/himself. A good tool for yoga teachers, but also a guide to self-confidence for the practitioner. Excellent!
I requested and received a free e-book copy from Jessica Kingsley Publishers/Singing Dragon via NetGalley. Thank you!

This is very helpful! I have learned modifications for poses, better word choices when cuing poses and just an all around sense of understanding body types better. I really liked the background given on Donna and why she invested the time and energy into something she believed in so much. This book is very inspirational and I will take it with me into my teaching practice.

4.5 stars. As a plus-size fitness enthusiast, I can't tell you how many times I've been side-eyed in a yoga class, handed a block I didn't need, or adjusted out of my own modification for a pose! I really hope instructors far and wide read this thoughtful, helpful, well-researched book and expand their thinking about yoga and how they teach/practice.

This gives a wonderful basic foundation for the thought behind body positivity and size inclusivity including topics like language, unconscious bias, and intersectionality. With that established, it moves into the more practical principles of inclusive yoga teaching, offering several different adaptations and workarounds for poses. This would be a wonderful addition to regular 200-hour instruction but also a great topic for a dedicated workshop!

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

This was a fascinating book. I enjoyed reading it and the author's perspective. The definitions and explanations of the terms were helpful. Seeing pictures of alternative poses for those who do not fit the "typical yoga person" was very helpful. It would be good to explain the different props that can be used and why/when to use them. Insights that the author provided for new instructors regarding referencing body types, gender issues, and disabilities are some of the best.

This should be on all yoga instructors' shelves. A great reference for dealing with non-typical yoga practitioners.

"How to do Yoga? Have a body and do yoga!"
A inspiring and refreshing read - how many books I must have read and watched so many online yoga practices with so many slimmer and strong not skinny women on. It's really great but sometimes and just sometimes it would be nice to see the different bodies that you see in a real yoga class, I think that this is important a body positive way of challenging ourselves, our bodies in these awesome and some very difficult and awkward poses and knowing that you are part of the yoga world if you're more than average or more than a size tiny.

It can be very awe inspiring to see, this is the way that yoga should be taught, with a mix of bodies, men and women and even children, and making it accessible for everyone, all bodies and races. We are all one on the mat, all for the same purpose and goal, to explore our bodies and enhance them.

I'd definitely like to see more yoga teachers reading this and just the actual health and well being industries, gyms as a whole really need to stop making it about being thin, and goal weights and actually focus on health as a whole, I don't see one more than average fitness instructor, life guard or leader in any sessions at my gym and I think that is what we buy into as healthy and well it's just not and it's an unachievable and incorrect vision, this book clearly demonstrates that and I hope it begins to pave the way for lots of other body positive books because average people should feel inclusive and in control and proud of their bodies.

I found this book beyond positive, for my body and for my mind and it was so needed! Thank you so much, Donna Noble!

With thanks to the publishers, Netgalley and Donna Noble for this awesome free ARC in return for my honest review!

This is the way yoga should be taught!

Donna Noble does an amazing job at outlining ways yoga teachers can be more inclusive in their teaching. She writes about language use, creating a welcoming space and an overall approach to mindfulness in a way that allows any and all people to enjoy yoga. Isn’t that the goal of yoga anyways? Being critical of fitness culture in a way that allows us to examine our practice on a more deeper level, Nobel creates sequences and shares stores of both her own and others yoga journeys in a way that inspires readers.

This book should be required reading for all new yoga teachers.

This book talks about body positivity as a movement, and how it's been co-opted by the fashion and wellness industries so they can seem inclusive - sometimes without really being inclusive! It also mentions the "health at every size" movement, and various companies and influencers who are actually embracing/showcasing bigger bodies.

And that's in addition to the core conversation of actually designing yoga classes for bodies of all sizes and abilities!

The introductory chapters explain the movement itself, and why it is important in yoga. (Hint: to make everyone feel welcome, even if they aren't a skinny white female.) Then the author goes into some ways to make your yoga spaces/classes actually inclusive, including use of language, use of props, and the importance of consent when offering hands-on adjustments.

She also touches on the idea that inclusivity needs to happen not JUST on the mat.

The key theme is that EVERY body is a "yoga body," although some studios, classes, media, clothes brands, etc. might make people feel differently. If you are a yoga teacher or influencer, you can work against that trend. But it's important to make sure you are really able to teach to different sizes/abilities, and not just claim you can for marketing reasons.

The author also offers many other resources, from books to youtube videos and classes, that you can look at for more info or training.

This was a quick read, at right around 200 pages. But it's a good one for anyone who is questioning whether or not they can do yoga, and anyone wanting to teach to a wider yoga audience.

Being an above average sized woman I felt this book was something I needed to read. I am very beginner and based on my size can't necessarily do the poses just like average size people can. I felt this book is great for any yoga participants or teacher. I hope that many yoga teachers read this so they can make all their students feel accomplished practicers of yoga.

What do you do when you’re up all night? Well, read about body positivity of course. I love yoga and love helping my students and clients overcome self-esteem issues. This book provided a lot of good information and tools! I plan to utilize this in my career and at home!

I have very recently taken a few yoga sessions with my friend who has just qualified as a Dru Yoga instructor, so this was an interesting read for me, although I did find it a little text heavy in parts.
I really liked the statement relating to how to have a yoga body? ‘Have a body + do yoga = a yoga body 😁
I definitely learned something about the origin of yoga and particularly body positive yoga, which is pretty inspiring to a bigger body individual like me.
My thanks to NetGalley , the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with this ARC!

This book is amazing! It should be required reading for new yoga teachers. I’ve had a few very bad teachers over the years and all of the insights were things those teachers either didn’t know or didn’t care to do. There’s so many thoughtful passages on consent, language, and presence of mind when interacting with students and others in the community and I commend the author for this excellent book.

It’s honestly a great reference for different terms and types of people. There are a lot of views on kindness, inclusion, and understanding that most people could use regardless of their affinity toward yoga. I loved this!

Yoga is still an incredibly white-washed watered down version of it's truth. Yoga teacher trainings reflect that. I've been through them. The basic yoga teacher training does not need to train you on how to teach to a room that embraces inclusivity. This book is a great addition to EVERY yoga teacher's tool kit. Wonderful resource.

I am very glad that I was offered an ARC of this book. It provided detailed insight into the yoga practice for and from the perspective of plus-sized individuals. It also offers a detailed history of yoga, body positivity, and how the two interact.

This book is great for any yoga participants, teacher or student.
Yoga is truly a practice that can be enjoyed throughout all stages of life, your fitness level will be enhanced!
The instructions throughout this book are brilliant in confirming that whoever you are, move your body to your limitations and enjoy yoga!
I particularly love and appreciate the author’s knowledge and understanding of the practice of yoga.

Thanks so much to the author, publisher and NetGalley for sharing this wonderful book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This book is a lot about creating a body positive yoga class so it's definitely for yoga teachers, not for yoga students which is interesting since it does read very introductory. It is helpful but in general, it could have been shorter and not jumped all over the place.

I'd recommend this as a gift to a yoga teacher who you know needs to work on inclusion.

This is a good book for yoga teachers to understand the concepts of body positivity, inclusion, gender, etc. while also going into a lot of information about the history of yoga and how yoga needs to change to be welcoming to all. It does not teach you how to teach yoga and it only shows a very few poses that are suggested as adaptations for some folks. It has good information though and should be required reading for anyone teaching yoga. Information on elements like marketing are also included.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book via NetGalley.

I love this book and can't wait to get a copy. This book make me feel good that yoga is size inclusive. No matter your size you can do yoga. I loved that the models were plus sized as well.