The Surprising Truth About Body Positive Yoga (4 of 6)

How has the industry reacted? 

Overall, the yoga industry’s reaction to the body positivity movement has been largely positive. The focus on inclusivity and acceptance has helped to make yoga a more welcoming and accessible practice for people of all sizes and abilities.

“When I first started practicing, I’d go into a class, and the teacher and most of the people in the class were average-bodied,” says Dana Falsetti, a yoga teacher who is now iconic for her body-positive content on Instagram. “You can feel defeated just being in that situation. So seeing photos of someone who looks like you doing something you think you can’t do… that, in itself, can really be the spark that a lot of people need to give yoga a chance.”