“I want to do yoga, it makes you thin,” were the words spoken to me by my friend C. She brought up a good point, you never see any fat people in yoga class (well, except when I go). But just like, which came first the chicken or the egg, I think the question that begs to be asked is what comes first, yoga getting you thin or being thin to do yoga? I think the latter. As someone who has dragged her chunky butt (actually, my butt is pretty nice, it's more like my chunky tummy) to yoga several, several times, I think that those of use with more cushion of the pushing just aren't made for yoga. When we are bending down and folding our bodies up like a suitcase, my body says, nope, not going to happen. It sticks my stomach in the way. I don't fold, I squish. And well, squishing doesn't feel all that good. I definitely miss out on the mind body connection yoga is suppose to bring. Mostly because I feel squashed all class and second because they have mirrors everywhere reminding me of … [Read more...]