Welcome!

Thank you for visiting my yoga site, the Squishy Yogini!  

Why squishy?  Because while you could call me fat, plus size, rotund, chubby, heavy, thick, overweight, plump, roly-poly, zaftig, etc. etc. etc. I prefer to refer to myself as "squishy in the right places".

So what are we doing here?

Well, this squishy woman is beginning a new path in her life as a yoga teacher and you are all invited along!

When you think of what the average yoga student looks like, I am probably the last person that you would imagine.  Big and beautiful, curvy, plus-size, squishy in the right places, no matter what you call it....I'm fat.  I've never let my size hold me back from anything, least of all yoga.  I've been practicing yoga off and on for many years now, but it is only within the last two years that I have embraced my yoga practice with intensity.  When I practice yoga it is a time for me when I can turn off the noise from the outside world.  I don't care what I look like or if someone is watching me.  When I am on my mat everything is about honoring myself and the amazing things that my body can do. 

In the past, I've struggled with teachers who have dismissed me because of my size or been in classes where the focus is not on your practice but on how well you keep up with the crowd.  Yoga is not a popularity contest or a competition.  Yoga is a way of life that encompasses and supports all people.  Last year I visited a studio that offered a "Yoga for Bigger Bodies Class".  I was excited that such a class was offered but was horrified when I went to it.  The teacher wasn't supportive, didn't talk about how to use modifications, and obviously wasn't paying attention to the needs of her students.  It saddened me that there were women in that class who this was their first, and probably last, experience with yoga.  The next day I contacted Corena at Infusion Yoga and enrolled in the Yoga Teacher Training Course.  My goal in teacher training is to be able to offer an environment for students of all shapes and sizes to learn and fall in love with yoga.  In working towards this goal, I've also been certified in teaching Curvy Yoga.

So look out Utah, I'm starting to teach!

Where: Sunday afternoon at 4:00pm at Infusion Yoga
Starting: This Saturday, June 3rd!
Cost: Regular rates for Infusion Yoga Studio in Bountiful Utah.  They have so great summer deals!


Also, I will be teaching a FREE workshop on yoga modifications on Thursday June 14th at 7:30 pm!