Listing: Body-positive, fat-positive, inclusive and accessible yoga teachers
An international listing of body-positive, accessible yoga teachers
UK-based teachers
Accessible Yoga with Sarah | Sarah Vallance
Based: Cheltenham
Teaches: chair yoga, pregnancy yoga
Contact: accessibleyogawithsarah.com | E: hello@accessibleyogawithsarah.com | F/I: @accessibleyogawithsarah
Bryony Vickers | Bryony Vickers
Based: Cambridge
Teaches: baby yoga, pregnancy and post-natal, restorative, yoga nidra
Says: “I teach with an inclusive perspective for all sizes, shapes, fitness level and experience. I have a Health at Every Size approach and facilitate a space in which you can connect to your body through breath, movement and relaxation in a manner that helps you to feel and move better (through gently building strength, balance and awareness) and supports positive body image and mental health.”
Contact: bryonyvickers.co.uk | E: bryony@bryonyvickers.co.uk | I: @bryonyvickers, F: @BryonyVickers1
Curvy Girl Yoga | Devaki
Based: Bristol
Teaches: mix of styles, including restorative. Beginners welcome
Contact: curvygirlyoga.co.uk | F, I: @yoga4thecurvygirl
Gabi Parkham Yoga | Gabi Parkham
Based: Brighton
Teaches: flow, accessible and chair, restorative, LGBT+-friendly, pregnancy and postnatal, parent and baby, teens
Says: “I’m passionate about making yoga accessible to as many people as possible using my background as a dancer, my obsession with anatomy and my love of the deep spiritual aspects of yoga – I want everyone to experience the amazing benefits that yoga has to offer. In particular, my classes welcome LGBT+ people, those in larger or older bodies and anyone who’s felt uncomfortable in yoga classes.”
Contact: gabimarkhamyoga.com | E: gabimarkham@hotmail.com | I: @gabimarkhamyoga
Jackie JJC Yoga | Jackie Childs
Based: SW London
Teaches: chair yoga, gentle yoga, stretch and relax, vinyasa flow, beginners yoga
Contact: jackiejjcyoga.com | E: jackie.jjc.yoga@gmail.com | F: @Jackie.JJC.Yoga.London, I: @jackie.jjc.yoga
Light Yoga Space | Janice Kate (they/them)
Based: online/St Leonard’s on Sea
Teaches: hatha, body positive and fat positive, pranayama/meditation
Contact: lightyogaspace.co.uk | E: lightyogaspace@gmail.com | F/I: @lightyogaspace
LIT Yoga | Miriam Zendle
Based: London/Surrey
Teaches: flow foundations, gentle breath and movement, ashtanga-influenced vinyasa, nidra
Contact: lityoga.co.uk | E: lityogalife@gmail.com | F/I: @lityogalife
Lucy B Yoga | Lucy Bishop
Based: online/London
Teaches: vinyasa flow, beginners
Contact: lucybyoga.com | E: lucybyogalondon@gmail.com | I: @LucyBYoga
Mindful Movement with Nerine | Nerine Pal
Based: Wetherby
Teaches: hatha, yin, restorative
Contact: mindfulmovementwithnerine.co.uk | E: nerinepal@gmail.com | F, I: @mindfulmovementwithnerine
Nourish Yoga Training | Harriet McAtee
Based: Oxfordshire
Teaches: teacher training, pregnancy, CPD, on-demand
Contact: nourishyogatraining.com | E: hello@nourishyogatraining.com | F/I: @nourishyogatraining
Sally Brown Yoga | Sally Brown
Based: Leeds and Alnwick
Teaches: hatha, yin, yoga nidra, chair
Contact: sallybrownyoga.co.uk | F: @sallybrownyoga
Stephanie Shanti Bosanko Yoga | Stephanie Bosanko
Based: Bristol
Teaches: yoga teacher training, reiki and massage, including accessible yoga
Says: “I am an Acccessible Yoga teacher-trainer; all are welcome in my classes. I love the challenge of making yoga a pleasant and spacious experience for all my students rather than punitive and unforgiving.”
Contact: stephanieshanti.com | E: stephbosanko@mail.com | F: @shanticentretraining, Y: @ShantiCentreTrainingSchool
Wild Yoga | Theo Wildcroft
Based: Wiltshire
Teaches: yoga nidra, mentoring
Contact: wildyoga.co.uk | E: theo@wildyoga.co.uk | F: @wildyoga
Yoga For Every Body Norfolk | Alison Butler
Based: Norfolk
Teaches: chair, yin, flow, privates
Contact: yogaforeverybodynorfolk.co.uk | E: hello@yogaforeverybodynorfolk.co.uk | F/I: @yogaforeverybodynorfolk
Yuva Yoga | Maria Jones
Based: Aberdeen, Scotland
Teaches: hatha, chair, kids, adapted therapeutic applications, restorative, yin, yoga education and training
Says: “I teach how to access the benefits of yoga using a chair, while being of service and having a positive impact in the lives of my students”
Contact: yuvayoga.co.uk | E: yuvayoga@icloud.com | F: @yuvayogauk, I: @yuvayogauk
Europe-based teachers
Astrid Preiss
Based: Mannheim, Germany
Teaches: gentle flow, pregnancy, online (in German)
Says: “I really love the idea that everyone is going to find a teacher who will be lovingly accepting every body. Without pushing or criticism. And especially without body shaming!”
Contact: astrid-preiss.de | E: aspreiss73@gmail.com | I: @preissastrid
New Zealand and Australia-based teachers
Currently under investigation!
Canada-based teachers
Dianne Bondy Yoga | Dianne Bondy
Based: Toronto, Canada
Teaches: vinyasa, restorative
Contact: diannebondyyoga.com | F: @DianneBondyYogaOfficial, I: @diannebondyyogaofficial/, Y: @diannebondyyoga
Fat and Happy Yoga | Helen Camisa
Based: Vancouver, British Columbia
Teaches: hatha, yin (inc. flow styles), meditation
Contact: helencamisa.com | E: helen.camisa@gmail.com | I: @fatandhappyyoga
Fringeish | Shannon Kaneshige
Based: Toronto, Canada
Teaches: high-energy flow, slow flow and restorative, hatha flow, asana breakdown, restorative
Contact: fringeish.com | F, T, I, Ti/Y: @fringeish
Love Your Body Yoga | Bernadette Feakes
Based: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Teaches: hatha, vinyasa
Contact: loveyourbodyyoga.ca | E: loveyourbodyyogaca@gmail.com | I: @loveyourbodyyogaca
Mindful Somatic Wellness | Stacey Madden
Based: Calgary, Alberta
Teaches: mindful somatic wellness
Contact: mindfulsomaticwellness.com | E: stacey@mindfulsomaticwellness.com | F: @staceymaddensomatictherapy, I: @mindfulsomatics
Water and Earth Yoga | Sonia Gray
Based: Victoria, British Columbia
Teaches: aqua (yoga!), hatha
Says: “I offer body positive, accessible and inclusive yoga from a Health At Every Size approach to movement, taught through a trauma-informed lens”
Contact: waterandearthyoga.ca | E: waterandearthyoga@gmail.com | F, I, T: @waterearthyoga
XL-Yoga | Jill Moran
Based: Victoria, British Columbia
Teaches: gentle, restorative, chair
Contact: xl-yoga.ca | E: jillxlyoga@gmail.com | F: @xlyoga, I: @xl_yoga
United States-based teachers
Abundance Yoga | Nancy Rhodes
Based: Birmingham, Alabama
Teaches: all styles (studio with a mix of teachers)
Contact: abundanceyoga.net | AbundanceYogaBirmingham@gmail.com | I: @abundanceyogabham
Ample Movement | Andrea DiMaio
Based: Cleveland, Ohio
Teaches: gentle yoga, chair yoga, yoga for every body, privates
Contact: amplemovement.com | F/I: @amplemovement, Y: @amplemovement7945
Any Body Yoga | Yo Clark
Based: Memphis, Tennessee
Teaches: alignment-based foundational flow (virtual)
Contact: anybodyyogamemphis.com | E: info@anybodyyogamemphis.com
AP Counseling and Yoga | Angela Prior
Based: Dallas, Texas
Teaches: various – trauma-sensitive yoga, workshops, masterclasses
Contact: angelaprior.com | E: admin@angelaprior.com | F: @apcounselingandyoga
Bliss for Everybody | Julie Brown
Based: Cleveland, Ohio
Teaches: teacher training, mentoring, meditation
Contact: blissforeverybody.com | E: blissforeverybody@gmail.com | F: @blissforeverybody, I: @yogijulie108, Y: @ramaniyogini
Body Positive Yoga | Amber Karnes
Based: Baltimore, Maryland
Teaches: various, mostly online
Contact: bodypositiveyoga.com | I: @amberkarnesofficial, Y: @bodypositiveyoga
Breezy Balance Yoga | Shelly Reid
Based: Charlotte, North Carolina
Teaches: Deep stretch, menopause classes, meditation, assisted living
Contact: breezybalanceyoga.com | E: breezybalanceyoga@yahoo.com
BYOM Yoga | Jackie Gadd
Based: San Diego, California
Teaches: Chair yoga, hatha/slow flow
Contact: byomyoga.blogspot.com | E: byomyoga@gmail.com | F: @byomyoga
Curvy Yoga Minneapolis | Elisabeth Pletcher
Based: Minneapolis
Teaches: yin, yoga nidra, curvy yoga, slow flow, teacher training
Contact: curvyyogampls.com | E: curvyyogampls@gmail.com | F: @curvyyogampls
Give Rise Studio | Sue Surdez Leveille
Based: Frederick, Maryland
Teaches: yin, queer and trans gentle yoga
Contact: giverisestudio.com | E: giverisestudio@gmail.com | F/I: @giverisestudio
HeatherMKYoga | Heather Miller-Klingler
Based: Napoleon, Ohio
Teaches: gentle, hatha
Contact: heathermkyoga.com | E: heather@pobox.com | F, I: @HeatherMKYoga
Inner Space Wellness | Elizabeth Rosenfeld
Based: Chicago, Illinois
Teaches: hatha
Says: “I teach totally customised, body positive, fat positive, accessible yoga in the Chicago area.”
Contact: innerspacewellness.com | E: ecappo@yahoo.com | I: @elizabethgallo
Jessamyn Stanley | Underbelly Yoga
Based: Durham, North Carolina
Teaches: vinyasa flow, naked yoga, on-demand
Contact: jessamynstanley.com | I, F: @mynameisjessamyn
Jessica Jade Yoga | Jessica Rihal
Based: Los Angeles and Tustin, California
Teaches: unknown (on JOYN)
Contact: E: jessicajadeyoga@gmail.com | I: @jessicajadeyoga
Just B Yoga | Belinda Thurston
Based: Lansing, Minnesota
Teaches: trauma-informed yoga, tai chi, qi gong
Contact: justbyoga.com | F: @justbyoga, Y: @JustBYoga
Kozi Yoga | Katherine Kozioziemski
Based: California
Teaches: yoga in the park, the vineyard, yoga for anxiety, privates
Contact: yogaandsomatics.com | F: @YogaAndSomatics, I: @yogaandsomatics
PIES Fitness Yoga Studio | Marsha Banks-Harold
Based: Alexandria, Virginia
Teaches: ‘My body don’t bend that way’, therapeutic, hatha, vinyasa, body positive, beginner, senior
Says: “I love making yoga accessible for all beings”
Contact: piesfitnessyoga.com | E: piesyoga.info@gmail.com | F: @PIESFitness, I: @piesfitnessyoga
Rising Strong Wellness | Jen Monroe
Based: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Teaches: body image/anti diet culture course including yoga
Contact: risingstrongwellness.com | E: yogajen@risingstrongwellness.com | F: @risingstrongwellnessllc, I: @jen.risingstrongwellness
Thick Thigh Yoga | Saisha Lacon
Based: New York
Teaches: vinyasa flow, privates
Contact: thickthighyoga.com | E: info@thickthighyoga.com | F, T, I: @thickthighyoga
Tiffany Croww
Based: Fresno, California
Teaches: gentle yoga (virtual), filmed classses (YouTube), privates
Contact: tiffanycroww.com | E: tiffanycroww@gmail.com | I, T: @tiffanycroww, F: @TiffanyCrowwYoga
Well-rounded Wellness | Naomi Finkelstein
Based: Chicago
Teaches: yoga therapy, privates
Contact: naomifinkelstein.com | I: @well_rounded.wellness
Yoga and Body Liberation | Kate Mosher
Based: Asheville/Weaverville, North Carolina
Teaches: unknown
Contact: katemosher.com | E: kate@katemosher.com | I: @matslikemirrors
Yoga in Bold | Susan Somers-Willett
Based: Austin, Texas
Teaches: body positive, trauma-informed, yoga for bigger bodies, yoga for stress management, hatha, yin, restorative, prenatal, chair
Contact: yogainbold.com | I: @yogainbold