To the post about yoga: You're always supposed to "suck in your belly" because it's about engaging your core. Every instructor I've ever had has used those exact words, not because it's about being fat, but because it's the easiest to do or to imagine. What kind of an instructor would not encourage their students to work hard? Yoga is about self-discipline by practicing daily, and respecting your bodies the way they are. I think that post was trolling. Seriously.

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You can engage your core without sucking in your belly…I mean really. Though that isn’t really the issue here. It’s about an instructor making huge assumptions about a person in their class and berating someone. A good yoga instructor talks with their student to find out what they want from the class and offers instruction that works well for their body type. It’s a partnership not a dictatorship.

Yoga can also be a lot of different things. For me it’s about connecting to my body and about de-stressing myself after a long day. Regardless of whether or not that post was a troll, I’ve heard similar stories from other fat people and have had issues with yoga instructors myself.

-FBP