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#Repost @negharfonooni with @repostapp ・・・ I was in a yoga class once, rolling up my mat after practice, and the girl next to me said, "Wow, you're so muscular! You don't have a yoga body." I'm sure she meant it as a compliment, but honestly ALL BODIES ARE YOGA BODIES. This idea that yoga is only for certain people who look and live a certain way is keeping so many folks from experiencing the magic of yoga. # I'll admit, when I first started practicing yoga I was intimidated. I wasn't "skinny." I wasn't bendy. I didn't wear mala beads and eat at vegan cafes. I didn't know all the Sanskrit terms. I was scared to try something so out of my comfort zone and feel as if I didn't belong. # Thankfully, after 16 years of practice, I can tell you that's all total bullshit. Yoga is for EVERYONE, just not in the exact same way. Some styles might not be your jam and that's totally fine. You don't have to practice for 90 minutes and you don't have to wear lululemon. The "stand on your hands and head and make wild shapes" aspect of it can be cool but it can also be inaccessible. # Yoga can be done in 5, 10, or 15 minutes. You can do it in your living room, on your patio, in your underwear (that's my favorite). There are no "standards" that you have to adhere to--the only requirement is that you show up on your mat willing to meet your body where it is. # In my 16 years of yoga exploration, I've learned so much about myself as a woman and an athlete, and I've created a practice that is uniquely MINE. Yoga makes me feel centered, grounded, and alive--and I almost never make it to those 90 minute yoga studio classes. I step on my mat with the intention to move and listen to gangster rap as I do so. # I have a yoga body and so do you--because yoga is for everyone. If you're not sure, give this super simple and effective flow a try. All you need is 5 minutes, and if you can commit to that time on a regular basis, I guarantee you'll find so much freedom and connection in your body that you didn't even know was available to you. #wildfireflow #wildfireyoga #bodylove #meatheadyogi #becausemuscles