A few weeks ago, I wrote a love letter to Yoga Journal asking them to please be more curvy friendly.
Not in direct response (although please feel free to interpret it that way), they are now hosting a “Talent Search” for people to be on the cover of the mag. All you have to do is send in a pic of yourself in your favorite yoga pose.
Are you thinkin’ what I’m thinkin’?
I hope so because I think we need to seriously innundate them with pics of curvy yogis (one of my contenders is here on the right).
Let’s get in there and send our pics! Tell a friend and get them to do it, too! You have until March 29 to submit, so you definitely have time to get something together. The winner will be determined by readers’ choice; voting will take place March 30-April 15, so if (fingers crossed) a curvy yogi is in the running, we may have a chance to get them on the cover!
Regardless of how the YJ contest goes or if you want to submit to them, I’d love for you to send your picture to me. I’ll post all the fabulous curvy yogi pics I get on April 4 (no contest involved, just awesomeness). All shapes, sizes, and identities welcome. Let’s keep on raisin’ the profile of curvy yogis everywhere!
If you’d like to submit to Curvy Yoga, please send your pic to anna@curvyyoga.com.
So whaddya say? Are you in?
Update: When you send me your pic, I’ll assume you’d like to stay anonymous unless you say otherwise. If you say otherwise, please let me know by giving me your name and/or (if desired) website.
p.s. Thanks to Jean Charette for the heads up about the YJ contest!
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I already have plans to get a picture of me doing plow pose. Hehe! Thanks for spreading the word and I’ll send it when it’s done! Great shot, by the way! Represent! ;o) M
Love the idea! You have no idea how often you mirror my thoughts/ideas!
That’s so cool; thanks, Sophia!
Then we’d probably get along pretty well too, Sophia. Because I find the same thing to be true with Anna and I!
Awesome, Michele! Can’t wait to see it!!
my goodness, you are beautiful! rock that curvy split down dog!
Aw, thanks!
brilliant! and i love that EVERYBODY can send photos for your collection. 🙂 yay! can’t wait to see the lovelies!
Thanks! Hope you’ll be one of them! 🙂
LOVE this! Look for some It’s All Yoga lovelies coming your way.
YES! Awesome–thanks!
Does Athleta make plus size clothing? 🙂
Yes, they actually do! 🙂
I featured this post in today’s In Case You Missed It Edition – hope to get a little curvy yogi photo shoot going. We’ll send pix.
Thanks, Tami! So glad you’re on board with this; I can’t wait to see your pics!! ♥
Cool!
Thanks! Hope you’ll submit a pic (or even more than one)!
Can you believe they didn’t publish your letter? For shame! First thing I looked at when I got my issue. I’m pissed.
Any picture of you would get my vote! xo
Yeah, I just got mine today and was about to take a look. Thanks for the heads up!
And you should totally send in a pic, too–at least for the ones on my site. You already have so many awesome ones to choose from! ♥
hi! I love your site. I found it through Fit Bottom Girls! I wanted to let you know that Yoga Journal published a “Yoga for Beginners” mag this month and one of the three yoga makeovers they did was with a beautiful curvy girl!!! I keep reading her story over and over and over again.
Hi, Candace! I’m so glad you found me through FBG! Thanks for the heads up about the YJ thing; I’ll have to check it out. Hope you have a great day!
I love this! When I tell people I am in the process of obtaining my Yoga Certification.. well you can imagine their faces. I tell them that Yoga is for Every-Body and is the most amazing thing I have done for myself. It has increased my health, helped my mental wellness and most of all brought me closer to God! How can any of that be reserved for the skinny folk?
Thanks for sharing this, Laurie!
I think this post ROCKS, and I look forward to seeing all the photos. Not sure if I’ll send in one of my own though… 😉
Thanks, Svasti! You’re certainly welcome to send one in if you’d like (you can even stay anonymous), but I appreciate your support either way!
This Rocks! Just emailed in my curvy pic too! Looking forward to seeing all the other curvy yogis out there! =D
Thanks, Tabitha! So pumped that you sent in a pic!!
I may just have to take a pic as well 🙂
YES! Hope you will!!
Just have to find tripod and place w/o massive chaos in background (live in tiny condo) or have my daughter take one if I can convince her of helping me out for a minute lol
Anna!
The gallery is SPECTACULAR!! I love it.
I seriously just got all warm and fuzzy inside.
You’re doing such great work 🙂
Thank you! We’ve definitely got some spectacular folks in the gallery!! I appreciate your support and am so glad you’re a part of our community!
I’m soooooooo honored to be part of the gallery. Makes me feel like I’m part of something important and special. Thanks Anna and all the Curvy supporters.
Thank you, Jennifer! So glad you’re a part of it!!
Me too!!!!! <3 <3 <3
Yeah! Your pics rock!! ♥
I came across this site accidentally, but boy am I happy I did! I , too am curvy and have been doing yoga for about a year now! I love it, it has helped me strengthen my core, my balance has gotten better and I think my intensity and endurance during cardio workouts has gotten better too!
I am a very big fan of yoga and of course curves! If you are curious I invite you to read my blog on curvy European fashion I promise not to disappoint) @ http://www.wildcurves.com. I will be adding a fitness page very shortly and thus, will be blogging about curvy yoga. Feel free to leave any comments or ideas on my blog regarding curves, yoga, health, and fitness! 🙂
Namaste.
How wonderful — thanks for connecting!
I heard your talk today as part of Dawn Dalili’s teleconference series. I loved it! I learned about you and Curvy Yoga a few months ago, and I was so glad to learn more about your movement. I absolutely LOVE your curvy yoga album! SOOO freaking awesome!
Just found your site. I absolutely love the positivity!! I just finished my 200 hour teacher training and I am a plus size gal. Its so awesome to find a community like this!! thank you and I wanna send my pic too! 🙂
Anna. How is it I just found you?! Love, Love, Love the message and energy your site represents! You go girl!