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It’s a how-to book: Here are easy-to-follow directions to 50 basic yoga poses and 10 sequences to practice at home, all photographed in full color.

It’s a book that challenges the larger issues of body acceptance and the meaning of beauty.

Most of all, it’s a book that changes the paradigm, showing us that yoga isn’t about how one looks, but how one feels, with yoga sequences like “I Want to Energize My Spirit,” “I Need to Release Fear,” “I Want to Love Myself.”

Jessamyn Stanley, a yogi who breaks all the stereotypes, has built a life as an internationally recognized yoga teacher and award-winning Instagram star by combining a deep understanding for yoga with a willingness to share her personal struggles in a way that touches everyone who comes to know her. Now she brings her body-positive, emotionally uplifting approach to yoga in a book that will help every reader discover the power of yoga and how to weave it seamlessly into his or her life.

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“Thirty-six million people practice yoga in the U.S., and Jessamyn Stanley knows they cannot all be size 2.” —TIME

“Jessamyn Stanley’s Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get on the Mat, Love Your Body (Workman) is a clever memoir of a millennial woman’s search for self-acceptance hidden within a beginner’s guide to asana yoga.” —ELLE

“This touching work is a must for those new to yoga, no matter their age or body type.” —Publishers Weekly

“Stanley’s playful tone and personal, approachable advice provide a warm welcome to her historical, technical, and altogether different guide to yoga.” —Booklist

“This uplifting volume makes yoga approachable.” —Library Journal

"You can’t talk about wellness without acknowledging Jessamyn Stanley and her work." —HuffPost

“Stanley’s refreshing perspective reminds all of us that you are always worthy and capable, and you never needed any special qualifications or permission to begin yoga (or anything else, for that matter).” —Philadelphia Inquirer

“Both a memoir and beginner’s guide, written in Stanley’s no-nonsense voice and featuring an inclusive cast of models.” —Fast Company, 100 Most Creative People In Business 2017

“Through her own experience and passion, Jessamyn Stanley invites everyone to join in the healing practice of yoga. Start where you are is the beautiful message of her book. Pass it on!” —Tara Stiles, founder of Strala Yoga

“Jessamyn Stanley is the wake-up call everyone needs. Her message speaks loud and clear, not only to those interested in yoga, but to everyone interested in truly, boldly, genuinely, living their life. If you have ever felt held back by shame or fear, if you want to step outside your comfort zone, or if you just need to spend time with someone who gets it—and will challenge you to get it, too—then you will find a kindred spirit in Jessamyn.” —Kelsey Miller, author of Big Girl

“A yoga body is, quite simply, a body that does yoga. In Every Body Yoga, Jessamyn makes this abundantly, imperatively, and refreshingly clear.” —Kathryn Budig, author of Aim True and The Big Book of Yoga

“Every Body Yoga reminds us of what the ancient yogis knew: That you are worthy and capable of starting yoga NOW. You need no special qualification to begin. You are ready! Jessamyn’s honesty and vulnerability as a storyteller sweeps you up into the wonders of yoga and the curious way this practice is truly different for each person who is brave enough to enter its doors.” —Amy Ippoliti, yoga teacher, author, and earth activist

“Jessamyn inspires not only me but everyone she reaches with her message: that yoga truly is for everyone. For so long we've been shown a certain type of "yoga body" and it's just not a reality--Jessamyn is proof---thank goodness!! I'm so grateful for her work.” —Tess Holliday, model and founder of #EffYourBeautyStandars

"Jessamyn takes a practice that can intimidate some and alienate others…and makes it accessible, inclusive and extraordinary." —Jes Baker, author of Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls

"Every Body Yoga is an honest and empowering book that shatters paralyzing stereotypes … What a liberating call to experience yoga just as you are!" —Susan Moses, celebrity stylist and author of The Guide to Dressing Curves

About the Author

As an internationally recognized yoga teacher and Instagram star, Jessamyn Stanley conducts yoga workshops across the country, teaching students of all shapes, sizes, and colors how to make yoga a permanent part of their lives. A rising media favorite, Jessamyn has been profiled and featured by a wide range of international and national news outlets, including Good Morning America, New York, Glamour, Shape, Al Jazeera English, the Huffington Post, The Daily Mail,The Sunday Times Style, and People, among others. She won a 2016 Shortie Award (honoring excellence in social media) in the Healthy Living Category. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.

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WHY DID I WRITE THIS BOOK?

In the summer of 2012, I was an unemployed grad-school dropout and relatively new to yoga. I enjoyed going to classes, but like many other yoga students who look “different,” I always left the studio feeling a vague sense of discrimination at the hands of my teachers and fellow students. I was also strapped for cash and could barely afford the occasional drop-in class. So I turned my focus to developing a home practice. I began photographing and documenting my yoga asana practice and posting the shots on Instagram. At the time, Instagram was a fairly new kind of social media, but there was already a small community of yoga teachers and practitioners who were using the app to share their home practices. I quickly found my place in this virtual community and with it, a sense of inclusion and encouragement that I’d never felt in any live yoga class.

That’s when everything changed. I became ravenous for information beyond the physical poses I’d encountered in studio classes. I studied anatomy, the history of yoga, and the evolution of various yoga lineages. I got certified as a yoga instructor. Today, I have the incredible privilege to travel the world teaching the practice I love so much.

As much as social media has given me, it shouldn’t be the only source of inspiration for people who don’t fit the typical yoga mold. That’s why I wrote this book. Because all yoga bodies deserve to be represented in print, not just those that are slender, female, and white. I wrote this book for every fat person, every old person, and every exceptionally short person.

I wrote it for every person who has called themselves ugly and every person who can’t accept their beauty. I wrote it for every person who is self-conscious about their body.

I wrote it for every human being who struggles to find happiness on a daily basis, and for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by the mere act of being alive. I’ve been there. We all have.

Yoga is for everybody and EVERY BODY. You don’t have to be thin and you don’t have to be fat. You don’t have to be a specific color or commit to a specific diet. You don’t have to earn (or have access to) a certain amount of money. You don’t have to embody anything other than your truest and most honest self in order to practice yoga. You don’t have to omit the sadness, the anger, and all of the other “ugly” emotions that flavor our lives.

You don’t have to be anyone other than yourself.

And I think it’s high time that someone shouted it loud enough so everyone can hear.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Workman Publishing Company; Illustrated edition (April 4, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0761193111
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0761193111
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.56 x 8.5 inches

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JESSAMYN STANLEY is an internationally acclaimed voice in wellness, highly sought-after for her insights on 21st-century yoga and intersectional identity. She is the founder of The Underbelly, a streaming wellness app and community, co-host of the podcast Dear Jessamyn, and co-founder of We Go High, a North Carolina based cannabis justice initiative. She is a regular contributor to SELF magazine, has been featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine (UK), and covered in the New York Times, Vogue, Glamour, Sports Illustrated among many other domestic and international media outlets. She is also the author of Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance and Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get on the Mat, Love your Body.

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BigLife

Heartfelt and Well-Written

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2018

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I thought this would just be about the physical, technical aspects of being a larger-bodied yogi – but Ms. Stanley has opened my mind up to the entire life-expanding scope of Yoga. And she shows practical application of that path through letting us in on the touching, sometimes messy and difficult lessons of her own life. I found this little book so well written! Never too self-deprecating, confessional, preachy, sanctimonious, precious. I’m so thankful she has made the choices in her life to bring us the gift of this book.

Regarding the “profanity” objection so many reviews raise. I’m an older woman who doesn’t personally use profanity and I’m not crazy about hearing it from others. From reviews I expected there to be tons of objectionable language. In actuality, there’s not much - typically used to make a point, or be funny. And really, this is just how Ms. Stanley expresses herself. So what? Big deal. Though we may not want to accept it, girls, grown women, yogis, spiritually evolved folks might use profanity. This is just life. And life is what Ms. Stanley writes about.

Finally, this is a really good looking book! The photos are bold and clear. The cover and pages are sturdy.

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THANK YOU, MS. STANLEY!!!

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2019

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As a woman who isn’t skinny-skinny, who has big boobs, who has cellulite, who has a belly, and who was intimidated in “traditional” yoga classes with women who weren’t like me, I found Ms. Stanley a breath of much-needed fresh air! I shared this book with friends of all sizes and genders, each of whom said to me, “THIS is what I’ve needed.” This book not only helps people not judge themselves on the mat, but also to not judge ourselves in life. Her philosophy shows me that you don’t have true health until you let go of all of your “mental trashbags” about yourself. Every time I practice, I am starting to throw those trash bags away—sometimes with great and powerful heaves into the dumpster, and sometimes just carrying them a few steps in the dumpster’s direction. Ms. Stanley has also helped me realize that there are other, non-judgmental studios out there. Because of this book, I plucked up the courage to go out and find one where the bodies were all different, all races and religions are represented, all genders along the spectrum are represented, and all of the teachers have “normal” bodies—bellies and all! I am so grateful for this book, not only because of the mental and physical benefits, but also because it gave me inspiration to find a community of loving, supportive, and friendly yogis and yoginis In this big city.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2017

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This book was so easy to read because Jessamyn writes to the reader as if we're close friends. She shares deeply personal anecdotes about what brought her to yoga, including the daily struggles that the practice helps her overcome. She is passionate about sharing this healing tool with the world, and as a teacher, her insights are candid, accessible, and highly motivating.

While Stanley's approach is incredibly frank and down to earth, this book has something of a magical quality to it. Not only does she give a quick primer on some inspirational, ancient yoga philosophy, but the asana are like ingredients and the flows are like spells one can do for instant relief from common (mostly mental) health ailments. Additionally, the Kindle version is thoroughly indexed and linked for fast, easy navigation. That's an important feature to have when an e-book is a somewhat nonlinear instructional guide.

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Amanda

Exactly What I Needed

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2023

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I googled woman doing yoga in Gatorade commercial and discovered we wrote two books. She also has an app called Underbelly which I signed up for too. I love everything about this book. Jessamyn is honest, funny, and has elite taste in pop culture. I’ve been trying to practice yoga on and off for 15 years. I started practicing at home during COVID, made improvements for a year and then lost touch with it because of some personal issues. Jessamyn inspired to get back to the mat. I’ve never seen a larger bodied woman do complicated yoga poses. I didn’t think it was possible, especially not for me. Now, I can’t unsee it and it’s given me a new outlook. Jessamyn reminded me that I need to show up for myself. She’s the friend that tells you like it is, but will make you feel supported and pull you out of your shame spiral. I will be coming back to this book as I get more comfortable in practicing yoga. Get this book if you’ve been struggling.

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They need a new editor!

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2019

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I was very excited to read this book as it is one of the few available that offers a diverse perspective. However, I’m struggling with some big errors including when the author says: “Yoga means “to yolk” (as in an egg yolk) versus the correct definition “to yoke”. Such a big typo. Also, she describes Ujjayi breath as “breathe in through your nose, out through your nose-but keep your mouth shut.” No mention of the throat lock. How did the author, readers, and editor not catch these HUGE errors?

That being said, the author’s personal story and raw honesty are engaging and inspiring. She is actively living her yoga and shares how this practice has helped her in so many ways. I appreciate the tips she offers teachers and practitioners.

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Arleen Benjamin

Great book. Photos showing some of the poses is very helpful and motivating

Reviewed in Canada on February 6, 2023

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Great book and easy to follow instruction.
Good gift for those new to yoga or just moving their bodies for the first time and for those with experience wanting to perfect their poses.

Patrícia

Great book

Reviewed in Brazil on July 16, 2020

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Tell a little about the autor and a lot about yoga!

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Reviewed in Spain on May 23, 2020

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Libro esencial para cualquier persona con cuerpo fuera de la normativa yogui, me encanta el enfoque que le da a la práctica de yoga, gracias a este libro y los tips que dan me he animado a enfocarme en mis practicas de yoga.
Es un libro bastante practico pero con mucho contenido, las fotos son preciosas y la calidad increible.

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Yoga para todos

Reviewed in Mexico on July 27, 2018

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Jessamyn Stanley hace un excelente trabajo describiendo el yoga como disciplina integral evitando caer en el lugar común yoga=asanas. Un libro inspirador, lleno de pequeños comentarios y expresiones amenas a lo largo del recuento de la historia que cuenta.

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Marie16

Une bible du yoga, simple et facile à lire, même en anglais

Reviewed in France on August 21, 2018

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Livre pratique, décomplexant pour les novices du yoga. Conseils pour l'achat de matériel : du coup, on achète moins et mieux. Photos des postures si l'on veut s'entrainer chez soi. Même en anglais, il n'est pas dur à lire (il faut quand même se débrouiller un minimum dans cette langue, je vous l'accorde !).
Et si vous hésitez, allez sur Le Monde et Libé lire les articles consacrés au bouquin, c'est ce qui m'a donné envie.

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