Yoga for Large Women

11/28/2020

Join us this morning 10:30 - noon (Pacific time) for gentle yoga on zoom. Contact me through my website gratefulspirityoga.net for the link. I hope to see you!

10/06/2020

Hi, Everybody. I hope you are well and safe in these challenging times. If you'd like to practice yoga with us online, I'm offering 3 weekly classes through zoom: Gentle Yoga, Restorative Yoga and Yin Yoga. Classes are open to all and are size friendly. Classes are offered on a donation basis. Details are on my website: https://www.gratefulspirityoga.net/
I hope to see you!

In these deeply challenging and transformative times, may we awaken to our innate compassion, wisdom, kindness and strength. May our thoughts, words and actions help create a world of equality, justice, inclusion and respect for all people. May we flourish in body, mind and spirit. Online classes ar...

05/21/2020

I finally republished my home practice video, Expanding into Fullness, to Vimeo where you can preview, rent or purchase a digital version. May it keep you good company as you continue to take care and stay well. Wishing you a healing and fulfilling yoga practice. Here's the link: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/expandingintofullness

Expanding into Fullness is a 40 minute home yoga class designed especially for large women and is appropriate for all levels of fitness and yoga experience. The…

05/01/2020

I am now offering an ongoing size friendly donation based yoga class every Saturdays 3:30 - 5pm (Pacific.) If you'd like to join, contact me through my website www.gratefulspirityoga.net.
I hope to see you!

11/08/2019

Our friends at the (Jewish Community Center San Francisco) are hosting Lindy West on November 20. She’s the author of Shrill – the bestselling memoir turned Hulu show. The book was a feminist rallying cry, weaving stories and lessons about fat activism and feminism through her hilarious and honest lens. Use discount code GSYOGA50 for 50% off!
https://www.jccsf.org/events/arts-ideas/lindy-west/

05/13/2019

The Freight Singers are a new community chorus based at the Freight and Salvage led by Zoe Ellis and Bryan Dyer. The chorus introduces singers to music from a variety of cultures inside the U.S. and a

01/14/2019

Winter Dreams -

Happy and Peaceful New Year to you. As we move into the rich darkness of Winter we feel the pull to slow down and journey inward, to rest and reflect and to dream. Everything seems cold or frozen, but deep within us, the seeds of new hopes, ideas and possibilities are being born. We only need to tak...

01/11/2019

Winter Dreams -

Happy and Peaceful New Year to you, The earth and her cycle of seasons support our growth and evolution. As we move into the rich darkness of Winter we feel the pull to slow down and journey inward, to rest and reflect and to dream. Everything seems cold or frozen, but deep within us, the seeds of n...

10/24/2018

November Calistoga Yoga Retreat for Large Women - https://mailchi.mp/9acb1c2471d6/november-calistoga-yoga-retreat-for-large-women

10/23/2018

October 27 Yoga Workshop for Large Women. 4th Street Yoga, Berkeley- https://mailchi.mp/a46109a9312c/jq0l96r707-1383621

09/20/2018

For decades, the medical community has ignored mountains of evidence to wage a cruel and futile war on fat people, poisoning public perception and ruining millions of lives. It's time for a new paradigm.

08/27/2018

08/17/2018

August Yoga Workshop for Large Women -

Relax, restore, renew and practice yoga in a community of safety and support. Beginners are welcome. Details at www.gratefulspirityoga.net

07/30/2018

Yes!

07/27/2018

July 28 Yoga Workshop for Large Women -

Relax, restore, renew and practice yoga in a community of safety and support. Beginners are welcome. Details at www.gratefulspirityoga.net

07/21/2018

I think the same thing happens to us when we are the ones offering words of encouragement.

ENCOURAGEMENT

One of the most beautiful gifts in the world is the gift of encouragement. When someone encourages you, that person helps you over a threshold you might otherwise never have crossed on your own. There are times of great uncertainty in every life. Left alone at such a time, you feel dishevelment and confusion like gravity. When a friend comes with words of encouragement, a light and lightness visit you and you begin to find the stairs and the door out of the dark. The sense of encouragement you feel from the friend is not simply her words or gestures; it is rather her whole presence enfolding you and helping you find the concealed door. The encouraging presence manages to understand you and put herself in your shoes. There is no judgment but words of relief and release.

John O'Donohue
Excerpt from ETERNAL ECHOES

Roundstone, Co. Galway / Ireland - 2018
Photo: © Ann Cahill

07/20/2018

Beautiful shots from our recent "Sun Salutations" video shoot. We're editing it now and plan to release it in November.