Guest Speaking & Consultancy

An experienced, skilled, and confident speaker and educator to help you level up your event, group, or practice. 

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From speaking on panels, coaching parents on supporting their kids and providers on supporting their clients, running body image and yoga groups for youth and adults…I am eager to support you and your community.

Are you a yoga or fitness professional…

looking to offer more accessible and inclusive classes, particularly for students in bigger bodies?

Or perhaps you’re a coach, dietitian, educator, or therapist…

looking for ways to support your clients with movement and connecting to their body safely? Being a fat student in a yoga class full of thin people is a huge fear for many, many people. Some have already had negative experiences with well-meaning yoga teachers that turn them off from yoga for years, or possibly forever. Others can’t bring themselves to risk the shame and embarrassment they know is possible if they happen to walk into the wrong class.

As a conscious teacher who believes that yoga is for everyone, you can’t be expected to instinctively understand the needs of someone whose body is so different from yours. But you can seek out support and guidance from someone who does.

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PRACTICING AND TEACHING IN A FAT BODY

I’ve been a yoga practitioner since the late 90s, a yoga teacher since 2009,  a yoga therapist since 2021, and I have over 1,000 hours of training in yoga. I’ve practiced in a body that has vacillated between a size 16/18 to size 24/26, from a body with extreme strength and flexibility, to one with debilitating chronic pain, inflammation, and limitations. My experience practicing and teaching yoga in this body over the course of so many years and conditions gives me a unique perspective as a consultant. I understand the common physical challenges, as well as the emotional pain of being in a class where my body and experience are not understood and have not been considered.

EXPERIENCED BE BODY POSITIVE FACILITATOR AND FAT ACTIVIST

My experience working with the non-profit organization The Body Positive and facilitating Body Positive groups since 2015 has opened my eyes to both the depths of suffering that people experience with their bodies, as well as how to help them appreciate, come home to, and even love their bodies. I’m also a fat activist and am well-versed in important nuances around language and how anti-fat bias shows up in ways we often don’t even realize; these nuances can greatly affect whether or not your students feel safe around you.  I am eager to share this perspective and knowledge!

THE YOGA THERAPY PERSPECTIVE

As a yoga therapist, I have worked extensively with folks (many in large bodies and with significant limitations) one-on-one and in small groups to modify practices for their particular needs and abilities, which has taught me even more about how to be inclusive in my cueing when teaching group classes. Anticipating people’s needs is difficult and takes time and education to become skilled at, but it is absolutely worth the investment. I also completed a 20-hr trauma-informed yoga training in 2022, which helped me put the pieces together about just how traumatizing it is to move through the world in a fat body. This perspective is not often discussed or understood in yoga communities; as your understanding of this issue develops, your classes will quickly reflect your knowledge and your fat students will feel more at ease around you and comfortable in your classes.

I am accustomed to offering various options for students who need to avoid being on their knees and belly and students who have difficulty getting up from and/or down to the floor, plus more. I can also share alternative ways of practicing asanas that are simply more difficult to achieve for people in bigger bodies. In some cases, this means suggesting different asanas that offer similar benefits to the one you want to teach. I’ll also explain how to offer these options in a way that encourages all students to explore, experiment, and find what works best for them. This approach removes the stigma of choosing based solely on limitations.

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How it Works:

During our 20 minute discovery call, we’ll discuss ways I can support you and put together a plan for working together. Our time together may involve:

  • You teaching me a sequence so I can share specific feedback on what challenges could arise and options you could offer

  • Me sharing and demonstrating the options I regularly offer in a typical Hatha Yoga class

  • Discussing workshops and/or going through slides you’ve created and sharing recommendations for language adjustments

  • Answering questions you have and sharing an overview of weight-inclusive language

  • Going into detail about fat oppression and the impact it has on people and their relationship with their bodies

  • Whatever you are wanting support with!

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Speaking and Teaching Resume​​

I am also available to teach workshops and for speaking engagements at schools and businesses. Please see below to read about my extensive experience and contact me to get the conversation going.

    • Yoga Nidra for Self-Healing 6-week virtual course, 2025

    • Befriending the Body through Yoga 10-week virtual course, 2025

    • Befriending the Body through Yoga workshop for Professionals, 2025

    • Perfectly Imperfect: Virtual Yoga Community for Better Body Image, Jan-Apr 2023

    • A Weight Lifted: Virtual Diet-Free Diabetes Yoga Community, Sept-Dec, 2022

    • Yoga for Diabetes Management virtual weekend retreat, 2022

    • Yoga for Stress Management (Diet Culture Edition) virtual 3-week course, 2021

    • Yoga for Chronic Pain virtual weekend retreat, 2021

    • Yoga Philosophy and Practices for Stress Management (Diet Culture Edition) virtual weekend retreat, 2021

    • Exploring Sizeism and Healing from Body-based Oppression workshop, 2021

    • Intuitive Eating: A Sensual Experience with Food and Intuitive Movement workshop, 2021

    • Workshop for Educators: Learning to Identify and Challenge Harmful Body Messages, 2020

    • Tips for Teaching a Virtual Body Positive Group, 2020

    • Be Body Positive Facilitator Training Co-facilitator: May 2017, August 2017, February 2018, November 2018, February 2019

    • Daylong workshop: Abundance: Body Positivity, Yoga, and Art for People in Large Bodies, 2018

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