Jessamyn Stanley is a yogi who breaks all the stereotypes. She isn’t thin, she isn’t blonde, and she drops a lot more F-bombs than namastes. A self-described fat femme, Stanley documents her yoga progression on her Instagram account, where her candor, personal stories, and uplifting body-positive message have attracted over 225K followers, along with attention from Good Morning America to Lenny to Shape and Glamour magazines. Her charismatic style has made her a sought-after teacher around the world, and lead her to author her first book Every Body Yoga: Let Go Of Fear, Get On The Mat, Love Your Body, to be published in April 2017.

Jessamyn Stanley is a yogi who breaks all the stereotypes. She isn’t thin, she isn’t blonde, and she drops a lot more F-bombs than namastes. A self-described fat femme, Stanley documents her yoga progression on her Instagram account, where her candor, personal stories, and uplifting body-positive message have attracted over 225K followers, along with attention from Good Morning America to Lenny to Shape and Glamour magazines. Her charismatic style has made her a sought-after teacher around the world, and lead her to author her first book Every Body Yoga: Let Go Of Fear, Get On The Mat, Love Your Body, to be published in April 2017. Today, she shares personal stories and inspiration for transcending emotional and physical barriers, staying motivated, finding body acceptance, and challenging the meaning of beauty. Taken all together, her inspiring, accessible, emotionally uplifting approach reveals that yoga isn’t about how one looks, but how one feels.