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43 Years of Pioneering Iyengar Yoga Teaching to
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Richard Schachtel - Founder/Director Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher
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Busting the myths on Yoga body types

January 16th, 2016 The Center For Yoga of Seattle Yoga General 2016jan11_yoga_a, benefits, body types, elegant, fat, myths, overweight, poses, qs_3, yoga

One of the most harmful yoga stereotypes that continues to circulate is that overweight people shouldn’t or can’t do it. We’re here to tell you that is 100 percent false. Anyone, regardless of how much they weigh, can take part in yoga if they choose to.

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2261 NE 65th Street,
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