Book Reviews
Live Once Juicy: Big Yoga Book ReviewI’m very, very new to yoga. I also live in a remote, rural area with exactly zero available yoga classes or teachers. As a result, I’ve had to find some resources that I could use to learn on my own. It’s made me so happy to find that there are several good ones that are designed especially for larger people. I haven’t felt like I’m not quite included or like I’ve had to push and shove to make room for myself in the yoga space. And I really appreciate that.
Yoga Chicago - Book Review
Now more than ever, people are recognizing that yoga practice is not just for young and thin bodies. With an emphasis on health and relaxation, Meera has developed a unique yoga program for larger individuals. She begins with an explanation of what yoga is, the benefits it offers, and how it can fit into anyone's life. She cautions big yogis to be kind to their body, to stay relaxed, and feel invigorated without straining.
Yoga Plus Magazine
This is no watered down practice. With the exception of wall and chair alternatives to sun salutations, the content is similar to what you'd find in any introduction to yoga. The key difference: Kerr, a "big" woman, models the poses beautifully". - KM Publishers Weekly Red Star Review
Big Yoga: A Simple Guide for Bigger Bodies Though the power of Yoga to help reverse heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels-problems endemic to the overweight is well-established,
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"Big Yoga is an encouraging reminder that yoga is for everybody.
In the Lifestyle Section of Publishers Weekly
Sometime during the popularization of yoga in the West, a mythic yogic body stereotype emerged. As yoga became more commercialized, it appeared to be only forthe slim, hyperlithe figures that permeated the media and studio instruction.
Meera Patricia Kerr, who began her personal journey into yoga as a college student in the “groovy” ‘60s, shows readers how to start and enjoy a yoga practice regardless of their size. With a sense of humor, she illustrates through photo essays of asanas that it is possible for the larger student to become an accomplished yoga practitioner. In her easy-to-read style, Kerr lays out step-by-step how to begin a yoga practice with simple props (a chair is extremely useful for the plus-size student), wardrobe, environment, commitment, and more.Ben Franklin Award
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