Your students would get an additional lesson of open-mindedness from you. Be sure to do shoulderstands for thyroid issues as well as Pranayama, like kapalabhati and exercises to increase the agni, the digestive fire would be good and eating well at appropriate times : mostly around noon, I believe is the height of agni. Whatever, I agree with all those who say that as long as you are following the yogic path you are a yogi despite maya, or illusion in this world.
As long as your eating habits dont finally get in your way.by making your blood contain so polluted with tamas.So becarefull with over eating.
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I am wondering what you all think about over weight Yogis. I mean, I can kick but in most Yoga classes. Granted Ashtanga Vinyasa Yogi’s put me to shame, but im no slouch either (and i realise its not a contest). Last summer I did a 500 hour Teacher Training progam but never followed through with teaching partly b.c most Yogis are paper thin and I always felt i would have no credibility as an overwieght yogi.
So with all that said, what do you think. Can yogis be faties also?[/QUOTE]
Welcome to the forum!
Lat me say first that yoga is not about a but licking:) (It takes years to realize that)
Second, check out all these indian yoga swamis:) they all very thick:)
If you want to lose weight - monitor your diet and your thoughts about the food.
Namaste,
Im glad yoga is not about licking but , bit of a relief !
Lat me say first that yoga is not about a but licking (It takes years to realize that)
I love your posts, CityMonk.
I am overweight. I am a female, 168cms, weighing in at 92 kilograms.
The excess weight I carry makes it very difficult for me to do a lot of postures and puts extra strain on my joints (already prone to osteo-arthritis).
Yoga does not assist in losing weight. What it [B]does[/B] do, is to distribute your weight evenly. Personally, I would not recommend doing asanas until you are down to within a healthy weight range and thus, you will be able to obtain the full benefits from doing all the postures.
The best way to lose weight is by walking rather briskly for an hour per day, drinking at least 2 litres of pure water daily and limiting your fat and carb intake.
Cut out refined starches, pasta, sugars, dairy products and fatty meat (if you are not a vegetarian already) and don’t eat things like bananas, melons, potato, pumpkin and sweet corn.
Eat more apples, pears, citrus, leafy green vegetables, sprouts, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots and steamed fish and chicken (if you’re not a vegetarian).
Nuts are okay, but try to avoid peanuts, cashews and macadamias. Almonds and walnuts are the best. Seeds like pippita and flax are very good (in moderation).
Supplement your diet with a very good multivitamin tablet and try Herbalife products (I am not pushing this, but they do work).
A few years ago, I lost 30 kilos in six months by following this regime…then I got lazy, started eating crap and put it all back on again (you want to make sure you lose weight slowly at about 1-2 kilos per week and no more than that).
I am going back on my diet starting next week.
Nobody , you obviously know your beans about nutrition. Those are very good recommendations ; however saying that yoga doesn’t help to lose weight is incorrect. It takes longer usually ( works from the inside out, also making digestive organs work better ) and should be done in conjunction with what you say anyway. See what I say above. Yoga regulates , and when necessary speeds up metabolism , burning calories more efficiently. Inversions, keep gravity from letting pliable inner organs sag, can be done on downward dog level etc. until you get to headstands. Shoulderstands are very helpful in losing weight. Plus, stretching muscles and circulating blood in them slim slowly and keeps nervous and bad eating habits down. You’re program is really good but yoga is larger than you and I know. Namaste.
Then there’s always the vinyasa which can and should be done at a level tailored to the individual. That’s as good as most things for burning calories. The absolute quickest thing and most dangerous unless you are young or very heart healthy are sprints. But if you are very overweight then heart and venous health should be checked professionally before such a program. Long term yoga is great.
Doing asanas makes me not want to stuff myself with food anymore. So in that way it certainly helps losing weight 
(and it actually already did since the last two weeks I picked up yoga again)
[QUOTE=TonyTamer;43279]Nobody , you obviously know your beans about nutrition. Those are very good recommendations ; however saying that yoga doesn’t help to lose weight is incorrect. It takes longer usually ( works from the inside out, also making digestive organs work better ) and should be done in conjunction with what you say anyway. See what I say above. Yoga regulates , and when necessary speeds up metabolism , burning calories more efficiently. Inversions, keep gravity from letting pliable inner organs sag, can be done on downward dog level etc. until you get to headstands. Shoulderstands are very helpful in losing weight. Plus, stretching muscles and circulating blood in them slim slowly and keeps nervous and bad eating habits down. You’re program is really good but yoga is larger than you and I know. Namaste.[/QUOTE]
Thank you and I stand corrected.
As far as ‘burning kilojoules through exercise’ is concerned, Yoga does not do that much, but you are right, it regulates metabolism and helps burning up kilojoules in that way.
City Monk…you have endearing written ways xx
Nobody run is not yoga but after few miles you will sweet real good and once you become skinny postures are more easy.Just keep the eating moderate to.
As stated by others, yogi’s come in all sizes and shapes. This includes students and teachers. Yoga can and does help one lose weight for a few reasons. One, it puts you in touch with your body and you become much more mindful what you do to it. Secondly, if you do Ashtanga or Power Yoga several times per week (preferably every day) you will burn calories. But in in conjunction with a regular yoga practice, diet is equally important. One pitfall many fall into is the mindset that because you have exercised you can eat a bit more. A bit more leads to a bit more. Well, you get the picture.
It is better to just think of yourself as a yogi and not attach a label such as fat to it. When you do, that is who you think you are and that is what you become. Look in the mirror and see a yogi. See that. Nothing else.
A wise piece of advice I think x
look in the mirror and see that a fat yogis body nothing else.lol
Loafer - Yoga is not about slimming down but is for a healthy body. It seems to me that you have a healthy body.
It is sad that in last last few years the media and fashion industry has created a notion that “Slim is Healthy”. Its not the case at all. Any body type can be healthy. Its all th echemicals and wrong food we eat makes us unhealthy. But Yoga and other such activities can help to regain the health.
Many yogis I have seen are not slim. Infact when you do yoga and go to meditation, there is so much energy release that you need a lot of fat in your body to absorb/handle the extra energy. So I would not feel bad about fat…
who say that? Maybe a POLAR BEAR DOING YOGA.HAHHAAHHAA.
The op’s post is odd coming from a teacher
Imho
Cheers
Yoga is about the message, not the package it somes in.
Fat Hatha Yoga teacher shows lack of discipline or commitment
Imho
Cheers