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How to find movement joy in fatphobic spaces

I am the only fat person in my yoga class and the teacher keeps talking about detox and cleansing and I love the movement but hate everything else about being there.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The search for embodied pleasure becomes complicated when wellness culture conflates morality with body size.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Weight body size and health — beyond BMI?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.