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MegaYoga: The First Yoga Program for Curvy Women Paperback – May 29, 2006

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A practical introduction to yoga for the plus-sized woman introduces a series of specialized poses, simple props, and encouragement to help large women achieve the physical and spiritual benefits of yoga, with clear, step-by-step instructions, full-color photography, and specially modified routines. Original.
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Megan Garcia is a successful plus-size model and certified, Manhattan-based yoga instructor. Her 2005 DVD, Yoga Just My Size(tm) With Megan Garcia, received national coverage on the Today Show, CNN, MSNBC, and in the pages of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, and Figure magazine, among others. She has also appeared as a model in Glamour, the style guide book, Figure it Out, ads for Lane Bryant, and fashion segments for television's The View.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DK (May 29, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0756619475
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0756619473
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.5 x 9.5 inches
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Ryman Review
5.0 out of 5 stars Making yoga fit you
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2016
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I love this book and I love Megan Garcia. She has taken the large woman a long ways in society. She is a beautiful woman making size to be more positively received in society. I am a large woman and wanted to do yoga because it is supposed to help with flexibility and emotional and spiritual balance. But was very intimidated by the preciseness of the craft. I've gone to sign up for yoga classes for beginners and was unable to put myself through the waiting humiliation. Not necessarily from the cruelness of others but the inability to even begin to pretend to do some of the poses. MegYoga: The First Yoga Program for Curvy Women is written for the larger woman with alternative poses within the yoga art.

This book is laid out very simply in a logical order. Beginning with Megan sharing her experience with yoga giving the reader a sense of understanding. Megan isn't just spouting of someone's idea, she is speaking from experience. She understands the search for clothing that is appropriate. She understands, because she has been there. She gets it that your body getting in the way. The difficulty of finding balance or focus especially when your body just is not capable. She understands that your body's conditions, shape and size can become a locked gate to finding that spiritual and emotional balance that can be achieved with yoga

Megan's positive attitude is woven throughout this whole book. She isn't making you feel it is important to change your body or that you need to lose weight to do it. She makes you feel more receptive of your body and okay in your own skins. Instead of changing you to fit the yoga or do without the experience she changes the yoga to fit you. This book was just what I needed to put me in the right state to start what I really felt would be a big step forward for me. I've put my music on that relaxes me and I follow what is in the book. Four days a week I follow her workout for beginners. Then there is a video I watch for two days. In the beginning I could do nothing but watch. Now, because I am modifying many of the poses and actions I can do about half of the first lesson.

The alternative poses that Megan presents creates a confidence. Megan explains the traditional way of doing poses. Explains why or how the pose is difficult for the larger person and how to adjust and presents an alternative to the pose. Because she explains what each pose does and how to adjust still trying to get the same benefit. The reader is able to make some adjustments of their own.

Yoga is not intended to hurt you although you will feel the use of certain muscles. You can still get optimum benefits from the yoga activity.

This book currently is not available, but I will continue to look for it because I want to get a couple of copies for friends.

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Olivia Guadalupe de la Garza
5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE IT. . . Perfect Yoga for Plus sizes
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2009
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I LOVE IT... it takes into consideration the regular issues affecting plus size women, also it takes you step by step, it doesn't use "specialized" terms that one can not understand! also it tells you EXACTLY what materials you need and that way you don't waste money in things you will only have use every blue moon!
Overall, this book is worth 10 times its weight in gold!
truly amazed this concept hasn't taken off in regular excersize TV shows...hopefully the will do it soon!
Can't wait until I can afford the DVD set...hahaha,as a financially strapped student I have to wait until my next check of Financial Aid arrives!
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Kristin
4.0 out of 5 stars good for beginners
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2007
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This book is a good start for those with weight problems. [...] . I also like MS. Garcia's emphasis on the mental and breathing aspects of yoga, as well as form. However, this book is clearly intended for people who are completely out of shape or who have never been in shape. Although I am very overweight, I found the first two routines to be too easy. That being said, again, this is a great book for newbies, and a good adaptation reference for us zaftig athletes.
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Poliel
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent thoughtfully written book for larger bodies (not just women)
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2014
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This is my number one recommendation for yoga for larger bodies. It's written for women, but men would find a lot of value in it, too. What I love is the full-colored, detailed photographs of moves and the tons of tips for accommodations for various issues. Like how to use a yoga strap to bind large breasts so you can breathe during certain moves. This book offers a comprehensive selection of yoga poses and is very thoughtfully written.
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Shannon L. Hackathorn
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2010
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I'm really enjoying this book and it has been a wonderful introduction to yoga! The author explains each pose well and there are many, many color pictures showing each pose. Also, her 3 yoga practice routines are fantastic - 30, 60 and 90 minute practices are detailed. Can't say enough good about this book!
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Little Miss Cutey
5.0 out of 5 stars Good on her ;-)
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2006
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If you already own Just My Size dvd from Megan, you may not want/need this book. However, it's great for anyone who doesn't have the dvd because the majority of the routines are the same. She has devised this routine for larger people who cannot twist themselves into the poses that thinner people can. I've seen the dvd and now I've seen the book and both are fantastic. As someone with overweight friends, I can totally see how this great book can be of major help to those who truly want to do something about their weight but feel there were no good yoga options for them. I highly recommend this.
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Sarg
3.0 out of 5 stars No new information
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2009
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I have been teaching yoga for roughly six years, and purchased this book in hopes of finding more modifications that I could used with my "big and beautiful" students. This book contains little information that is specific to overweight students. In addition some of the suggestions are not things I would imagine bringing into a yoga class, unless the entire class were overweight (example: binding of the breasts).

That said, in general the quality of the book is very good. It seems appropriate for a beginner of yoga, there nice colorful pictures and easy to follow descriptions. I would recommend this book for a new student, or an overweight individual that feels intimidated by yoga.
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Mari
5.0 out of 5 stars MegaReview
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2011
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I recently started yoga and have an issue to some of the moves because I am larger on top that prevents me from enjoying some floor work. I was looking for something, anything that would help, even my yoga instructor could not give me direction. I was totally surprised to find that there are many items in this book that I can relate and just minor adjustments and I am doing great with poses and flowing movements. Thank you for putting this into print.
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BlueChick
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Canada on August 23, 2012
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This is a great book for someone like me who is very overweight yet wants a doable exercise program. The instructions for each pose are clear and the 3 programs at the end of the back are very useful.

I just wish there was a corresponding DVD.
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McAnna
5.0 out of 5 stars absolut brilliant
Reviewed in Germany on March 6, 2010
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ABSOLUT empfehlenswert! Weil:

1) Das Buch ist unglaublich übersichtlich und sinnvoll gegliedert, man verliert nie den Überblick. Dort ausführlich wo es Sinn macht, aber niemals unnötig lange Ausführungen zu nicht Wesentlichem. KEINE langen Ausführungen zu Yogaphilosohpie, nur um mehr Seiten zu füllen, wie das sonst so oft der Fall ist!
2) Es ist äußerst ansprechend und ausführlich (!) bebildert.
3) Es gibt besondere Tipps, wie runde Menschen in Haltungen hineinkommen können, die zuerst unmöglich scheinen (z.B. wie man Schenkel oder Bauch zur Seite schiebt, Brüste binden kann etc.), bzw. wie Haltungen abgewandelt werden können und trotzdem ihren Zweck erfüllen.
4) Die vorgestellten Haltungen sind sehr klug und sorgfältig für die besonderen Anliegen schwererer Menschen ausgewählt - die Körperhaltung im Stehen verbessern, Kniegelenk schützen und stärken, Rücken schützen und stärken, Bauchmuskulatur stärken etc. Dabei wird auch jede einzelne Haltung (bzw. auch wie man in sie hineinkommt) so ausführlich gezeigt und beschrieben, dass auch jemand, der noch nie einen Yogakurs besucht hat, sicher alles Wesentliche (samt Kontraindikationen und den Punkten, auf die man besonders achten muss)versteht und nachvollziehen und gefahrlos üben kann.
Für jede Haltung gibt es außerdem Vorschläge für Modifikationen - falls sie noch zu herausfordernd ist bzw. in vielen Fällen auch, wie sie noch intensiviert werden kann.
5) Am Ende des Buches werden 3 aufeinander aufbauende Übungssequenzen vorgestellt - eine 30, eine 60 und eine 90 Minuten lang. Damit ist man viele Monate gut versorgt.

Ganz allgemein: Das Buch ist ungemein ermutigend, die Abbildungen machen gute Laune, es über- oder unterfordert nicht, und geht tatsächlich in allen Punkten auf die Anliegen der Zielgruppe ein. Ich bin begeistert, wirklich!
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Colleen Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a good little book with some lovely modifications for round bodies ...
Reviewed in Canada on November 29, 2014
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This is a good little book with some lovely modifications for round bodies or anyone with some mobility issues. Poses are accessible, pictures and explanations are good.
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Hatice
5.0 out of 5 stars Endlich Yoga für starke Frauen
Reviewed in Germany on February 8, 2011
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Lange habe ich als zugegebenermaßen übergewichtige aber durchaus sportlich interessierte Frau nach Möglichkeiten gesucht, die klassischen Yogaübungen für meine Konfektionsgröße zu adaptieren. (Auch der Rat von meiner Yogalehrerin, bestimmte Übungen einfach weg zu lassen, befriedigte mich auch nicht wirklich). Hierfür ist das Buch auf ganzer Linie gelungen!! So macht es Spaß zu üben und man kann das Gelernte dann auch in "normale" Yogakurse integrieren. Auch wenn das Buch auf Englisch erschienen ist, möchte ich auch die jenigen zum Ausprobieren ermutigen, die nicht gerade Englisch Leistungskurs auf der Schule hatten. Auch mit Grundkenntnissen sind die Erklärungen zu den Einzelnen Übungen gut nachzuvollziehen. Volle Punktzahl!
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Mindy
3.0 out of 5 stars A good place to start
Reviewed in Canada on April 27, 2013
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This book provided good images, and instructions for how to achieve and hold poses. However, it was difficult to use while attempting to do the exercises, as it keeps flopping closed. Perhaps if it were bound with a spiral spine, it would be more effective.
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