Maybe youâre already into yoga. Maybe you think itâs not your style.
The truth is that yoga is for everyone â no matter your size, age or religious preference. Donât believe us? Scroll through our favorite yoga Instagram accounts. Theyâll inspire you to hit the mat and reap the health benefits of the practice, which include reduced stress, increased physical activity and and lower risk of chronic disease.
Check out the list below:
Colleen Saidman Yee, @colleensaidman
Colleen Saidman Yee is an author and international yoga instructor. Designer Donna Karan tapped her and her husband Rodney Yee to help create the Urban Zenâs Integrative Yoga Therapist Program, which brings yoga and eastern healing techniques to hospital patients in the United States.
Valerie Sagun, @biggalyoga
Valerie Segun practices yoga, encourages body positivity and shows her 145,000 followers that every body is a âyoga body.â Segunâs Instagram is especially valuable for people who think they canât get into a challenging posture. Sheâll frequently post inversions, such as a shoulder stand, to encourage people with varying body types to try something out of their comfort zone.
Derrick âDJâ Townsel, @dade2shelby
DJ Townsel, also known by the hashtag #RastaYogi on social media, is a former NFL athlete who is now a certified personal trainer and a yoga instructor in Florida. Townselâs mission is to be âan inspiration to thousands who didnât think a passion for fitness or yoga could be a possibility for them, mainly men and people of color,â according to his blog.
Rachel Brathen, @yoga_girl
More than 2 million people follow Rachel Brathen, an international yoga instructor and author who lives in Aruba. Brathen is also founder of OneOEight, a company for web-based yoga classes accessible on your computer, phone or tablet.
Michael James Wongâs âBoys Of Yoga,â @boysofyoga
Yoga instructor Michael James Wong created the project Boys of Yoga to get more men into the practice. âSome guys think yoga makes you less of a man,â he wrote of the project on Instagram. âThe truth is it makes you a better one.â The Boys of Yoga Instagram feed features photos of men practicing yoga all over the world.
Laura Kasperzak, @laurasykora
More than 1 million people follow Laura Kasperzak for yoga inspiration. She does post solo poses, but often the yoga instructorâs practice is a family affair. Her son, daughter and husband are regulars on her mat and Instagram feed.
Chelsea Jackson Roberts, @chelsealovesyoga
Chelsea Jackson Roberts is not only a certified yoga instructor devoted to bringing the wellness benefits of the practice to marginalized communities. Roberts founded Yoga, Literature, and Art camp for teen girls at Spelman College in 2013.
Briohny Smyth and Dice Iida-Klein, @bryceyoga
Co-parents Briohny Smyth and Dice Iida-Klein run yoga teacher trainings, classes and yoga workshops in exotic locations around the world. Their Instagram feed is full of posts from these travels. Next up? Koh-Samui, Thailand in July. Take us with you, please?
Jessamyn Stanley, @mynameisjessamyn
More than 280,000 people canât get enough of Jessamyn Stanleyâs Instagram. Stanley is a certified yoga instructor based in North Carolina with a fierce body-positive attitude. Her book, Every Body Yoga, will be published in April 2017.
Caley Alyssa, @caleyalyssa
Caley Alyssa used yoga to transition out of a nine-to-five job in finance into the career of her dreams. She now teaches yoga classes and retreats around the world. Her Instagram feed features yoga poses (and how to modify them), healthy food and travel.
Now, if you donât mind us, weâre going to browse these accounts again and then settle into our Savasana.