TV and Yoga

Last night I taught a very different Yoga class. It was my usual full figured Yoga class with my usual students. What was different? Shaw TV was here filming. Not your typical Yoga class.

A friend connected me with Kait Burgan at Shaw TV and Kait came to film the class. She filmed the entire class and an interview with me after. She'll edit it into a short segment to show on our local cable channel.

I am so proud of my students for allowing Kait to come in and film us. I know it's not easy to put yourself out there like that. I love public speaking and I was still sometimes disconcerted by the camera. But my students were great; other than the blazing lights and camera, it felt like a regular Yoga class.

I found it funny that both of these women were fine with being filmed but when Kait asked them a question on camera at the end, they both shot me a look of "I didn't sign up for this". I owe them both big time.

Why did I choose to let Shaw come into my home and tape a class? Because I'm hoping that other people who don't think they'd be comfortable in a Yoga class (full figured or not) will see this and realize that a Yoga class can be a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment. And not everyone who teaches or does Yoga fits into Lululemon's clothes.

The segment will hopefully start airing on Tuesday night for those in the Central Vancouver Island area. For those outside the area, it will be on Facebook when it's done airing on TV and I will have a link to it on my Facebook page.