Valerie je ljubiteljica joga koja na svojem Instagram profilu objavljuje vlastite slike prilikom izvođenja različitih poza ove indijske duhovne vježbe. U nekoliko godina postojanja Big Gal Yoge prikupila je više od 72 tisuća obožavatelja koji s oduševljenjem prate svaki njezin virtualni korak.

'Kroz vizualnu praksu joge nadahnula sam mnoge punašne, plus size, velike žene poput sebe da počnu vježbati,' priznaje Valerie, te dodaje: 'Joga mi je pomogla da volim svoje tijelo i da ga prihvatim ovakvo kakvo je. Dala mi je snage i da prebrodim sumnje da uživam u zabavnim i lijepim stvarima u životu.'

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Flying Fish Lake Tahoe acro yoga with @rue.north ! Excited to finally let one hand go! It's been so fun to practice acro yoga. It was one thing, especially as a bigger bodied person, that I was scared and doubtful that I would be able to try. I chatted with Ruel about how I used to be so scared of him picking me up in the past. He would always want to try and pick me up, but I was reluctant because I didn't want to hurt him accidentally. I don't plan to be able to do crazy acro yoga poses, but it's nice to feel like I'm light even in the basic pose.

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