As an unconventional yogi, one of my missions is to portray a different face of yoga. Although not considered overweight, I am thick, muscular and black and do not portray what many still believe a person who practices yoga looks like. Regularly, I receive interesting looks when I take yoga, get comments about my physique in regards to practice and still amaze people when I tell them that, in addition to teaching HIIT and TRX classes, that I am also a yoga teacher.

The Yoga and Body Image Coalition is an organization dedicated "to body love by developing, promoting and supporting yoga that is accessible, body positive and reflects the full range of human diversity."