Step with confidence onto the yoga mat, no matter your size.
More to Love Yoga™ is devoted to teaching bigger bodies yoga and aims to help everyone who joins feel harmonious in body, mind, and heart. Each yoga class thoughtfully weaves together traditional yoga postures that are tailored to reflect and respect the realistic needs of larger bodies. More to Love Yoga™ aims to help you and strikes a balance between gentleness of pace with opportunities to challenge oneself safely.
Led by Rachel Estapa, founder of More to Love Yoga™ and plus size woman herself, More to Love’s guiding principles are to help everyone to feel comfortable, capable, and confident in yoga. This is a non-competitive, non-judgmental, welcoming, and friendly environment for beginners and seasoned yogis alike. We provide plenty of supportive props, like blocks, soft blankets, extra-large straps and high-quality mats to borrow. Plus-size friendly chairs are also available.
Upcoming Events
Workshop: Awaken Your Body Love with More to Love Yoga
May 4, 2019, Hosted by Mind Body Studio at the Salem Y and Salem YMCA. Registration TBD.
Join us for the 2nd Annual More to Love Yoga Workshop. Rachel Estapa will be returning for another amazing More to Love Yoga Experience! Awaken Your Body Love with More to Love Yoga, and we could not be more excited! All Levels of Experience are welcome, this yoga class weaves together foundational yoga postures and strikes a balance between ease and exploration of motion. Core to More to Love’s foundation of body-acceptance, More to Love Yoga helps develop appreciation for your body. This empowering practice will conclude with a soothing relaxation. Time will be 1pm-3pm, 2 full hours of in-depth yoga skills to use in your daily life!
Now Open: More to Love Yoga Retreat
June 3-5, 2019, Held at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Stockbridge, MA. Registration is now open!
Slip away from the stresses of modern life and be transported into a world where your body and heart is welcome – just as you are. More to Love’s annual destination retreat, A Lovely Rising, will ignite a full-essence appreciation and love for the whole of you. Through More to Love’s empowering yoga and body love activities, this 3-day experience will help you learn how to make yoga comfortable for your body, and so much more.
Words from More to Love Yogis
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“I’m new to yoga and I found the more to love yoga class easy to follow. Rachel is a great instructor. She was easy to follow and very friendly. I felt very comfortable during the class. The other students around me were very welcoming and encouraging during the class which added to the supportive environment.”
…words from More to Love Yoga members
“I love Rachel’s approach to yoga, body acceptance, and community building. I always feel great (and very relaxed) after her classes. Again, for curvy yogis, it’s an especially welcoming environment.”
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“The More to Love Yoga community and Rachel’s classes have changed my life. For the first time ever, I truly and deeply respect my body and have been able to access a personal wisdom that helps me be the version of myself that I want to be.”
…words from More to Love Yoga members
“I can’t help but notice the appreciation and good feeling that the participants in these yoga classes have each week, and how they look forward to each new class with anticipation. This is due to the devotion and attention paid by Rachel to each and every client and makes it her desire for all the feel inclusive and welcomed.”
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“More to Love yoga has convinced me I am a yogi. It is the first yoga practice I have stuck with. I’m so thankful to have More To Love Yoga in my community.”
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“I love Rachel’s class because it reminds me to listen to my body and do what feels good to me, which is what yoga is supposed to be about. Some other classes seem to lose sight of that self-nurturing component in favor of what seems like a competitive atmosphere, but here there’s no judgment and I feel 100% comfortable to push myself as far as my body will let me.”
…words from More to Love Yoga members
“I keep coming back to More to Love Yoga because it fills a gap in the community. I love the idea of a yoga class which encourages you to bring your best and listen to your body. I’ve strengthened my muscles, my self-confidence, my relationships, and (most importantly) my spirit. If you’ve ever felt like you wouldn’t belong in a yoga class, try MTL Yoga- you’ll prove that notion wrong.”
