Amber Karnes

Amber Karnes is the founder of Body Positive Yoga. She’s a ruckus maker, yoga teacher, social justice advocate, and a lifelong student of her body. Amber trains yoga teachers and studio owners how to create accessible and equitable spaces for wellness and liberation. She also coaches with human beings who want to build unshakable confidence and learn to live without shame or apology in the bodies they have today. She's the co-creator of Yoga For All Teacher Training, an Accessible Yoga trainer, and a sought-after expert on the topics of accessibility, authentic marketing, culture-shifting, and community-building. She lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband Jimmy. You can find her at bodypositiveyoga.com.

Connect:

Q&A by Amber Karnes

There is a lot of work to do around creating a studio space that invites all to practice there. Make sure that your teaching staff reflects the diversity you’d like to see in your student base, which includes all body types,... There is a lot of work to do around creating a studio space that invites all to practice there. Make sure that your teaching staff reflects the diversity you’d like to see in your student base, which includes all body types,... There is a lot of work to do around creating a studio space that invites all to practice there. Make sure that your teaching staff reflects the diversity you’d like to see in your student base, which includes all body types,... There is a lot of work to do around creating a studio space that invites all to practice there. Make sure that your teaching staff reflects the diversity you’d like to see in your student base, which includes all body types,...


There is a lot of work to do around creating a studio space that invites all to practice there. Make sure that your teaching staff reflects...

I would first say that if you have a body, yoga is available to you. The practice by nature is accessible, no matter what yoga marketing or American emphasis on physicality and athleticism might tell you. Curate your social... I would first say that if you have a body, yoga is available to you. The practice by nature is accessible, no matter what yoga marketing or American emphasis on physicality and athleticism might tell you. Curate your social... I would first say that if you have a body, yoga is available to you. The practice by nature is accessible, no matter what yoga marketing or American emphasis on physicality and athleticism might tell you. Curate your social... I would first say that if you have a body, yoga is available to you. The practice by nature is accessible, no matter what yoga marketing or American emphasis on physicality and athleticism might tell you. Curate your social...


I would first say that if you have a body, yoga is available to you. The practice by nature is accessible, no matter what yoga marketing or...

Making yoga more accessible is a process of learning and unlearning as well as being open to expanding your understanding of movement in bodies that fall outside the “norm” in yoga spaces.You cannot possibly predict the... Making yoga more accessible is a process of learning and unlearning as well as being open to expanding your understanding of movement in bodies that fall outside the “norm” in yoga spaces.You cannot possibly predict the... Making yoga more accessible is a process of learning and unlearning as well as being open to expanding your understanding of movement in bodies that fall outside the “norm” in yoga spaces.You cannot possibly predict the... Making yoga more accessible is a process of learning and unlearning as well as being open to expanding your understanding of movement in bodies that fall outside the “norm” in yoga spaces.You cannot possibly predict the...


Making yoga more accessible is a process of learning and unlearning as well as being open to expanding your understanding of movement in...

Email Newsletter

Subscribe and get the stories about the greater change that comes from yoga.