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Yoga instructor was tired of being fat-shamed, so she became a professional and has inspired millions.

Jessamyne Stanley of North Carolina is not your average yoga instructor. After falling in love with the practice in 2011 she’s made it her mission to inspire everyone and anyone to be healthy, no matter their body weight.

Today, Jessamyne is a certified yoga instructor and celebrated Instagram personality with over 165,000 followers who draw strength from her impossibly strong spirit.

Check out her amazing spirit in these posts and video:

 

1. “We live in a society where we are trained to think that being overweight is wrong so people are going to stare at you.”

A photo posted by Jessamyn (@mynameisjessamyn) on Mar 31, 2016 at 6:23pm PDT

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