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Journal article

Is #YogaForEveryone? The idealised flexible bodymind in Instagram yoga posts

Abstract

Research consistently demonstrates that media depictions of ‘the yogi’ are narrowly represented, erasing bodies of difference, and perpetuating an idealised form of yoga. We analysed 257 Instagram posts from the hashtags #YogaForAll and #YogaForEveryone to explore how these hashtags, which seemingly promote an inclusive yoga, are mobilised. Using reflexive thematic analysis and multimodal discourse analysis, we posed the following questions: 1) …

Authors

Bailey KA; Rice C; Gualtieri M; Gillett J

Journal

Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 827–842

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

September 3, 2022

DOI

10.1080/2159676x.2021.2002394

ISSN

2159-676X