Trina Hall, 34, deliberately gained weight by going on a 'see it, eat it' diet Started after a friend cried over fear of being called a 'fat yoga teacher' Wanted to challenge and explore notions of what a 'yoga body' should be Went from around 9st 2lbs to around 12st 1lb, gaining 40lbs Has returned to healthy diet but wants other women to become self-aware

By Katy Winter

PUBLISHED: 11:02 EST, 24 September 2013 | UPDATED: 12:56 EST, 24 September 2013

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A yoga teacher is trying to change the face of the discipline and in the process says she has found a new self-awareness by deliberately gaining 40lbs.

Trina Hall, a yoga instructor based in Dallas Texas, embarked on a diet she describes as see it, eat it to gain the weight, and blogged about her experience

The 34year-old began to gain weight after hearing a friend and fellow yogi crying over her fear about been known as the fat yoga teacher.

Trina had a healthy, moderate diet and was a typically slim, fit yoga instructor before she began her project, and believed she didn't really care about her weight

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Yoga teacher Trina Hall deliberately gains 40lbs to challenge notions of beauty

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Sept.25 (ANI): Yoga instructor Nanammal, a resident of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, maybe 93, but is still bending over backwards to spread the benefits of the ancient Indian art.

With many years of teaching under her belt, Nanamal is living proof that a lifetime's dedication to yoga will keep you as flexible as a rubber band.

"I am 93 years old. I have been practicing yoga since my childhood. I have five children and all of them practice and teach yoga regularly. I still live strong and healthy due to my love for the exercise and I have neither visited the hospital nor used any medicines till now," said she.

While others her age complain about aches and pains, she focuses on getting tough balancing manoeuvres right.

She can do all the difficult moves including the agonising 'peacock' where the body is held in a horizontal position by the strength of the arms alone.

The grand old woman can also pull off a tricky raised 'lotus', 'bridge' and a headstand with ease.

Her students, who have learnt the skill and art from her, have excelled in the field and are working as yoga instructors themselves.

"She has been practicing yoga since her childhood. She also conducts yoga classes for hundreds of students since the past several years. At this age she is able to do more than 50 yoga strokes and till now she had not been to any hospital for any treatment," said Balakrishnan, one among her students.

Meanwhile, her diet involves only pulses and cereals and she avoids rice and non-vegetarian food items.

Speaking about her achievements she recently won the first prize for the National event for yoga in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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93-year-old Coimbatore yoga instructor living proof of body flexibility