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At age six, Shannon Kaneshige started practicing yoga with their mother, following Lilias on her show Lilias, Yoga and You, which aired on PBS from the 1970s to 1999. (Kaneshige is a non-binary person who uses they/them pronouns). This was pre-internet, so they expanded their practice using books and videos. I was heavier than other kids around me when I was 8 or 9, they remember. I avoided activity in public because I would be teased for my body or slowness.
Kaneshige continued their yoga practice into adulthood, adding weight training ten years ago. To avoid fat phobia, they learned from YouTube instead of going to a gym because I had so many bad experiences in gyms and fitness spaces that I wasn t willing to put myself through that again.