even more impressive than the power of yoga in this story is the fierce resiliency of these teens spirits perhaps yoga and meditation awaken something in the human spirit that was always there but which we lose sight of or neglect teenage yogis fostering peace in the face of rising violence be here be still quietly remember the presence of and within yourself and you will know without thinking that while all around you everything changes within you lives something unchanging finding permanent comfort in times of temporary troubles prejudice against the obese is the last acceptable prejudice in america the overweight are treated differently theyre looked at differently theyre stared at sneered at and discriminated against the last acceptable prejudice in america