This contribution critically examines the gendered politics underlying the ubiquitous claim that yoga is "for everybody." Drawing on discourse analysis of yoga magazines, ethnographic observations at the Milan YogaFestival and the International Day of Yoga and interviews with practitioners, the contribution shows how ideals of femininity, bodily discipline and corporeal normativity shape who is seen as a legitimate yoga subject. Building on feminist critiques by Emanuela Mangiarotti, the chapter reveals how gendered expectations intersect with social and cultural boundaries to produce subtle forms of exclusion and precariousness. It further analyzes the industry's ambivalent responses to allegations of abuse involving prominent teachers, highlighting how gendered power asymmetries are negotiated, minimized or reframed within yoga circles. The conclusion situates these dynamics within broader sociological debates on self‑actualization, arguing for a contextualized understanding of the "good practitioner" that bridges Yoga Studies with sociological, anthropological and cultural analyses.