But one model and yoga enthusiast has managed to find a way around those regulations, stripping off every last piece of clothing to create beautiful portraits of herself doing yoga.

Nude Yoga Girl, 25, has amassed 54,500 followers in the months since she first started posting on the social media platform, sharing black-and-white snaps of herself twisting and contorting her long, lithe body - all without a stitch of clothing on.

But though the former model, who wishes to remain anonymous, reveals every inch of her toned, taut figure that would be the envy of most women, Nude Yoga Girl told Daily Mail Online that the overarching message she wants to promote with her page is that of body acceptance.

Rihanna, Chrissy Teigen, Miley Cyrus, and Kendall Jenner have all seen photos of themselves taken down by Instagram, which bans buttocks and female nipples on its app.

But Nude Yoga Girl has found ways around those rules - for the most part. Making use of perfectly-angled poses and expert lighting that casts shadows in all the right places, she's successfully shared 50 snaps of herself doing yoga in the buff.

She has had a few mishaps, she admits. So far, Instagram has removed three of the pictures she's uploaded for showing nipple. But despite the hassle, she actually doesn't have a problem with the restrictions.

Nude Yoga Girl is big on promoting body positivity - in fact, the tagline for her account is: 'You are beautiful exactly the way you are.'

It took her a long time to realize that herself, even though she works as a model. She told The Cut that she used to see faults in her body all the time, but she's now been able to make peace.

'I've been working in an industry that is purely based on looks since I was 15,' she said. 'Yoga has taught me that the most important thing is how I feel, not how I look from the outside.'

She's also stopped keeping the restrictive diet she used to because she realized it made her unhappy. Now, she'll give in when she's craving for a piece of chocolate and not allow herself to feel guilty about it. She hopes that her followers will help others love their bodies, too.

(Pics - Daily mail)