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Robert Downey Jr, The Comeback Yogi

Robert Downey Jr, the Comeback Yogi

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July 2009

Ever get a hankering for more yoga knowledge, but discouraged by the idea that you’d be learning all by your lonesome? Fear not! Newfangled technology called the internets is in cahoots with the inspiring ingenuity of a few stellar individuals to come to your rescue! And so it was named the Namaste Book Club. The [...]

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Ms. yoga traveler demoing the “traveler’s triangle” safely removed from any potential neighboring grumblers Oh what a coinkydink. We were just mouthing off about Jeremy Piven, celebrities et al, having the room and audacity to turn a down dog in the middle of an airplane mid- flight. Because clearly they are in first class…punks. Well [...]

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With all the fluff of Celebriyogi week it’s taken a moment to locate our serious YD hat. We found it a lot easier after reading about this… India’s Yoga prince Swami Ramdev has already made the controversial claim that yoga can cure all, so of course the big news came when last week the Delhi [...]

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Not content with competing on price point alone in the yoga garb race, Gap Inc. is ready to take a bite out of the “free yoga” in-store lulu model. Pretty soon all they’ll have is obnoxious window displays to set them apart! Oh and creepy training. In a move to become even more of a [...]

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Celebriyogis are just coming out of the woodwork! Is it the looney lunar eclipse er what? Will The Piv lose his title so quickly? Next on the mat…everyone’s favorite “You got it, dude”-spouting adorable squirt named Michelle from a totally dorkie 90s TV sitcom, and our favorite twin, Ashley Olsen (sorry Mary-Kate*). Now 23 (! [...]

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We mentioned the Piv a few months ago after paps snapped a freshly yoged Jeremy, purple mat in tow, fast on his rebound from mercury poisoning. But, if only we’d known how deep that yoga river runs. Oh, it is deep! (and not “forced” due to illness as some are reporting)

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We love this! Whoever said yoga wasn’t a ‘workout’ may end up eating these guys’ rugby shorts. Over the pond, in the soaky pastures of Connacht, Ireland, professional rugby players are submerged in pre-season conditioning. On the regimen this year? A hefty helping of  ‘strongman’ activities including log-lifting, swimming and yoga! Yes indeedy, the rough [...]

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This MUST be shared. It’s Monday, coming off of an all American holiday weekend everyone’s still lamenting the good old fashioned ‘work week’- who’s the goon who decided we should work on Mondays anyway? Seriously. Well, here’s a little Monday cheer up for the indoor blues. It’s a Portland pug puppy pushing a stroller! And [...]

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Hey flag wavers, fireworks gazers, did you make it out to America’s Heartland for Rothbury Festival in Michigan this weekend? No? Us either. Here’s what you missed: Lots of the usual awesome festivalness like live music from headlining jamsters String Cheese Incident, The Dead(!) Bob Dylan (!) – a regular Woodstock ’09! Only this time [...]

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As we yanks set forth in celebrations of Independence let us recall the week in Yoga, and lift our glasses in a toast to freedom! (aand…fireworks, barbecues and days off!) Here’s a quick little recap of what happened ‘This Week in Yoga’, followed by your favorite, Yogini Martini, patriotic style. This Week in Yoga: Explosive! [...]

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