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February 2010

Um. hm. Thanks to elephantjournal who alerted us to this completely kooked out yoga video.  Turns out it’s part of a French ad campaign called “a Beautiful word” for Scrabble of all things! somewhat NSFW, and somewhat racially offensive if you ask us. Check out the other oddball vids from the “a Beautiful word” campaign [...]

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Aw booo…this icy white fluff got you down? We have word that dancing your heart out will warm your spirits right up! Lucky for you (NYers*) there’s an event for that this weekend and it even helps charity! read on… The folks at flavorpill who brought you YoGA at MoMA (and maybe something bigger) are [...]

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Bikram’s Yoga Asana Championships are really picking up steam – we may even see it (competitive yoga) in the Olympics! Of course, lotsa yogadorks are wondering if this is a serious push and just how close they are to persuading the International Olympic Committee to come to the sweaty side. Answer? We don’t know! However, [...]

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Brief update on the “Graspin’ Aspen” case for those following at home. The judge has rejected a plea a week before the case would go to trial… Steven Jon Roger, 48, was poised to plead no contest to two misdemeanor charges and avoid going to a jury trial next week in Pitkin County Court. But [...]

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Whoa, Bikram gets friendly with CA politico top dog Jerry Brown – pays him the big bucks! From LATimesblogs: Brown’s gubernatorial campaign exploratory committee received a $25,900 donation from the L.A-based Bikram’s Yoga College of India earlier this month — the maximum allowable donation under California law. The LA Times cites an interview with yogi [...]

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Bert: “I love pigeon more than anything else in this world! Besides oatmeal.” But of course! Can anyone confirm the authenticity of this video on Sesame Street? (it’s a collection of youtube vids, including John Friend). Do we really care? Doin’ the (coo coo) pigeeoon… UPDATE: here’s the original video.. thanks Jackie! Earlier…[Because It's Monday!] [...]

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UPDATE 3/11/10: VA Gov. Robert F. McDonnell signed the bill Tuesday night…(WashingtonPost) Hear ye! Hear ye! We just got word from Suzanne Leitner-Wise…the Senate bill has passed! Based on the constitutional right to freedom of speech VA yoga teachers beat the gov for exemption from regulation and from falling under the terms of “vocation” in [...]

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If you’ve been following the Dahn Yoga cult scandal then you know it’s been a massive uproar involving brainwashing allegations and serious accusations of abuse. If you haven’t, the story is finally reaching mass media news outlets and is spilling over from the active online discussions and comments of support from former members. With CNN [...]

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If you’ve ever lost motivation to get on the mat (and folks we can tell you we’ve been there!), just look to our fellow furry friends for a little inspiration and a whole lotta cute! On this blessed Monday, we hope you can draw some incentive to do a bit of downdogging yourself, or at [...]

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Speaking of Yog-Olympians… Today more buzzworthy mutterings of yoga headed to London 2012! Bikram and Co have been working tirelessly for the past few years, forging their hot yoga torch in hopes of making asana a sport in the 2012 Olympic Summer Games, but will they succeed? We pointed out how what a crrrazy coincidence [...]

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