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April 2011

This must be kept very hush-hush. It wouldn’t be proper for the things you’re about to read to get out amongst the general public (read: non-yoga people). YD and I have been rather barmy lately, and for good reason: we were busy throwing a rollicking three-day Bachyogette Party for the now Princess Bride, Kate Middleton. [...]

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“I do a lot of yoga. I practice yoga three or four times a week. It’s an escape for me.” says teen drama queen Nina Dobrev, cover star of this month’s Seventeen mag, special celeb fitness issue. Er, the 22-year-old Bulgarian-Canadian actress starring in the CW’s Vampire Diaries, who appears to have been born with [...]

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This Week In Yogi Quotes: “Giggs? He must stop talking about his yoga! He says it makes him run faster. I will have to sign up immediately! “He is 37 years old and he runs more than almost everyone else on the pitch, and he is decisive. What can I say!” says Manchester United teammate [...]

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We were thrilled to feature a giveaway of Bruce Black’s Writing Yoga: A Guide to Keeping a Practice Journal, and now we are simply honored to post a piece from his blog right here on YD as part of the #365Yoga series. Are you new to journaling? Want to know more about the process? If [...]

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The New York Times just loves yoga! So much so they’re kicking off a new Well video series called Gym Class with a swing on the AntiGravity yoga ropes. Guinea pig Karen Barrow, an “easily bored, slightly klutzy treadmill runner” attempted the yoga meets high-flying trapeze artistry (really, it was developed from the circus*) and [...]

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In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna tells Arjuna, “On this path no effort is wasted, no gain is ever reversed.” A comforting thought when we’re nose first in crow pose – dust off the schnoz and try to fly again! But what about when those wings get a little damaged in flight? Yes, injuries are difficult [...]

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It’s Easter again at The White House! Which means Egg Rolls down the South Lawn, childrens book readings by the prez and…yoga! It’s an Easter tradition! The theme of this year’s annual event is “Get Up and Go,” playing into First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative to prevent childhood obesity. As part of the [...]

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Joy! We have arrived at yet another festive time of the year filled with sugary chicks, chocolate-induced smiles and sticky fingers. And that’s just our new Peepasana class, we also had Easter! Props to yisforyogini. More to celebrate? Well don’t forget little old Earth, just because the holiday has passed (tip: the earth won’t). And [...]

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It’s Earth Day, Again! What To Do?

by YD on April 22, 2011

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Is it Earth Day AGAIN? already? Didn’t we do this last year? Oh right, we should be celebrating, and minding, our Earth every day. After all we salute the sun and moon, why not the ‘ol third rock, the one we live on! Of course, we here at YD are devoted Pale Blue Dot Day-ers. [...]

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OK OK calm down! We know you’re excited. Firstly, we want to wish everyone who took part a huge congrats  for putting your yoga out there and expressing yourself. Of the 3,000+ entrants, here they are the 5 finalists for the Yoga Journal Talent Search. And revealed they are, via YJ: Left to right: Vanessa [...]

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