More and more people are joining #OccupyWallSt now at Day 12, including yogis, and a celebriyogi leader, Russell Simmons. Sure there’s some controversy over whether or not yoga should mix with politics. Though, as we said in a previous statement, we view yoga in these cases as acts of community, not the yoga world uniting [...]
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Oh no, we knew it was coming. The yoga pants backlash! What will Lululemon, Athleta and Abercrombie’s “perfect yoga butt” do now? Are yoga pants too revealing? Administrators at Loveland High School in OH say yes and have banned students from wearing them. According to the big bad school boards, yoga pants fall under the [...]
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Because it’s Thursday… Your dose of yoga cuteness: Yoga Kitty Teaches Us Salamba Sirsasana II The latest in Animals Doing Yoga FTW. —— Earlier… This Yogi Bear Will Totally Out-Pose You (photos) Cutest Downward-Facing Cat Ever (video) Adorable Kitty Yoga (video) Kitty Tested, Science Approved: Cats Relax (Even More) With Yoga Meditation Music Swami Beyondananda: [...]
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Oh yes, yes! The semi-popular semi-taboo yoga and sex talk comes swinging around the block once again with its saucy seducing scent of tea tree oil and Sex Panther. This time it’s the ‘Oh’ word: yOgasm. We didn’t make it up. So, is this yogasm for real? Like the “ecstatic birth” trend, are orgasms “yoga’s [...]
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Not exactly a flash mob, but it could be the biggest global yoga wave ever. Hang loose yogis! Are you ready to ride? While this kind of stuff can get a bit downward cheesedog, we’re sort of excited about this one. Essentially it’s a global 24 hour yogathon. This is all part of National Yoga [...]
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By Sarah Wells Kohl Summer is over, Autumn is here. The days are getting shorter, the evenings are getting cooler, and the school busses, lunch boxes, and backpacks are everywhere. It’s September! September is National Yoga Month. It’s also the beginning of the final quarter of #365Yoga. How have you been doing, yogadorks? Have you [...]
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Know your yoga? Try it with your eyes closed. Uh, and with a blindfold? We can’t exactly call this a trend yet, since it’s not pounded out on HuffPo or elephant journal, but we have a good mind to think it could catch on amongst daring yoga folk. Pratyahara is one of the 8 limbs [...]
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Hello! It’s the last week of September, can you believe it? So much has happened over the past few weeks: fall has arrived in the northern hemisphere, it’s creeping on soup and sweater season, our hair is longer, our sleeves are longer, our wee YD is back to school and growing up before our very [...]
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Oh, the elusive four-limbed staff pose. By Sarah Court, Yoga Tune Up® Teacher & Trainer One of the most common misalignments in the yoga pose Chaturanga Dandasana is a lack of engagement of the serratus anterior muscle. What on earth does that mean, right? Let’s break it down: The serratus anterior is a muscle that [...]
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By Darla Magee You know how they say “flexible mind, flexible body”? I’ve really taken this maxim to heart as I’ve been working my way through the #365Yoga project. Today — day #266 — I can honestly say that having an open mind about my yoga practice has been the only reason I’ve been successful and [...]
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