Judith Hanson Lasater has taught yoga since 1971, and is widely regarded as a teacher of teachers. In this interview, she sat down with Eva Norlyk Smith from Yogatherapyweb.com to share some of her reflections on yoga, how it’s changed, and the art of teaching in prelude to her upcoming webinar: The Art of Being—Yoga [...]
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Originally published on YogaCityNYC Disclaimer: This new studio is near and dear to YD’s heart and we believe in its mission. Come down for a class. You may even spy a yogadork mulling about and/or teaching classes. wink, nudge. A new studio blooms in Union Square. New York City is becoming a yogi’s paradise and [...]
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Happy harvest yogadorks! Oh, you mean you’re not out gathering your crops to sell at market for the cold winter months to come? Pfft. No worries, we’ve got just the thing to carry you through the Vata season. Or help get you back and cozy on the ground, rather. WIN: A handmade blue sky jasper [...]
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by J. Brown Trolling yoga blogs and the comment threads that ensue reveals a prevailing sentiment of tough love. Sure, there are a few hold-outs from the sixties still hanging around but the new breed of yogi is way too savvy to be fooled by any fluff and seems more interested in what you can [...]
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“Ever since one particularly clenched day of columnizing years ago, when I found myself curled up on the floor of my house davening, I’ve tried various remedies for the ravages of stress: better nutrition, caramels, gym, green tea Popsicles, kavakava, kale, kombucha, cupcakes, chocolate, chardonnay — sometimes in concurrent combinations. The one that works best [...]
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The yogactivists have arrived to #OccupyWallSt! “My heart is open, my mouth is ready, the hair is big, and my friends are waiting. Got everything I need to join in and change the world!!!!!” Seane Corn announced Monday morning before leading approximately 100ish+ yoga folk and surrounding yogific protestors in a call to action. It [...]
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We speculated and now it shall be! While Russell Simmons, Michael Franti and Deepak Chopra made the news and joined the efforts of #OccupyWallSt, we were curious if any and which yogis would throw down their mats in solidarity. Enter yogactivist Seane Corn! We shouldn’t be surprised that the empowered maven of yoga Off the [...]
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Earlier this week we introduced the first post from our newest YogaDork Educator, Carrie Owerko. We are so honored to be featuring the teachings of such a highly respected and revered senior Iyengar teacher. But everyone knows that. Here Carrie clues us in on some little known fun facts. Read on! YD: What was one [...]
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YogaDork and J.T. Liss (Photography For Social Change) recently went on a two week long west coast adventure of yoga, nature, and the human experience. 15 cities, 5 states, and over 5,000 miles were traveled. J.T. took the photos, YD captured the journey in words. Upon our return to New York City we discussed the [...]
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PC meets Mac meets Yoga. Featuring John Hodgman, Justin Long and Judy Greer, as part of the cleverly PC poking ‘Get a Mac’ ad campaign. If you didn’t catch it back in 2008… Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011. Namaste. Related: Yoga Sells: Yoga’s Best TV Commercials —— Earlier… Yoga a Major Perk at Awesome Companies [...]
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