Ever been stuck in a class utterly perplexed by the lexicon of yogaspeak? Us too! Thankfully #yogadork Thais has compiled a cheat sheet for all your mind-bending yoga cue needs. Translation, please! by Thais Guimaraes, edited by YD I took a yoga class recently at an unfamiliar studio as part of my yoga teacher training. [...]
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This week is of course brought to you by the number 11, the letter O, the flavor of coconut water and the color of awesome, as in the awesomest YogaDork t-shirt design contest (did you submit yours?). If you remember where you were on 11:11am on 11/11/11 we hope you made a wish because, why [...]
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There are some companies that make money capitalizing on the thirst-buds of sweaty yogadorks to become mega-million dollar corporations. Then there are companies that dig deeper, starting from the ground up, initiating change by creating fair commerce in countries that need it the most. Meet IAM. a collective of the latter sort. The idea? A [...]
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It’s the first ever Ultimate YogaDork Tee Design Contest! And we’re calling all creative, imaginative and witty yogadorks to make it the BEST. We’re so excited to be teaming up with Karma Warrior Clothes for this very special event. KWC is an awesome yoga-inspired company that makes fun tshirts and gives 12% back to non-profits [...]
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Your next edition of YogaDork Ed. has you flipped on your head! Sorta. By Jill Miller, Creator of Yoga Tune Up® Inversions are coveted among yogis. Yoga is one of the few systems of health that suggest you regularly turn yourself upside down for extended periods of time. The health claims are astonishing: it reverses [...]
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[Because you wanted to picture Russell Brand in womens clothing...] According to a fellow student as told to Us Weekly, Brit funny man, Russell Brand wears his wifey’s clothes to yoga class, specifically her “skimpy gray T-shirt and formfitting sweatpants.” Why? Because “What’s hers is mine!” quipped the celebriyogi brit. Also…”Women’s clothes fit better!” You [...]
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Can yoga prevent or even reverse the thinning bones of osteopenia and osteoporosis? In this interview, Dr. Loren Fishman and Ellen Saltonstall, co-authors of Yoga for Osteoporosis, discuss these questions and talk about some of the important precautions yoga teachers should be aware of when teaching yoga to people with osteopenia or osteoporosis. *Dr. Fishman [...]
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File this in the ‘Oh really?’ FYI category… Coconut water is everywhere! Not just your local Bikram studio anymore. Just ask the huge redheaded Rihanna at all the bus stops. So, coco-hydraters out there, what’s all the fuzz about anyway? An in-depth article at Slate takes a stab at how folks have become so coo coo [...]
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YogaTuning: Wherein the genius of passionate songwriting meets the sanctum of our yoga mats. Shakti, Shakti, baby baby Bhakti. In honor of rapper and actor Heavy D, who just passed away at the young age of 44, we take you back in our yogi time machines to 1991. “Now let me take time to set [...]
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This video doesn’t need much of an intro besides Whoa, Wha?? Awesome!! Check it out. cred: Production – Alex Yde Dancer – Arthur Cadre Music – Awolnation – Sail Want to learn how? Stay tuned for next week’s YogaDork Ed! Heh. JK And just for kicks, we snapped this screenshot and had to share. This [...]
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