From the category archives:
The latest in the ‘NYTimes on Yoga’ file (they love it!) is an urging message to all American yogis: If you’re going to continue redefining to the world what yoga is, can y’all stop being (just) posers?
In the article “Posing for Fitness” the author accentuates his cause by comparing two recent books on yoga’s history [...]
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OK now she’s just getting vociferous about her newly unleashed #yogadorkness, tossing out updates all over twitter and her facebook page to 13.1 million of her closest friends. We were hot on the trail of Gaga’s Cleveland yoga escapades last week and now the unabashed pop diva is letting her yoga flag fly proud on the tweets! [...]
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Boy, people are really exerting their creative muscle to get dudes to try yoga! For some reason breathing and stretching has the stigma of stripping men of their masculinity, so we all have to bone up working overtime to think of clever ploys to convince the male sex they won’t lose the use of their [...]
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While many Western yogis perish the thought of locking down an absolute definition of yoga – why pigeon hole the practice as physical, spiritual, or religious? And discount all the crazy hybrids and spin-offs with rollerblades and 105 degree heat franchise opportunities? Not a chance! Also, that government licensing issue gets pretty sticky when we [...]
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She calls it Sirsa Graffiti Around the World. We call it Awesome! Meet Cora Wen! The world traveling yogini who makes it her business to share her ever expanding knowledge of yoga through teacher trainings and workshops all over the globe, and on her head! See if you can spot the stillness of a yogi [...]
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Ahh, here we are December. This 2009 has been a wild and crazy ride so far, and now it’s almost 2010 already! But before we get all teary-eyed about days past and future, let’s talk about the present(s)! The holidays can have us bending over backwards trying to find the perfect gifts, but hopefully our [...]
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Oh we may like to gossip about our Hollywood Celebriyogis, but come hither team YD, lend your ear as we impart to you the ushering in of a new era. Indeed, a new breed of yoga superstars is afoot; welcome to Yog-Idol where not all teachers have the right amount of razzle dazzle. Well not [...]
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Licensing issues have got many yoga studios across the country chanting obscenities, but NY is leading the way for ACTION. We are delighted and honored to once again present our guest and noted yogi-blogger, Joelle Hann of Yoga Nation, who will catch us up to speed on the latest in The State vs. Yoga Licensing [...]
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It is with great pleasure, and gratitude, that we welcome a guest post today! Blogger Extraordinaire, Joelle Hann, of the illustrious Yoga Nation, will take you through the treacherous twists and turns NY State has strewn out for teachers and studios trying to provide training. It is so Action Time! Read on for significant updates [...]
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UPDATE: We’ve seen it! It’s a modest mention, but Mama’s so proud. And best yet, we are included amongst a pedigree of other awesome and noteworthy blogs (see full family shout outs below). To clear earlier confusion, the article is in the August issue (pgs 85-86 case you were wondering)- for some reason the YJ [...]
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