Free from the whole ‘is yoga a religion’ debate, more folks of varying creeds are finding ways to weave asana and even yoga philosophy into their own belief systems.
{ 8 comments }
Meditations on Mutations
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 [...]
{ 4 comments }
Having trouble accessing that coiled serpent at the base of your spine? Try using a snake! A real one! Duh. It’s called Kumara Serpent Healing, and it’s an offshoot of Kundalini Yoga. As if folks needed another reason to be scared of “kundalooniness” But self-confessed ‘mad snake lady’ and fearless teacher Kwali Kumara asks “what [...]
{ 11 comments }
To hell with convention, New York Magazine has a feature this week on all the bent up, twisted out yoga trends happening in this fabulous Big Apple-asana. Some include newfangled toys like hoops, slack-lines, poles and whatchamacallit apparatus. Scroll down for more. Adi Carter, slack-line yoga instructor for Yoga Slackers (yogaslackers.com) “You feel the Upavishta [...]
{ 3 comments }
Did we not warn you all about the breakdancing yogis? It was written in the stars! Or is that, the graffiti? Anyways, here we are, a full on yoga and breakdancing combo called Breakti. What makes this different from other hybrids, in our opinion, is that yoga is very much an essential element throughout the [...]
{ 8 comments }
‘Facial Yoga A Growing Anti-Aging Trend!’ To which we say, oh really CBS? Apparently people are wiggling their face around in ridiculous ways and finding tighter more youthful looking skin. “I have no wrinkles on my forehead, no botox,” Cynthia Rowland [creator of Facial Magic]said. “Look at this – my forehead doesn’t even move because [...]
{ 3 comments }
YD’s latest article for YogaCityNYC! —- Ad industry folks: Are you tired of trying to network at all those late-night boozie schmooze fests? Looking for something to finally relieve stress AND make you more productive? You need YIA: Yoga In Advertising! “Set the pathway for union between the self and potentiality!” No really, this is [...]
{ 1 comment }
A horse is a horse, of course, of course…unless he’s a yogi! It’s the hidden world of Horse Yoga revealed. We don’t ride horses, we live in NYC! But doggone it if this doesn’t have us wanting to kick our spurs and saddle up. We see you rolling your eyes. More animal yoga? Hasn’t Doga [...]
{ 8 comments }
How do you get blue-collar workers to try yoga? Build it and they will come! Or, be a builder and a yoga teacher like 64-year-old Allan Nett and create a specially tailored style. In San Francisco, Mr. Nett a contractor-turned-yoga instructor, developed a yoga-on-the-job program especially for the construction industry, aptly titled Yoga With Your [...]
{ 7 comments }
You’re going to love this one. Get your yoga high…with marijuana! And, meditation too, of course. Some folks, we know, already get recreational with ‘enhanced inhales’ to deepen their yogic experience, but how about a class that actually requires that you light up? It’s true! On the long list of yoga mashups comes the most [...]
{ 44 comments }
