Just 2 days left to donate and support Karma Krew’s 3rd Annual Peace by Peace Yogathon. Yogis from across the country have been practicing like fiends over the month of June to raise money in support of Karma Krew’s commitment to community-based social activism and bringing yoga to underserved populations. Get involved! You can start [...]
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We’ve seen yoga do a lot of things from abling disabled to the Thom Yorke shakti shake, so we’re hopeful about this one. March 12, 2011 – Join India’s Odanadi Seva Trust in a global yoga event to unite against human trafficking. Odanadi Seva Trust is a grassroots organization based in Mysore, South India, to [...]
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How cute is that pic! Let’s face it, nobody likes to be super stressed. And it breaks our yogadork hearts to hear about kids having to deal with anxiety and tension at such a young age. They have the rest of their lives for that! Just kidding, of course. We keep hearing news that more [...]
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“No more Road Rage. Become a Road Sage!” Hey, watch it! I’m yoger-in’ here. Those of us who practice daily deskasana know sitting for long periods of time often leads to slouchasana, aka schlumpasana aka numb-tush-stiff neck-asana. Oof! But what if instead of typing on a keyboard and staring at a computer screen, you’re scanning [...]
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We know it. Yoga is for everybody, right? Every Body. But, wait! Quick, just imagine for a second the picture of the “perfect” yogi? Who do you see? Is he/she fit, slender and pretty? Are they ready for their close-up for the cover of Yoga Journal? In a culture consumed by body image and fitness [...]
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The great “Lion of Pune” B.K.S. Iyengar turns 92 today! Happy Birthday Guruji! Here he is with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, November 20, 2010, meeting together to discuss the mind and culitvating happiness, where he said: “…the moment the intellect of the heart and mind meets through complete understanding of body and mind cleansing, that is when [...]
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A young girl diagnosed with scoliosis is standing a lot taller these days, thanks to yoga! At age 11 Mia Latham, of the UK, was told she had an S-shaped spine and would need an operation to insert metal rods to support her heart and lungs, or would be wheelchair bound. Seeking alternatives to spinal [...]
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Stories of yoga inspiration! Not hard to come by these days, and that’s a wonderfully fabulous thing. Meet Matthew Sanford, he’s been paralyzed from the chest down since he was 13 and has spent the past 29 years in a wheelchair. But he’s not sitting still. Approximately 20 years ago he discovered yoga and the [...]
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More yoga in the army news! Great pic above – and no the soldier is not standing on his back! Look closer. (yes they are wearing socks, but that’s a purple mat…baby steps) This is straight from Army.mil so you know it’s serious. Not only is yoga now included in basic training, we’re seeing it [...]
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Meet Yasmin F. Gow. She just completed what could be a World Record for the longest yoga marathon! (pending Guinness approval). A serial marathon-er this one, before taking on the 32-hour non-stop yogathon she had already been well on her way through 108 sun salutations, for 108 consecutive days. Yas explained the mission on her [...]
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