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Watch This Man’s Crazy Inspiring Transformation After DDP Yoga (video)

Remember Diamond Dallas Page? He’s the one with his own pro-wrestler hand sign and DDP-branded “It Ain’t Your Mama’s” Yoga. Oh sure, we can poke fun at the utter dudeness and fist-pumping approach to Page’s manly man yoga, but we have to admit watching this homemade video of Arthur, a partially disabled and overweight Gulf War vet who could hardly walk, make an almost impossible transformation thanks to DDP’s ass-kicking yoga set our little YD hearts aflutter.

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YogaTuning: Because You Can’t, You Won’t and You Don’t Stop

YogaTuning: Wherein the genius of passionate songwriting meets the sanctum of our yoga mats. So what cha what cha what cha want? Let it go. Because you can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop. Dedicated to Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, aka MCA, who passed away today from complications with cancer. He was 47.

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YogaDork Ed: How Do You Accessorize Your Yoga Poses?

Peep into any of the thousands of yoga classes across the globe and you will find that students are donning more than just yoga outfits. In addition to the latest leggings and tank tops by (insert your favorite designer here) you’ll also find students of every age, both male and female, sporting a different kind of accessory. These, however, are not made from lycra, mala beads or precious metals, but rather from an overzealous nervous system.

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Posture Matters: Stand Up For Yourself!

Sure we’re conscious of all that elongating the spine jazz on the mat, but how often do we dip into slumpasana the rest of the day? Not only does good posture help prevent back and neck pain and open air passageways for better breathing helping your brain and rest of your body function more efficiently (huzzah!), it can help improve your mood and overall outlook, and that’s not just because you’re standing two inches taller.

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Incense: Insensitive and Potentially Bad for You?

Ah, the sweet smell of burning herbs and sandalwood. It’s how you know the yoga’s nigh. But what if we told you that smoky aroma isn’t helping your pranayama, it may be causing respiratory issues and maybe even cancer? Yikes! We recently spotted this blog post warning us all about the hazards of inhaling the holy smokes that are prominent not just in yoga studios but in other sacred or religious institutions.

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Adventures in Yoga Teaching: At Your Service (Making a Living is Kick in the Yoga Pants)

We got down and dirty with some bittersweet reality in our post Teaching Yoga As Second Career: 3 Tips to Make It or Break It. This latest blog from GOOD highlights the plight of one aspiring NYC yoga teacher, echoing the problems many, probably thousands, of teachers face as they’re churned out of training and thrust into the competitive pool of potentials, clawing their way through the crowds to eagle pose on top of the heap.

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Yoga for Depression and Anxiety – Interview with Amy Weintraub

In the interview below with Eva Norlyk Smith, Managing Editor at YogaUOnline.com, Amy discusses her new book and emerging perspectives in the treatment of depression and anxiety.

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420 Yoga, aka Stoner Yoga, is Lighting Up LA

Though the concept of stoner yoga is hardly new (we hear the 60s and 70s were pret-ty trippy) organized classes offered regularly on a studio’s schedule is certainly an interesting new phenomenon. The Daily gives us a look through the haze at Brazilian Yoga and Pilates in LA (where else!) where 420 yoga is lighting up the town.

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Yoga’s Survival Guide: Does it Need to Grow Up? Does it Need Saving?

Controversies, scandals, tv shows and festivals abound, yoga sure is popular these days. It’s been counted as one of the Top 10 Growing Industries. So why are people saying it’s dying?

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Business Insider on 12 Bizarrities of Lululemon, Women’s Lib and ‘Cult-like’ Success

Business Insider takes a look at the bevy of bizarrities that the billion dollar Lululemon biz has built, biotch.

We may be worn out by all of the cantankerousness in lulu news, but it really is a rather fascinating list of tactics, strategies and ideologies when you see them all laid out in a row.

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