Finally, we are handed the words from John Friend’s mouth (or computer) via Elephant Journal. We appreciate EJ’s approach in asking some of the tough, yet painfully and glaringly obvious questions we’ve been waiting to hear answers to, though this ends up being primarily about Mr. Friend’s sexual relations.
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This letter from John Friend to Anusara teachers has been confirmed by an anonymous source and a current employee. We first found it posted at thebabarazzi.com. Here it is in its entirety
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These documents and timeline (below) were received from an anonymous employee of Anusara, Inc. and pertain to the claim of pensions being frozen and the violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) as listed in the accusations that surfaced last Friday.
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More trouble in Anusaraland. Let’s pause for a moment. Take a deep breath. Because this is some heavy shit. An anonymous tipster has sent us info that could potentially muddy the shiny, happy, image of John Friend and Anusara Inc., and shed some light on the recent flurry of exits by some of the brand’s foremost teachers like Elena Brower and Amy Ippoliti.
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Is this contagious? Amy Ippoliti is the latest teacher to hand in her Anusara sash and branch from the pack, just as, we remind you, leader John Friend did with his Iyengar certificate years ago before creating his own empire. Elena Brower made huge news when she gracefully stepped down from her throne as resigning Anusara Empress back in November, along with Christina Sell and Darren Rhodes also sayonara-ing.
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While her letter of resignation was rapt with gratitudinal homage, it left little else, other than our own speculation, as to why Elena Brower, longtime devotee and female counterpart to John Friend, decided, after a decade under the Anusara designation, to curtsy and exit stage left. Then she replied to our post with this. In [...]
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The maven of mass yoga retires from her roots after more than a decade. Elena Brower, yoga teacher, studio owner and empowered woman of self-startingness has announced her departure from big daddy John Friend‘s formal Anusara certification. We could’ve said we saw this coming, what with Elena’s growth and subsequent skyrocketing into celeb status, quitting [...]
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Today’s Yoga Clothing Stock Tip via Financial Post: “We do not dispute that Lululemon is one of the best growth stories in our coverage universe,” analyst Edward Yruma wrote in a note to clients, changing the recommendation on the stock to underweight from hold. “However we remain concerned that its high-end consumer base ($99 yoga [...]
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When we stumbled across this kick-ass side-by-side comp of Star Wars and Harry Potter, we couldn’t resist creating a yogic spin. And with all the “Friend” references, Anusara was parallelerrific. Now, whether you think yoga is kula, clique, or cult, you can still have a laugh whilst drinking Master Guru Yoda’s Kool-Aid of Oneness. Fear [...]
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Look out world! Anusara Yoga Daddy John Friend is getting ready to launch the Neverland Ranch of Yoga Compounds – The Center for Anusara Yoga in Encinitas, California, coming Fall 2011! Huzzah! What does this mean? The eagle has landed! Eager travelers to the 8500 square foot center in the magical mysticalness of Encinitas will [...]
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