Scandals! Lawsuits! Mind Manipulation? …Cult? …Yoga? Hopefully that’s not what one might normally associate with our precious yoga, or would like to anyway. But for any Dahn Yoga practitioners out there (not to be confused with the Yoga ‘Don‘), this may all be a little too close for comfort. (Though, we’re with YD pals at [...]
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For those following the Graspin’ Aspen case, Steven Roger, the CO yoga teacher accused of sexual assault, faced the judge this past for a preliminary hearing of lawyerly evidencey stuff presented for deliberation. The Charges: Two felony counts of sexual assault and related misdemeanors stemming from alleged incidents within the past few years. The incidents [...]
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Ed. Note: We didn’t make this up, though the piddling of odd details may lead you to believe otherwise. See? Now this is just the kooky news stuff we yogsters can live without! A yoga couple in Seattle is pressing charges against a philandering guru in an alleged crime involving groping, peeing and hypnotism! According [...]
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Yogadorks…meet your new Yoga Journal Guest Editor, Ogden! The Inappropriate Yoga Guy! Says Patricia Fox, Yoga Journal’s General Manager, “It’s no secret that in this economy, magazines have taken a hit. We are certain that Ogden’s unique character and consistent record of thinking outside the box will not only increase revenue, but also bring tens [...]
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An update to the Graspin’ Aspen Yoga teacher scandal! Steven Jon Roger was arrested in January on charges of sexual assault alleged by female students at O2 Aspen yoga studio. As you may recall, the accused was originally facing 1 felony count of sexual assault and 4 misdemeanor counts of sexual misconduct. Well, since his [...]
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Stop the presses! Lululemon Flatiron IS Lululemon Union Square. Is STILL exploiting President Obama, now with the help of First Lady Michelle! Blast! Wouldn’t you know those sneaky goalsetters at Lululemon have pulled a fast one. It’s true, they’ve gone ahead and shuttered the Flatiron store in light of the finally unleashed Union Square outpost [...]
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Yesterday’s NY Post‘s Page Six Magazine takes a closer look at the “War of the Poses” (as they call it) – the latest on the legal, and ego, battles between yogis Colleen Saidman Yee and Jessica Bellofatto. The Case: Colleen Saidman Yee (w/ Rodney Yee, accomplice) VS. Jessica Bellofatto. The Accusations: Colleen says Jessica has [...]
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Boy it’s cold out there! Sure makes you want to stand outside in a line for hours, doesn’t it? So we heard it’s almost that time for a certain grossly priced yoga-inspired clothing company to purge the mediocrity that is old styles past their prime. News came earlier this week trumpeting a Niagara Falls 4-Day [...]
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As we suspected…Here we go again! Aspen yoga teacher Steven Jon Roger, 47, was arrested last Thursday on suspicion of sexual assault alleged by female students at O2 Aspen where he teaches (taught?). He paid his first visit to the courtroom yesterday to face one felony (!) count of sexual assault, alleged to have occurred [...]
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This past Sunday’s New York Times Magazine’s“The Ethicist” tackled the nebulous subject of the yoga student - teacher relationship. Anonymous instructor from San Francisco writes in wondering if ratting out an associate’s unethical liaisons with a student is the proper thing to do. Good question. Of course, in this particular instance, a promotion is involved, and this relationship had been [...]
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