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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When approached by the recent controversy, there was initial hesitance to post about it because of the gravity of the subject and the potential of causing disturbance. Was the disturbance worth it? we had to ask ourselves.
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It seems not everyone is pleased about your stinky toes rolling over Ganesha to Down Dog. This yoga beef time pits the very vocal president of the Universal Society of Hinduism Rajan Zed vs. Santa Monica based personalized mat biz Yogamatic. Zed wrote a letter to the mat company Jan. 27 declaring the use of Lord Ganesha’s image on a yoga mat to be “inappropriate” asking for immediate recall, and comparing it to a mat with the image of Jesus Christ.
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Your latest in Odd and Beastly News: Apparently yoga teachers in Boulder don’t get lessons on doggie dharma. Or at least this one in particular missed the session on Chihuahua-himsa – as in you don’t “walk” a dog outside your car while you drive it! Acupuncturist and yoga teacher Joan Renee Zalk was dogsitting the [...]
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Porta-potty peeper picked a pair of yogis… to spy on for his masterplan of spiritual porn pimping. This shit just keeps getting weirder. “I wanted to start a new goddess religion,” Porta-potty peeper Luke Chrisco told Boulder’s Daily Camera. “I always wanted to be a pimp or create a church of porn or a church [...]
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Justice! The Colorado potty-peeper has been nabbed! We can all breathe a big fresh-air sigh of relief. Phew. Er…pew? Police arrested Luke Chrisco, 30, the most-wanted suspect in the potty peeper caper at Hanuman Fest in Boulder, CO last week. Turns out, he’s a ‘porn star’! Or a wannabe one according to The Smoking Gun, where they reveal his multiple [...]
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Stop the monkey presses! This is some bizarre shit. If you were at the Hanuman Fest this past weekend in Boulder, CO you were privy to lots of yoga, hooping, bhakti chai-ing, MC yogi-ing, vendor villaging etc. (f you missed it, elephant journal has a fun recap) What you didn’t miss was a porta-potty peeing [...]
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And then the Yoga Guru said… “We need to follow the Chinese example of shooting dead the people found guilty of corruption. India cannot emerge economically till the politicians, bureaucrats and officials responsible for defrauding Indian taxpayers are punished,” said Ramdev, addressing supporters at his protest rally at Jantar Mantar in central Delhi, in response [...]
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From the YD Crime Blotter Yikes, and now your requisite update on the Graspin’ Aspen case: Colorado yoga teacher, Steven Jon Roger, was sentenced to 2 months of jail time, a $5,000 fine (the max) and 120 hours of community service. He must also write apology letters to the two students involved. Roger maintains his [...]
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Huge news yoga fans. If you’ve been following the story, Steven Jon Roger, of Aspen CO has been found guilty on two counts of unlawful sexual contact and must register as a sex offender. Via Aspen Daily News: A jury of four men and two women convicted former yoga instructor Steven Roger on Tuesday night [...]
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