And here comes the bad news: BEWARE yoga can hurt you! While any physical activity, like say walking for example, can sometimes put you at risk of hurting yourself, yoga has the special added bonus of some semi-awkward poses and an onslaught of enthusiastic yoga teachers who may or may not be thoroughly trained [...]
Not to be confused with World Yoga Day (Jan 31), Yoga Day USA is the happy baby of mama org, Yoga Alliance, and was created “to raise awareness and change lives through the proven mental and physical benefits of Yoga.” And it’s just around the corner! This Saturday January 23 to be exact. Hadn’t heard [...]
Yogis doin’ it for themselves. VA edition.
Way back at the end of June we incited VA yogis to follow NY and unite! Though we’re pretty sure it didn’t take much coaxing to set the letter-writing campaign to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) et al in motion, as well as rally the troops online at the [...]
Licensing issues have got many yoga studios across the country chanting obscenities, but NY is leading the way for ACTION. We are delighted and honored to once again present our guest and noted yogi-blogger, Joelle Hann of Yoga Nation, who will catch us up to speed on the latest in The State vs. Yoga Licensing [...]
It is with great pleasure, and gratitude, that we welcome a guest post today! Blogger Extraordinaire, Joelle Hann, of the illustrious Yoga Nation, will take you through the treacherous twists and turns NY State has strewn out for teachers and studios trying to provide training. It is so Action Time! Read on for significant updates [...]
Hello Yoga, you wanted acceptance? Here you go! But it’s gonna cost ya!
Life just got a little bit stricter, and costlier, for Michigan yoga studios hoping to make a healthy buck training new yoga teachers. The state Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth has caught wind of this here yoga boom and wants to [...]
Well you may not have known it, but this Saturday, January 24 is Yoga Day USA! Once again there’s not much hoopla surrounding what is supposed to be the nation’s biggest yoga awareness event, BUT on a week as momentous as this we’re “hopeful” that even more people will participate and learn about yoga in [...]