Even more commentary on the commercialization of yoga and nudie booties in ads, with a dash of spiritual enterprising. From the Guardian UK: Does all this fuss over yoga and sex reflect the enduring strength of American puritanism and prudishness? Are critics merely jealous killjoys? Supporters of Budig and the new nudity trend in yoga [...]
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Good grief! Have we really overlooked the official Yoga Journal response to sexyogaadgate? Apparently! Amidst all the commotion last week, Editor in Chief Kaitlin Quistgaard quietly posted a response to the hubbub on the YJ blogs. Yes, yes everyone’s tired of the conversation…tough! We’ve heard from everyone else, even you! (see poll), and insist you at least [...]
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Have you heard all the ruckus about sexy naked yoga ads? It’s a fracas of bodily proportions! The debate’s been raging for a week, so if you’re sick and tired of it by now we understand. Who wants to talk about body image, sexuality and yoga? Ptew! What started as a murmur was brought to [...]
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Do you choose a yoga style or does it choose you? Often times we’re asked the questions: what style is best for me? I hate to sit still, can I really do yoga? I don’t have time to take time for myself but I really want to find out what yoga is about.. where should [...]
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Uht oh, we smell trouble. Some of you may recall the sleaziest, and let’s face it, one of the dimmest of yogs we’ve seen, Mr. Ogden: the Inappropriate Yoga Guy. He was an internet sensation on the youtube, and Yoga Journal snapped him up to be “guest editor” in their humorous online video series, which [...]
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Jumpin Jehosaphat! It was rough fending off the herds of yogarazzi this morning just trying to take our normally leisurely stroll for a cup of joe. Surely you’ll see us on the next episode of “Lifestyles of the Yog and Famous” ! … oh we kid. That isn’t even a real show! Really though, you [...]
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So much hard hitting news this past week, we’re kind of overwhelmed, and distracted. So…ah, what’s going on this weekend? If you’re in NY you may be aware of a little thing called the Yoga Journal Conference, which started today and is om-ing on through Monday the 18th. While we are in NY and are [...]
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Today is Macho Monday apparently… Should Men Do Yoga? Yoga Journal‘s Buzz Blog re-posits askmen.com’s rather absurd debate of why and why not, to a call for true stories of “how”. As in, how has yoga positively affected you guys out there? You know, guys who actually practice yoga and aren’t too insecure to admit [...]
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Hey do-gooders and social action heroes, here’s an organization for you: Yoga for the Unemployed! It’s true, on this stormy spring day comes gloomy gray news that in March the unemployment rate in the US reached a 25-year high, that’s 8.5%, 633,00 jobs lost. Still (still!) there is news from Detroit, of all places, that [...]
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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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