Yoga has changed dramatically in the past 20 years. In some ways, it is barely recognizable from the “mainstream” yoga that used to be practiced in the 80s and early 90s. I am not even that old, but I remember a day when there were no hatha flow classes. No power yoga, no vinyasa flow…just [...]
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I’m stoked! I was checking Groupon and saw they had a deal for Hiking Yoga. What is Hiking Yoga? It is a combination of hiking and yoga. How cool! And it is just starting up in Austin. So I got my Groupon and will be checking it out soon (well, once the weather gets a [...]
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The New York Times just published an in-depth profile on celebriguru and former Ford model Tara Stiles titled “Rebel Yoga.” The article tries to spin her anti-yoga-establishment approach as some sort of Robin Hood Does Yoga “rebel” streak, making her out to be some sort of noble, ego-less avenger on a mission to take back [...]
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In an article on the Huffington Post, a Hindu scholar tries to shoo Christians away from yoga: While yoga is not a “religion” in the sense that the Abrahamic religions are, it is a well-established spiritual path. Its physical postures are only the tip of an iceberg, beneath which is a distinct metaphysics with profound [...]
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I’m excited! YogiEarth just sent me a yoga towel to review. I haven’t had a chance to use it yet, but it is a very nice burgundy towel with lots of little non-stick nubbies on it. I will actually try it directly on my carpet…I hate having to pull out a full yoga mat when [...]
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I’ve taken a few kundalini yoga classes in Austin, and it’s funny how they are the same, and yet different, from the ones in Los Angeles. First off, Austin being a much smaller city than Los Angeles, there aren’t as many yoga studios in general. And as far as I know, Austin does not have [...]
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A lot of things that aren’t really yoga get called yoga these days, but by far the creepiest is the following: Some women in Russia have put up Internet videos showing them swinging their babies around like they are ragdolls…and calling this “baby yoga.” This “baby-swinging yoga” has now been covered on the Gawker website, [...]
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