Yoga Journal’s “Talent” Search: Everything That’s Wrong About Yoga Today

Someone I don’t know just emailed me with the subject “Vote for me!” – upon opening this email, I was asked to vote for this person to become the next Yoga Journal “model.” UGH. This “talent” search is *everything* that is wrong about yoga today. So what do you see when you go to the [...]

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Yoga: It’s Good for Your Feet!

Just a quick note on how appreciative I am that yoga helps me keep my feet healthy. I’ve seen the results of wearing high heels for a lifetime – my mom has a very painful hammertoe because of the shoes she used to wear when younger. In part because of yoga, I find myself very [...]

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Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Well-Being With Jason Crandell

Yoga Journal sent me a bunch of DVDs to review. Here’s the first: Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Well-Being With Jason Crandell. While I think it’s great to go to yoga class, it’s really important to have a regular home practice for those times you can’t make it to the yoga studio. The trick is to [...]

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Texas Yoga Association Rally on March 16, 2011

TEXAS YOGA ASSOCIATION PLANS MASS YOGA CLASS ON AUSTIN’S STATE CAPITOL LAWN AS THEY RALLY AGAINST REGULATION The Texas Yoga Association will peacefully rally in support of bill to keep government from regulating yoga and invites yogis far and wide to join a mass yoga class on the State Capitol lawn March 16 from 5:30 to 7:00 [...]

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Should Yoga Teachers Swear?

I was checking out a free yoga class at Yoga Yoga in Austin on Saturday on their big free yoga day event. The class, being free, was of course packed, and when the teacher asked how many people were her regulars, only one or two hands shot up. So the class was filled with people [...]

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Yoga Alliance Fights Government Intrusion Into Yoga in Texas

I don’t think Yoga Alliance will mind if I share this article (below) they just published in their latest newsletter. On a personal note, I recently signed up for 500-hour training here in Austin, Texas. I was amazed at all the silly paperwork we had to go through, because of these ridiculous rules set up [...]

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