U.S. News interviewed me for an article they just published titled “Yoga Teaching Increasingly Popular as Second Career.” I’m the naysayer cautioning that “yoga isn’t a path to instant riches.” Considering the length allotted for articles, I felt that the writer did a decent job covering a variety of bases, though there were some points [...]
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I had previously felt that I would never try Bikram or hot yoga, because I was concerned that the heat might be too much for me. With my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, I have mild orthostatic intolerance, which basically means if I have my head down (say in standing forward bend) and stand up too quickly, [...]
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I know some folks truly hate Walmart and see it as the store of Satan. In my neighborhood, a smaller, urban Walmart revitalized a strip mall wasteland that had formerly been a mall. Local businesses who were struggling in the area have seen an increase in business by about 30% since the Walmart arrived. I [...]
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As a follow up to my last post on Yoga Journal’s model search, I wanted to share an email I wrote to the woman who first alerted me to the contest with her “vote for me!” email. I had actually sent her the link to the blog post she inspired. She wrote back to say [...]
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