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		<title>Custom Embroidered Yoga Mats by YogaPup</title>
		<link>http://namasteph.com/yoga-gear/custom-embroidered-yoga-mats-by-yogapup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Yoga Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yoga mat]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I think every yoga person needs an extra yoga mat. You never know when you might need one &#8211; maybe your friend has stopped by and wants to try yoga out for the first time, or maybe you spilled coffee on one. So if you are looking for a gift for the yogi in your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could Your Butt in Yoga Pants End Up on a Website?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexploitation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yikes &#8211; from the folks who do the &#8220;People of Walmart&#8221; &#8211; an entire site with pictures of &#8220;Girls in Yoga Pants.&#8221; It&#8217;s pretty offensive. They have, for example, a category called &#8220;Titty Tuesday.&#8221; Be forewarned, if you are a woman and you go to this site, you can expect to be pissed off. Yuck.]]></description>
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		<title>More on Sexploitation in Yoga: John Friend, Tara Stiles, and the &#8220;Bitter&#8221; Charge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Thoughts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was anyone truly surprised when it came out recently that John Friend, founder of Anusara, is a bit of a playboy? Exploitation of female yogis has been a problem in yoga ever since it came to America, with charges of sexual impropriety and outright harassment against &#8220;gurus&#8221; such as Muktananda, Amrit Desai (who was kicked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New York Times on &#8220;How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://namasteph.com/yoga-news/the-new-york-times-on-how-yoga-can-wreck-your-body/</link>
		<comments>http://namasteph.com/yoga-news/the-new-york-times-on-how-yoga-can-wreck-your-body/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Yoga News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://namasteph.com/?p=432</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the New York Times out to get yoga? You might think so, if you read their recent article, &#8220;How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body,&#8221; a scary tale of injuries, strokes, and hip replacements. The article is adapted from the book “The Science of Yoga: The Risks and Rewards,” by William J. Broad, to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Posture for Better Hamstrings?</title>
		<link>http://namasteph.com/general/better-posture-for-better-hamstrings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hamstrings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m always looking for tips on helping my hamstrings. Recently, I found the following interesting comment on Metafilter by a person who found improving day-to-day posture helped with flexibility. I hope it helps someone. Better posture can&#8217;t hurt regardless! I had the same problem. I was never able to touch my toes, no matter how much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Ashtanga Yoga Dangerous?</title>
		<link>http://namasteph.com/general/is-ashtanga-yoga-dangerous/</link>
		<comments>http://namasteph.com/general/is-ashtanga-yoga-dangerous/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injuries]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was in a yoga teacher training workshop over the weekend, and our teacher mentioned off-hand that a number of senior teachers in a certain yoga tradition that he chose not to name were getting hip replacement surgery! I was, of course, extremely curious to know what tradition he was talking about, but did not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NamaSTAY Yoga Towel Review</title>
		<link>http://namasteph.com/yoga-reviews/namastay-yoga-towel-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Yoga Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga Reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a NamaSTAY yoga towel earlier this year and I&#8217;ve been meaning to review it again beyond my initial impressions. It&#8217;s a good idea to test drive something like a yoga towel for a little while before making a final verdict. Since I received my yoga towel, they have discontinued the color towel I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Blog Won an Award&#8230;I Think</title>
		<link>http://namasteph.com/general/my-blog-won-an-award-i-think/</link>
		<comments>http://namasteph.com/general/my-blog-won-an-award-i-think/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A year later, I see a link coming in to this blog from the Accidental Yogist, which is a great Los Angeles-based yoga blog. Apparently, some yoga blog awards were given out, and my blog was on the list &#8211; but I must have missed the email. However, in searching for the &#8220;Online Nursing Programs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. News Article on Yoga as a Career</title>
		<link>http://namasteph.com/yoga-news/u-s-news-article-on-yoga-as-a-career/</link>
		<comments>http://namasteph.com/yoga-news/u-s-news-article-on-yoga-as-a-career/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Yoga News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://namasteph.com/?p=395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. News interviewed me for an article they just published titled &#8220;Yoga Teaching Increasingly Popular as Second Career.&#8221; I&#8217;m the naysayer cautioning that &#8220;yoga isn&#8217;t a path to instant riches.&#8221; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How I Survived My First Bikram Yoga Class</title>
		<link>http://namasteph.com/bikram-hot-yoga/how-i-survived-my-first-bikram-yoga-class/</link>
		<comments>http://namasteph.com/bikram-hot-yoga/how-i-survived-my-first-bikram-yoga-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bikram / Hot Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic fatigue syndrome]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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