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It’s official: September is National Yoga Month

You may have read Friday’s entry about Yoga Month with some interest. But now, according to The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, September is officially National…

Join the yoga health revolution

Well, if you are reading this, you probably already have joined the yoga health revolution. But if you sign up at yogamonth.org, you can receive an eNews bulletin. What’s yoga month? “Yoga Month is a year-round campaign and will peak…

This mat is automatic, it’s systematic, it’s hydromatic, why, it’s YogaMatic!

Did you get my Grease reference? Anyway, have you ever wanted to design your own yoga mat? Then check out www.yogamatic.com. You can create an eco-friendly yoga mat using your own photo or artwork. Put a photo of your baby/boyfriend/wife…

Do you dream of teaching yoga on a yacht?

If so, you’ll want to visit Hands Om Crew ( www.handsomcrew.com), a crew placement agency that connects yoga and massage therapist practitioners with yacht owners. Hands OM Crew was founded by Denise Dobbs after she had retired from ten years…

Dude, where’s my yoga mat?

Yoga and surfing: two great tastes that taste great together? Totally dude, according to Liquid Yoga + Surf. And now is the perfect time to check out their New York-based classes, clinics, workshops, and camps. For more information, visit www.liquidyogaandsurf.com….

Olympic Yoga?

Should yoga become an Olympic event? According to Oregon Public Broadcasting, members of the competitive yoga movement (many are Bikram yogis) hope to win over the International Olympic Commission in time for the 2020 summer games. What do you think?…

Yoga action figures!

Not just for kids, yoga action figures were created by yoga teacher Raymond D. Fogleman to help new students with their home practice. The “3-D Yogis and Yoginis Box of Poses” set is made with recycled plastic, paper, and cardboard,…

Talk radio with a yogic spin

I admit it, talk radio makes me cringe. But, aha!, here is something yogis might find interesting. It’s a new radio program called Beat the Health Out of You (www.beatthehealthoutofyou.com). You can listen in on Sundays, from 1-2 pm central…

Do yogis look younger?

A Prevention article “Use Yoga to Stop the Clock,” is getting renewed media coverage. It claims that yoga minimizes wrinkles, slows weight gain, eases pain, helps you sleep and keeps you sharp. Do you find this to be true? Do…

Revenge of Yoga …

No, it’s not a movie about a bunch of nerdy yogis. It’s the “long-awaited sequel to last year’s SB Dance’s ‘Yoga the Musical,’” writes Scott Iwasaki of the Deseret News. (See my post on June 29, 2007 re: “Yoga the…