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Yogis Eliminated from Amazing Race

September 28, 2009

I’m always interested in how yogis are portrayed on television because whether we like it or not, television has a huge impact on how the non-yogis in the world see the yoga community. It might only take one scene of…

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New-Fangled Yoga Gadgets: Gimmick or Useful?

September 21, 2009

We all know the first yogis did not have stretchy pants to highlight their, um, alignment. They didn’t have yoga mats, props, or hardwood floors either. In the beginning, yoga was not about the stuff. Fast forward a few…

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Teaching: It’s Harder Than It Looks, Part 2

September 16, 2009

To accompany an article about the economic woes of yoga teachers, Slate created a video about all the other less-than-pleasant things that go along with teaching yoga. I think it’s a must-watch. Go ahead. I’ll wait. (Sorry, no way to…

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Teaching: It’s Harder Than It Looks

September 16, 2009

Slate magazine’s site Doublex.com recently featured an article about the trials and tribulations of being a yoga teacher. We all know making a living as a teacher isn’t easy, and with teacher training enrollment up during a down economy it…

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Isle of Yoga

September 8, 2009

Two followers of Baba Ramdev have bought the Scottish island of Little Cumbrae with plans to establish an “international yoga camp” there, reported the Guardian.co.uk. The island will be renamed Peace Island. According to this article in the Daily Record,…

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Chronic Back Pain Reduced through Yoga, Study Says

September 3, 2009

A study published recently in the journal Spine found that yoga may help relieve pain and improve mood in patients with chronic back pain. The study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health found that patients who took…

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Yoga for iPhone

September 1, 2009

At long last, the Yoga Journal iPractice iPhone application launched today, which means if you have an iPhone you can have access to 15 sequences from expert teachers in our pockets at all times. Visit yogajournal.com/ipractice to download the full…

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