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Donate your old yoga mat to Haiti
This sign, spotted by James Fallows of the Atlantic in the Marina district of San Francisco, reminds me of that scene in Clueless where Alicia Silverstone donates her skis to the Pismo Beach Disaster....
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Database to foil yoga copythieves to launch
A open Indian database of all yoga postures will go live soon. It's intended to serve as a reference for patent and copyright offices around the world who are petitioned by the likes of Bikram...
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SFO unveils world's first (?) dedicated yoga room within an airport
Officials at San Francisco International Airport today unveiled what is said to be the first dedicated practice space for yoga in any airport, anywhere in the world. I'm not surprised to see it's in...
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A Handbook For Yogasana Teachers
This book is a tome of body science for yoga teachers with over 1000 pages in the second edition. I purchased it a few months ago. While I’ve skimmed the entire volume, I’ve spent the most time on the...
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Bikram Choudhury, yoga's biggest asshole, squares off for a copyright showdown
I missed this great piece in the LA Weekly from a few weeks back about multi-millionaire yogi blowhard Bikram Choudhury. We've covered his antics before, but his copyrighty litigiousness just got...
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Lululemon recalls see-through pants
Lululemon Athletica has recalled 17% of the women's yoga pants in its stores because the latest batch were apparently too sheer. The quality control problem forced the company to cut its revenue...
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Yoga art exhibit coming to Washington DC
The Smithsonian's Museums of Asian Art in Washington, DC is preparing the first large exhibition of yoga-related art. Titled "Yoga: The Art of Transformation," the show is really a look at the history...
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Bikram "Yoga" Choudhury accused of rape, sexual harassment, racism,...
Bikram Choudhury, founder of Bikram Yoga and notorious copyright troll, was recently accused of rape and sexual harassment by former students and employees. more details have come to light about the...
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R2-D2 yoga pants
They're $40 from Thinkgeek, perfect for doing Downward Facing Droid and Bot's Pose. Also Happy Android. 95% cotton/5% spandex, machine washable, sizes S-3XL.
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Kickstarting Yogajoes: green army men in yoga poses
They're from the creator of "Brogamats," a line of yoga stuff for dudes, and intended to inspire veterans and people who like the military to try out a little yoga. (more…)
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Broga: Yoga for Bros
[caption id="attachment_395989" align="alignnone" width="900"] "Linebacker II" [hrothstein.com][/caption] Manly mindfulness for mellow macho muscle men. (more…)
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Russian city "bans yoga" because of "occult character"
According to the Moscow Times, yoga studios in Putinland have been told to stop hosting classes, lest they spread the occult. One of the letters, seen by Kommersant and addressed from Nizhnevartovsk...
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Cats give zero fucks about your yoga video, will interrupt you without...
These cats do not care about your vanity asana video selfie. Not even a little. (more…)
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Court tells millionaire yoga troll Bikram Choudhury that poses can't be...
Bikram Choudhury, the millionaire accused serial rapist who popularized hot yoga in America, sued other hot yoga studios in 2003, including "open source yoga" practicioners, asserting that he held a...
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Army dudes in yoga poses: now an article of commerce
Yoga Joes started life as a wonderful, weird Kickstarter to produce a set of nine "Green Army Men" in yoga poses; having raised over $100K in direct sales at $20/set ($10 for military personnel)...
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Cultural appropriation? Hindu nationalists used yoga as an anti-colonialist...
A kerfuffle about a Canadian university where yoga classes were cancelled after concerns about cultural appropriation were raised by the Centre for Students with Disabilities sparked Michelle...
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Little green army men in yoga poses
Yoga Joes are a clever series of little green plastic army men in rather impressive yoga poses. Namaste, sergeant. Advanced Yoga Joes are available for pre-order in the following poses: • Firefly •...
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Donate your old yoga mat to Haiti
This sign, spotted by James Fallows of the Atlantic in the Marina district of San Francisco, reminds me of that scene in Clueless where Alicia Silverstone donates her skis to the Pismo Beach Disaster....
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Database to foil yoga copythieves to launch
A open Indian database of all yoga postures will go live soon. It's intended to serve as a reference for patent and copyright offices around the world who are petitioned by the likes of Bikram...
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