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Yogis Helping Haiti
After a devastating natural disaster compounded an already dire situation in the Western Hemispheres poorest nation, Yogis all over the…
Mixing Yoga and Food Stirs Up Trouble
Yogic diet is a hotly debated topic in the yoga community. Many ancient texts of yoga stress the necessity…
Pharmaceutical Corporation Sponsors Yoga DVD
Best known for his hot Power Vinyasa style, super-star Yogi, Baron Baptiste (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dnb%255Fsb%255Fss%255Fc%255F1%255F14%26field-keywords%3Dbaron%2520baptiste%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Ddvd%26sprefix%3DBaron%2520Baptiste&tag=yogabasicscom&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957) has teamed up with a leading authority…
Yoga Conferences Go Virtual
The desire to deepen our understanding and knowledge is a vein that runs deep in the tradition of yoga….
College Students Meditating to Lower Stress
Ask any college student, present or former, about the stress of Higher Education, and you will be met with a…
Empowering Your Intention in 2010
One of the most common occurrences as one year fades into the next is the creation of a resolution (or…
Swami Satyananda Saraswati Passes Away
Revered Indian Swami Satyananda Saraswati died at midnight on Decmeber 5th (http://esutra.blogspot.com/2009/12/swami-satyananda-saraswati-1923-2009.html). Swami Satyananda Saraswati was the founder of…
Yoga Teachers Fight Regulations
Yoga teachers in Virginia are fighting back against planned state regulations of Yoga schools (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/01/AR2009120103822.html). Three yoga instructors filed…
Do we Really Need a Yoga Champ?
According to the wife of Bikram Choudry, Rajashree Choudry, competition and yoga go hand in hand (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/fashion/19fitness.html?_r=1). To support this…