Om Shanti: A Yoga Blog


A Brief History of Yoga in America
November 28, 2006, 11:13 pm
Filed under: Yoga News

Check out this great article that traces the history of yoga in America, and yoga’s evolving relationship with the media.



Yoga Tunes: Sigur Ros
November 28, 2006, 10:09 pm
Filed under: Yoga Tunes

If you haven’t yet been introduced to the mysterious Icelandic sounds of Sigur Ros, you’re really missing out. Their music is often described as “post-rock” (like much of the other music I like to listen to while doing yoga), which roughly translates into something like “complex, contemporary, strange-sounding music that doesn’t fit nicely into any other category”.

I find Sigur Ros to be perfect for yoga because, well, I can’t understand a single word in any of their songs. (more…)