This timely piece in today’s NY Times discusses a recent trend of state governments trying to regulate yoga teacher training programs. This would involve a pricey certification process and fees, and would be conducted independent of Yoga Alliance, the current national regulatory body for yoga training programs.
Personally, I think it’s outrageous for states to try to make money off yoga studios. Maybe I’m just cynical, but I find it highly unlikely that state regulators have any real interest in ensuring the quality of yoga training programs–all they really want is to take a cut of the $6 billion yoga industry. (more…)
This interview with a sports nutritionist provides some useful tips on how to optimize your food and drink intake in preparation for exercise and during your workout. Although her comments are general, and not specific to yoga, some of what she says does pertain to yoga practitioners, especially those who do sweatier and more physical forms of yoga.
For some additional thoughts about what and when to eat before yoga, check out my previous post on this topic.
