In Part 1 of this thread, I provided an overview of the various ways in which yoga teachers typically make money. I ended with some cautionary words about how difficult it is to actually make a living as a yoga teacher. I don’t mean to discourage anyone who has his or her heart set on … Continue reading »
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May Giveaway: Visvamitrasana: Volume 1 of the Sage Series
This month’s giveaway is a free copy of Visvamitrasana: Volume 1 of the Sage Series, by Inflextion Publishing. This one-of-a-kind ebook contains a full audio/video class built around the pose Visvamitrasana, as well as a section on Sanskrit terminology, a chapter on the legend of the sage Visvamitra, and a few other goodies. As an … Continue reading »
What’s the Point of Pranayama?
As part of my attempt to “go beyond asana” this year, I’ve been trying to practice and learn more about pranayama (yogic breathing exercises). Luckily for me, one of my teachers is also into pranayama and he’s been incorporating about five minutes of breathwork into most of his classes lately. Of course, if you practice … Continue reading »
Substitute Yoga Teacher
If you’ve been practicing yoga for awhile, you probably have a favorite teacher by now. With any luck, you’ve formed a special bond with this teacher, and you attend his or her class with quasi-religious devotion. But one day this will happen: You walk into the doors of the studio, eager to get your flow … Continue reading »
Bikram Scandal
Here we go again… “Bikram Sex Scandal Shocks Yoga World” was the headline of a recent article on the sexual harassment allegations against Bikram Choudhury, the celebrity guru who gave us Bikram Yoga, competitive yoga, hot yoga, and other wonders of the modern yoga world. Honestly, the only thing shocking about this scandal is that … Continue reading »
Yoga and (Pre)Diabetes: Update
A few months ago, I posted about my ongoing struggles with prediabetes. Over the course of several years, I had been getting poor A1C readings, with the test results gradually ticking up each time. My A1C test results eventually got as high as 6.0, which is solidly in the prediabetic range. (A reading of 6.5 is … Continue reading »
April Giveaway: Kharma Khare Yoga Reincarnated
In celebration of Earth Month, the April giveaway on Om Shanti: A Yoga Blog is a brand new yoga mat from Kharma Khare. Actually, “brand new” is a bit of a misnomer, since the Yoga Reincarnated mat is made entirely out of recycled car tires. This innovative company is taking used automobile tires that would otherwise end … Continue reading »
Lululemon Sheer Pants Fiasco
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard all about the Lululemon pants recall. I don’t want to get into a whole discussion or commentary here about this latest Lululemon fiasco — there are other yoga blogs out there that do a better job of keeping up with this stuff — but I … Continue reading »
“Permission Required to Take My Class”
The other day, I decided to check out a studio here in Chicago that came recommended to me by a friend. The owner of this studio has a national profile and often appears in the pages of Yoga Journal. Of course, just because someone is a celebrity yogi doesn’t mean that she is actually a … Continue reading »
Read-Along: Yoga for a World Out of Balance – Chapter 7: Asteya
Yoga for a World Out of Balance – Chapter 7: Asteya CHAPTER SUMMARY The third principle of Yama is asteya, or nonstealing. At first glance, this may seem like a straightforward ethical principle or dictate, one that we’ve all understood since we were toddlers. As Stone argues, however, asteya is much broader in meaning than, say, “thou … Continue reading »
