In the past, I’ve commented on the odd coupling of yoga and alcohol, and yoga and cigarettes. Today, I’m going to talk a bit about yoga and pot. A recent NY Times article draws attention to a small, but perhaps growing, trend: Yoga classes for people who are stoned. Now that pot has essentially been legalized in … Continue reading »
When I lived in Los Angeles, I used to see ads and signs for “Doga”, but I never knew what it was exactly. Yoga for dogs? Yoga with dogs? I couldn’t even figure out how to pronounce it. Dough-Gah? Dawg-Uh? This recent piece in the NY Times explains the Doga phenomenon. Since I’m not a dog owner, … Continue reading »
Here’s an interesting piece in the NY Times about the growing popularity of kirtan. This past week, we held our first kirtan event at Bloomington Power Yoga. The turnout was great, and we’re hoping to make this a monthly thing. I’ll post further details in a few weeks. Continue reading »
This article on the recent 6th Annual International Yoga Asana Competition might be of interest to some readers… All I can say in response to this piece is, “What in God’s name is happening to yoga!?” Continue reading »
Muslims in (at least) three countries now, including Indonesia, are officially banned from doing yoga. (The “fatwa”, or religious decree, applies only to the overtly Hindu aspects of yoga, such as chanting, so people pursuing yoga for health or sport are free to continue to do so.) These recent bans raise some interesting questions for … Continue reading »
