The other day, I showed up to yoga without any pants. Well, I was wearing pants at the time — Dickies to be exact — but I forgot to bring my yoga pants so I had nothing to change into. With only five minutes ’til class, I decided to purchase some yoga shorts from the retail … Continue reading
Category Archives: Yoga Stuff
July Giveaway: Limited Edition Manduka PRO Yoga Mat
This month on Om Shanti, we’re giving away the Manduka PRO Black Mod. This is a limited edition mat featuring a unique two-tone design, as well as a few other improvements to the classic Black Mat that we all know and love. I like to think of the Black Mat as the Cadillac of yoga mats. Manduka … Continue reading
Soul Flower’s Eco-Friendly Yoga Clothing: The Real Deal
With the world of yoga attire and accessories increasingly commercialized, it’s always a treat to come across a company holding true to its eco-friendly and ethical standards. So when I first tried on my Soul Flower tank and pants, I was elated to see the proudly-displayed inner tag reading: MADE IN CALIFORNIA. Post-consumer Recycled Plastic. … Continue reading
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
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
March Giveaway: MAYA by yogitoes
This month on Om Shanti: A Yoga Blog, we’re giving away the latest offering by yogitoes: The Maya rSkidless Yoga Towel. This is a limited edition product, and is available now at select yoga studios or directly from yogitoes’ website. Or you can win one right here! The Maya is made from 50% recycled content (eight … Continue reading
99-Cent Yoga Mat
I got a flyer in the mail today from Menards — a place where you’d normally go to buy a hammer, lawn mower, or some power tools. Now you can also buy a yoga mat there: When Walmart and Target started selling yoga mats and DVDs, I thought yoga had definitely gone mainstream. Then I … Continue reading
February Giveaway: Polar Bottle
This month on Om Shanti: A Yoga Blog, we’re giving away the Ergo Insulated Water Bottle from Polar Bottle, a Colorado-based company that makes BPA- and Phthalate-free bottles. This particular bottle is especially well-suited for practitioners of hot yoga, Ashtanga, and vinyasa flow. If you practice one of these styles of yoga, sweating profusely is just part of the process. … Continue reading
Yoga Product Review: Visvamitrasana: Vol. 1 of the Sage Series
In yesterday’s post, “Self Practice vs. Home Practice,” I mentioned some of the helpful tools I use to get myself to practice at home, especially when I don’t feel up to self-directing my own practice. I’ve tried a wide range of yoga DVDs, podcasts, and some guided audio classes. Most are pretty forgettable, so when … Continue reading
Holiday Giveaway (Dec. 24 – 30)
The final Holiday Giveaway on Om Shanti is a copy of Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga, by Benjamin Lorr. I reviewed this book recently, and am pretty certain that anyone who does yoga will find it utterly fascinating. The book focuses on Bikram Yoga, but the trials and tribulations of … Continue reading
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