Category: Yoga in the News

Yoga in the News and other mainstream media

Yogi Times -5th Anniversary

We are fortunate to have several national magazines whose focus is about providing information an a dialogue about the practice and lifestyle of yoga. But there is a west coast publication that has chosen to bring us this work for FREE. Sophie Parienti, founder/editor of Yogi Times is celebrating the 5th year anniversary of the first publication. In her editor’s column she states, “…this issue tells the story of how Yogi Times came to be, how it...

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On the Yoga “Boom”

Another friend just said it in conversation. That there's a "yoga boom." And I suppose if Vanity Fair does a 20-page glam yoga spread on it (Planet Yoga, June 2007) it's for real! (more…)

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On the Yoga "Boom"

Another friend just said it in conversation. That there's a "yoga boom." And I suppose if Vanity Fair does a 20-page glam yoga spread on it (Planet Yoga, June 2007) it's for real! (more…)

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Yoga in the City

New York City, that is. In the middle of NYC, as a matter of fact! Yesterday was Summer Solstice when we experience the most number of daylight hours of the year, and some New Yorker yogis and yoginis celebrated by doing their sun salutes in the middle of 42nd Street! (more…)

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More Meditation Now

Two recent news articles made me realize how widely accepted meditations techniques may become. (more…)

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Our Yogi Brothers; Men and Depression

The focus of my work, in yoga, creatively and academically, has been with women. Having grown up in a household of 5 females, I have always been most acutely aware of the circumstances that girls and women have to contend with in order to survive and thrive. I can only hope that my work as a teacher, writer and theater artist has helped to alleviate some of the emotional, mental and physical turmoil that...

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Celebrities Talking Yoga

Yet another famous person is singing the praises of yoga. In the Sunday issue of The New York Times Magazine, "Hip-Hop Guru" Russell Simmons confesses to practicing yoga and meditation every day. He also says he has read "The Autobiography of a Yoga" by Yogananda (although he claims he can barely read). (more…)

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But is Yoga Aerobic Enough?

Saw an interesting report on 20/20 this week that questions the whole emphasis on aerobics in health training programs. Seems it really doesn't do anything for losing weight and puts much stress on joints, muscles and even on our immune system. (more…)

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If you’re so smart why aren’t you a Vegetarian?

Another item in the news this week: from the British Medical Journal reporting on the connection between a high I.Q. in childhood and later vegetarianism in adulthood. Strange, but true, they say. OK, let's set aside for now my opinion on I.Q. tests (what exactly do they measure, and for whom?) and consider that maybe what this report suggests is that it may take a little smarts to figure out that (1) diet does affect...

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