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Sex, Lies, and Yoga4 comments

Linda-Sama wrote 1 day ago: This is perhaps the most important and powerful post I have ever published in this blog. And I didn … more →

Tags: Guru-Disciple Relationship, modern yoga, sex abuse in yoga, teacher-student relationship in yoga, yoga students, yoga teaching

tit for tat6 comments

Linda-Sama wrote 3 weeks ago: “tit for tat” — an equivalent given in return…. Yeah, some spam emails just … more →

Tags: yoga business, yoga spam, yoga writing

The Ugly Yogi

Edward Staskus wrote 3 months ago:   If Joseph McCarthy, the late Senator from Wisconsin, could see what is going on in yoga studios fr … more →

Tags: yoga and nationalism, New Age Yoga, yoga and modern culture

finding my tribe6 comments

Linda-Sama wrote 5 months ago: Recently my Kali Sister, Svasti, wrote about finding her tribe.  I can certainly relate to that.  Th … more →

Tags: Dance, finding my tribe, Jewel Mathieson, Yoga, yoga drama, yoga studios, yoga teaching

Yoga Journal: New Study Find More Than 20 Million Yogis in U.S.

Richard Hudak wrote 6 months ago: Particularly considering the percentage of “aspirational yogis,” this represents huge un … more →

Tags: Discoveries, yoga journal, study, survey, Market, Aspirational

yoga for the revolution4 comments

Linda-Sama wrote 6 months ago: “Why this cult of speed? Because we don’t know how to deal with our mortality.” Th … more →

Tags: Yoga, modern yoga, slow yoga, 'Slow Revolution'

Exploring San Francisco: Peyote, Ecstatic Dance, Orgasmic Meditation and Sunshine5 comments

trentiebee wrote 7 months ago: October 20-29, 2012 When I finished at Dhamma Manda on Day 8, my roommate turned out to be a friendl … more →

Tags: Non cycling, Native American Ceremony, Native American Church, Peyote, Monte Rio, Om, one taste, Ecstatic Dance, San Francisco

de-culturing Yoga: Or, "You say asana, I say assana"8 comments

Linda-Sama wrote 7 months ago: sadhus (yogis) at the Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, 2010 I’m a fan of The Babarazzi and of this post i … more →

Tags: comodification of yoga, Namaste..., The Babarazzi, Yoga

Yoga in America: In the Words of Some of its Most Ardent Teachers.13 comments

Bob Weisenberg wrote 9 months ago: What is Yoga Really Like in America? Yoga in America, published in early 2009, was a book ahead of i … more →

Tags: Yoga Philosophy, Yoga, yoga wisdom, Asana, yoga practice

just yoga8 comments

Linda-Sama wrote 9 months ago: Conversation with two 20-something women at the Bernalillo New Mexico Wine Fest, Labor Day, 2012 … more →

Tags: Yoga, yoga teaching

Yoga Alliance Approved, My Ass

admin wrote 1 year ago: I was shocked to notice that they advertised their yoga teacher training programs as “Yoga Alliance … more →

Tags: Bent, Books & articles, amazing!, Events, Politics, Body, Leslie Kaminoff, kerry wills, Yoga Alliance

"Working Out My Karma: Struggling to Find My Dharma On and Off the Yoga Mat"7 comments

Linda-Sama wrote 1 year ago: Here is another guest post by writer, friend, and yoga student Sarah Militz-Frielink.  You can read … more →

Tags: Yoga, spirituality, Dharma, karma, Sarah Militz-Frielink, modern yoga

my vinyasa root guru3 comments

Linda-Sama wrote 1 year ago: In Mahayana Buddhism there is the tradition of the “root guru”, someone from whom we rec … more →

Tags: krishnamacharya yoga mandiram, Loyola Marymount, srivatsa ramaswami, vinyasa krama, Yoga, yoga teaching

karma yoga and yoga community8 comments

Linda-Sama wrote 1 year ago: October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and before it ends I want to make you aware of statisti … more →

Tags: domestic violence awareness month, Mutual Ground, real life yoga teaching, Russell Simmons, seane corn, Yoga, yoga community, yoga for domestic violence, yoga fundraiser

How Yoga Has Transformed American Spirituality: An Interview with Phil Goldberg, “American Veda”.

Bob Weisenberg wrote 1 year ago: I am pleased to welcome special guest Philip Goldberg to Elephant Journal. Phil is the author of the … more →

Tags: Bhagavad Gita, meditation, spirituality, Yoga, Upanishads, Vedanta, Věda, Hatha, New Thought

True or False? Physical Yoga Has Influenced America More than Spiritual Yoga.

Bob Weisenberg wrote 1 year ago: True or False? Physical Yoga Has Influenced America More than Spiritual Yoga. Answer: False! The rev … more →

Tags: Bhagavad Gita, meditation, spirituality, Yoga, Upanishads, Vedanta, Věda, Hatha, New Thought

re-inspired for #realyoga23 comments

Linda-Sama wrote 1 year ago: This year has been on-again, off-again for me insofar as yoga.  While I am always grateful for the s … more →

Tags: Private yoga, real life yoga teaching, Yoga, yoga business, yoga teaching

the further adventures of yoga in OMerika11 comments

Linda-Sama wrote 1 year ago: photo credit: Diane Arbus Yoga in OMerika. Things here always get curiouser and curiouser. Over the … more →

Tags: Yoga, Americanized yoga, yoga teaching, Yoga teacher training

Western Yoga Guilt: Should I wear a mala?

admin wrote 1 year ago: Malas:  The New Yoga Status Symbol via Yoga Modern by Patience Steltzer Whether you’re male, or fema … more →

Tags: Bent, Books & articles, Body, Yoga, Westernization of Yoga, Malas, Yoga Modern


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