In our Yoga Blog we will report on yoga news, trends and happenings throughout the world.
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Friday, April 25, 2008 by Kelly Golden
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Is it Yoga?
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 I don’t think it’s a big secret that my passion is yoga. The asana, the pranayama, the meditation, the focus, the self discovery, the divine connection, I eat it up. My view of what yoga actually is comes from study and practice, and it’s mostly a classical one. So when I was checking out the latest yoga news, I ran across a rather different approach to yoga that intrigued me. YogaSlackers are a group of yoga practitioners who practice their asanas not on a mat, but suspended on a piece of 1” flat, stretchy tubular webbing (like rock climbers use) tensioned between two anchor points above the ground.
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Monday, April 21, 2008 by Kelly Golden
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Green Yoga is Growing
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In an effort to bridge the gap between yoga and the environment, the Telluride Yoga Festival is committing to eco-consciousness, and leading by example of how to bring the teachings of yoga and the principles of sustainability together. The festival is inspired by a desire to redefine the relationship between the yogic community and the environment, and the creators are committed to honoring the principles that guide the practice and applying them to the relationship with the world. Telluride Yoga Festival aspires to be a zero waste event by eliminating the generation of excess waste and reusing, recycling and composting at every opportunity.
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Monday, April 14, 2008 by Timothy Burgin
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What’s Your Yoga Love Story?
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Yogini and author Anne Cushman is running a contest on her website to tie in with her new book Enlightenment of Idiots. In a nutshell, her book tells the classic quest for enlightenment through a fun, adventurous and dysfunctional yoga romance, and she is now inviting others to tell their own yoga romance story. All stories will be posted anonymously and be eligible to win a $100 gift certificate and anyone who submits a story will receive a free downloadable PDF of Enlightenment for Idiots. Check out the contest page to submit or just read the submitted stories and vote for your favorite.
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Friday, March 28, 2008 by Kelly Golden
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Yoga Helps Breast Cancer Survivors
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For those women who have battled and survived breast cancer, the path of recovery is far from over. Breast cancer survivors can experience ongoing effects from the treatments as well as the time they spent with the disease. Treatments can cause menopausal symptoms, infertility, osteoporosis, and ongoing issues with body image, anxiety, and depression. Now there is new evidence available that shows a sustained practice of yoga can ease hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors.
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Yoga has long been sought after for physical benefits. It increases flexibility, strength and overall health. It also supports mental focus and fortitude. So, it’s no surprise that a number of athletes are using the practice to support and maintain their performance. But what is surprising is how many athletes are crediting yoga to their success and triumph in professional sports.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008 by Kelly Golden
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Yoga in 2008 and Beyond
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Yoga Journal has just released the results from their latest market study on yoga in America. The study includes numerous components from consumer spending to why people are practicing yoga, and provides some insight on the trends in yoga today.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008 by Kelly Golden
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The Practice of Yoga in Action
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 Karma Yoga is the premise of the Bhagavad Gita: action without thought or need of reward. Many yogis today are finding that their practice of Yoga is being pulled off the mat and into the world, and for most, it’s manifesting as selfless service to others. Bringing yoga to those who need it most is a dream for most of us who love the practice, and now many are putting that Karma Yoga dream into action.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 by Kelly Golden
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Keen on Getting Close
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 Only weeks before I’m scheduled to co-teach a partner yoga workshop, I receive a link entitled, Why I hate partner yoga. The irony did not go unnoticed.
To be honest, I haven’t practiced that much partner yoga, and taught even less. But, when my friend approached me about teaming up for a workshop, I thought it would be a great opportunity to learn more. First, I do not have an aversion to sweat. I am a vinyasa teacher and practitioner, and sweat is part of the process. For the most part, I like people, and I love to share yoga, so we were off to a great start. And the stroke of luck that sealed the deal was that my partner for the workshop was well versed in the workings of this practice.
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008 by Kelly Golden
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Dies
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 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has died in his home in Vlodrop, Holland his advisors announced Wednesday. Last week, the founder and leader of the Transcendental Meditation movement announced his retirement and retreat into silence, which was unexpected by many of his followers.
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Monday, February 04, 2008 by Kelly Golden
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Dow Jones Dharma Index
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The word Sanskrit word dharma has many different interpretations. It can be translated as the “law that governs the universe,” “individual obligation,” “the underlying order of nature,” and literally, “that which holds or supports” to create order and harmony within the complexity of the natural world. So when the Dow Jones launched its ‘Dharma Indexes’ earlier this month, it was worth looking into.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 by Kelly Golden
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In Awe of BRAINWAVE
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A festival has just begun in New York City exploring how art, music, and meditation affect the brain. The event, called BRAINWAVE, is an interesting fusion of sacred and modern study as seen through the eyes of scientists, artists, musicians, and practitioners.
The event was kicked off by Iceman, 48 year old Dutch man Wim Hof, who stood immersed in a clear container filled with ice for one hour and twelve minutes breaking his previous world record of 78 minutes from 2004. Hof uses the Tibetan Tantric practice of Tummo to control his body temperature. This has been practiced by Yogi Monks in Tibet, but Hof is the only non-Tibetan to achieve this state.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 by Kelly Golden
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Yoga Rage, An Oxymoron?
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It’s still January, the season of the yoga rage. New explorers from all walks of life are trying out classes, and trying the dedicated practitioners’ patience. An article out of the UK sites incidences of “yoga rage” are on the rise, as new students arrive unaware of the etiquette of yoga class and turn the sacred space of practice into a practice of distraction.
For those of us who have been practicing for a while, this occurrence is not uncommon during those peak times of the year. Naïve new students bring cell phones into class, walk into the space with soiled shoes, enter late and leave early, and are just generally unaware of their surroundings and their place in it. But what does it say about our practice as students of yoga that we would allow the actions of the others affect our own practice, much less turn to “rage.” Sure the space gets crowded, and we might get a foot or hand in the face, but we’re practicing yoga after all. Patience, compassion, and generosity are what it is all about.
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Monday, January 14, 2008 by Kelly Golden
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Yoga Day USA
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Saturday January 26, 2008 is set for Yoga Day USA, an annual nationwide celebration designed to raise awareness about the physical benefits of yoga by offering free or reduced cost classes and workshops in communities across the country. In its ninth year, Yoga Day USA is sponsored by the Yoga Alliance, the organization that outlines standards for yoga teachers and yoga schools and maintains registries of all teachers and schools that meet these standards.
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Monday, January 07, 2008 by Kelly Golden
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Resolution Solution
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It’s not a big stretch to imagine that Yoga and Meditation classes are booming this time of year. At the close of each year, many of us find time to reflect upon our time and determine how we can “do better”, get fit, reduce stress, be happy. Yoga is one activity that allows us to work toward all of these goals in one practice, one commitment.
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