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Yoga may suck, but so does everything else 22 Aug 2013 | 10:09 pm
by By Jessica Wheeler Let’s face facts. For those of us with a tendency toward anxiety and depression, exercise is a vital component of mental health. And while a home yoga practice might suffice in...
Let it hurt so good 20 Aug 2013 | 09:24 pm
by By Lisa Morford “Suddenly you’re ripped into being alive. And life is pain, and life is suffering, and life is horror, but my god you’re alive and it’s spectacular.” —Joseph Campbell As a yoga t...
Beside the Point 15 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
By Kate Stone He said something wildly inappropriate. He backtracked and tried to fix it. He held up a fist for me to pound. “I didn’t mean to offend you,” he said. “I want you to take my apology....
Fuck it: the forgotten mantra 13 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
By Kate Marie My favorite mantra is Fuck It. If you’re a well-practiced yogi who has mastered “mindfulness” meditation and complete control of the “ego,” you’ve probably never danced in the realm of...
Don’t “should” me 8 Aug 2013 | 10:47 pm
By Joslyn Hamilton Because I worked in the yoga world for so long as a yoga teacher, assistant and manager of various yoga studios and businesses, pretty much any time I run into an acquaintance I ha...
Ownershit 6 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm
By Jillian Glikbarg I donʼt care who you are or what you drive or where you work. I want to know HOW you are who you are. And when I say who you are, I mean, who you ARE. The unique special fulfi...
Don’t fuck on/with my yoga mat 1 Aug 2013 | 11:48 pm
By Liberty Bell Last week I bought the BMW of yoga mats. Now, as a recovering yogi, I usually hold a “holier-than-thou-I-don’t-need-no branded-yoga-gear-to-get-my OM-on” attitude, but this purchase ...
I’m a yoga teacher and I’m an asshole 30 Jul 2013 | 11:14 pm
By Emelia Symington Fedy I’m also nine months pregnant, busting at the seams, so I decide to go swim some laps. I pride myself on being a good swimmer; in fact, you can normally find me in the fast ...
What I learned about authenticity from the French 25 Jul 2013 | 11:56 pm
By Eric Ruyek “You are full of the bullshit.” Those were some of the first words that beautiful French Clementine ever said to me. I met her when I was studying abroad at Oxford, and I was totally s...
The yoga fashion liberation manifesto 23 Jul 2013 | 09:21 pm
By Megan Sullivan I once wore pajamas to an Ashtanga class. It was one of those weeks when I just didn’t have time to do the laundry. Class rolled around and I ended up putting on a pair of pink str...
