from YogaCityNYC
Recently, a bunch of new classes geared towards yoga teachers have begun to permeate the New York City scene. These classes vary in their format, but all seek to bring teachers and serious practitioners together to learn, grow and become students again of this vast and diverse practice.

YogaCity NYC’s Alex Phelan sat down with Alison West of Yoga Union, Jennifer Brilliant of Jennifer Brilliant Yoga, Dana Flynn of Laughing Lotus and Nikki Costello from Kula Yoga Project to discuss the ins and outs of their teachers classes.

from YogaCityNYC
A few weeks ago, a new blog popped up on the yoga scene and it was clear, right from the start, that it wasn’t constructed to put more positive vibes into our world. In fact, The Aghori Babarrazi, as they call themselves, were sharp, cutting and, in the process, making some people a little crazy. They were also, undeniably smart.

from YogaCityNYC
Joe Young doesn’t often say much in class, but when he does it’s delivered with a calm confidence. To begin, he had us take three long inhales and exhales before tuning in with the Adi mantra, “Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo.”

There was a short warm-up to prepare us for the three-part healing meditation that was to come. First, we took our hands to our knees and undulated through spinal flexes which brought openness into the middle back. And then we did rapid rounds shoulder shrugs to further open the upper back and loosen up.

from YogaCityNYC
There’s something special about studying at Integral Yoga Institute. Maybe it’s the legacy: the organization has served the NYC yoga community with – well, integrity – since 1966, way before yoga’s rise to trendiness.

Molly Heron entered the room with deep eyes, kind smile. Her class included all the hallmarks of the Integral Yoga approach with her own personal twist (pun intended!). We began class with eye exercises: first circling, then rubbing palms together and cupping them with warmth and energy.

from YogaDork
Controversies, scandals, tv shows and festivals abound, yoga sure is popular these days. It’s been counted as one of the Top 10 Growing Industries. So why are people saying it’s dying?

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Business Insider takes a look at the bevy of bizarrities that the billion dollar Lululemon biz has built, biotch.

We may be worn out by all of the cantankerousness in lulu news, but it really is a rather fascinating list of tactics, strategies and ideologies when you see them all laid out in a row.

from YogaDork
Some yoga teachers are hip, some are popular, some are just plain legendary. We invite you to check out Chuck Miller who tends to fall in that last category. He doesn’t make too many trips to NYC (or anywhere, really) so here’s your chance to learn from a master teacher. His bio: Chuck Miller has [...]

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“I never used to stretch. I feel I can perform better when my body is stretched out. I’ve been thinking about doing yoga for about five years. I finally decided it was time to try it.” Champion boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. shared with the press on Tuesday his secret weapon. Yoga.

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Shoes. Those things we put on when we’re not spreading our toes on the mat. Frequent readers know we don’t do many product reviews here besides the occasional yoga book, but we decided to dip our utthita toes into the pool with this one.

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“Yoga used as therapy for Fort Gordon soldiers with brain injuries” is the kind of headline that can make our day. In a world where peaceful warrior is still just a nice stretchy yoga pose, we’re happy to see that yoga can still play its role in establishing a state of peace, and in this case rehabilitation.