A little Sanskrit help from Justin’ Timberlake
By Jim Catapano
Sanskrit Back
I’m bringing Sanskrit back
Them other yogis don’t know how to act
I think you’re special bending behind your back
So twist around and Ill give you a strap.
Take em’ to the Bridge Pose!
Ensure your yoga practice keeps you safe and healthy
By Deb Radloff
Are you new to yoga? Have you been going to a yoga class, but find that you experience persistent or even increasing pain? Have you had a bad experience with a particular teacher who either gave you an adjustment that didn’t feel right, or were being told to put yourself in a pose that you were not ready for? Read more »
Yoga Class No-Nos
By JCat
As a follow-up to last month’s article on Asana Etiquette, here is a supplement list of things you absolutely should NOT ever do.
DO NOT:
- Suck your thumb during Happy Baby Pose
Not a therapy session!
Ask Ganesh
- Hi, I’m Ganesh. Ask me something.
Ganesh, MD, RYT, PYT, is the powerful god of good fortune, a patrondeity of the arts, and the lord of beginnings. He puts obstacles in your path so that you may learn from them, and then takes them away (when he remembers to). He is also a licensed therapist and teaches Vinyasa Yoga to special needs populations…specifically, Yoga students with elephant heads.
Happy May everyone! They say April Showers bring May Flowers. Unfortunately, I have Hay Fever and with a trunk like mine? I have to stay clear of outdoor activities for a few weeks, or risk showering everyone with snot. Although some people do like that. Because Read more »
Editorial: I Am Going To Be The Most Powerful Yogi Ever
As transcribed by Jim Catapano after an indepth interview (I think)
An Editorial by Anakin Skywalker, CYT
I was chosen to learn the ways of the Yogi when I was just a small, annoying little boy with a punchbowl hairdo.
My guru, we’ll just call him “Chuck” instead of his real name (Swami Billo O’Riley, 257 West 57th Street, Apt. 2Z, please no menus) found me on the boardwalk in Long Beach, where I impressed everyone by standing on my head while simultaneously singing the theme to “Charles In Charge” in its entirety. Chuck told me that the “Sutras” were strong in me. It was originally thought that these were the foundational texts of yoga, but we have since learned that “Sutras” are actually Read more »
Launder My Karma
An interview with Dada J.P. Vaswani revered spiritual leader and guru
By Deborah Radloff
Swami Dada with Deb and Jim of Bite Size Yoga
When those of us in the yoga world think of Gurus, we think of the great yoga teachers: Satchidananda, T. Krishnamacharya, Dharma Mittra, B.K.S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, and the list goes on. However spiritual teachers like Dada J.P. Vaswani, offer an insight to the other limbs of yoga that we westerners often ignore: spirituality and connecting to the lord. Dada J.P. Vaswani speaks universally to all religions. He believes love in God (whatever god that may be) is the most important thing, the rest is just detail. Read more »
