May 27th, 2009 in Side Column | No Comments »

Big Gay Ice Cream Truck T-shirt
Miss Bite Size bought an awesome fun T-shirt to support her friend, Doug in his quest to spread much joy via his ice cream truck.
Stories of fun adventures aboard Big Gay Ice Cream Truck will follow soon. Meanwhile, check out www.biggayicecreamtruck.com!
May 27th, 2009 in Article | 1 Comment »
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 »
May 27th, 2009 in Article, Glossary, Side Column | 2 Comments »
By Bo Chang, aka Miss Bite Size
First, Miss Bite Size would like to clarify this: When folks talk about ashtanga yoga, they may not be talking about the same thing!
When you go to practice Ashtanga on a mat in a studio or a gym, you’re practicing Pattabhi Jois’s system of Ashtanga Yoga, a school of Vinyasa Yoga. It’s a specific school of physical practice (an awesome, challenging and beautiful one).
The ashtanga I’m talking about here translates as “eight limbs” and comes from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Read more »
May 27th, 2009 in Article | No Comments »
By Jim Catapano
Due to my (hopefully soon to be history) current career in advertising, I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to make my date with Dada at IYI. I am so grateful that I did, because it was an honor and a privilege to be in his presence and have my question answered by him. I was particularly curious about Dada’s view of Yoga in the Western World, Read more »
May 20th, 2009 in Article | No Comments »
By Dayle Pivetta

Have you recently found yourself fretting over which yoga outfit you’re going to wear to practice, how your pants make your butt look in down dog, or if your favorite mala brings out your eyes, or just makes you look fat? You’re not alone- you have a yoga crush… who hasn’t? And probably, not just with any yogi, but with your favorite yoga teacher! Never fear, the dating guru is here! Read more »