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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 »

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!

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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 »

By Deb Radloff

Deb and Keith

The light in me bows down to the light in you, and says……”BRING IT!”

Yoga Fight Club with Keith Wittenstein every Monday evening 7-8p.m and Friday evening 6-7p.m at Om Factory 265 W. 37th St. 17th Floor, NY, NY

The first rule of yoga fight club…is that you don’t talk about yoga fight club… Read more »

Prana Power Yoga

862 Broadway

(between 17th St & 18th St)

Thursday 7:45-9PM

http://www.pranapoweryoga.com/

The Mystery Yogi. Like John Wayne in The Searchers, he is always…um, searching.

This Asana Enigma is beginning a quest to find the perfect Yoga experience. He will share his experiences with our readers beginning…um, now.

I, the Mystery Yogi, like certain things in life to be hot. Tamales, Toddies, Pockets, Dogs. And yes, Yoga. Thus, I  arrived in Union Square to Read more »

By Jim Catapano

[January 2009] issue of Yoga Journal features an article on etiquette tips designed to enhance your Yoga practice, and make sure you don’t screw up anyone else’s. I will now go through some of the points and give my own commentary.

1. Get there early. Read more »

By Jim Catapano and Bo Chang

OSSSO        Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om

PS        Patanjali’s Sutras

NTE        Namaste

BBL        Back Bending Later?

LMAO        Laughing My Asana Off

OOL        Oming Out Loud Read more »

By Miss Bite Size

The Obama administration’s long search is over. The President’s promise to Sasha and Malia has finally been fulfilled. The White House announced today that the new yoga teacher to the First Family is Bo Read more »

By Kristin Auble

The other day my physical therapist tells me; “Your balls are your best friend, they’re easy to carry and you can use them anytime.” And he is absolutely right! His words really got me thinking, why be so selfish with my balls? Shouldn’t everyone be able to enjoy them? Yes! Yes, they should! So it is with great pleasure that I introduce you to my balls. ENJOY!

First some simple instructions.

• Contain them. Read more »

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 »