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Teaching: It’s Harder Than It Looks, Part 2

September 16th, 2009 kate

To accompany an article about the economic woes of yoga teachers, Slate created a video about all the other less-than-pleasant things that go along with teaching yoga. I think it’s a must-watch. Go ahead. I’ll wait. (Sorry, no way to embed this video here.)

Let’s review:

Yoga teachers get hit on–a lot–with really bad pick up lines? Check.
They find themselves a little too up-close-and-personal with their students? Check.
Students say really inappropriate and uncomfortable things? Oh yeah.
Sometimes teachers don’t really feel up to teaching, but power through it anyway? Sure.

Sometimes a teacher will be still hung over from the night before and showed up without bothering to shower or sleep (much less plan out a class) before they come into the studio

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Art + Yoga = Bliss

August 13th, 2009 wynona

A Columbia, SC museum is hosting a yoga class in the middle of an art gallery. Doing yoga among beautiful pieces of art enhances the senses says Rikki Donahue, the yoga teacher who will lead classes at the museum through September 9th. “You notice the vastness of the canvas, the colors and the mixture and your senses are so much more aware,” Donahue said.

Would you take part in a class like this?

For more information visit wltx.com or watch the video below.

Read the whole story on:http://blogs.yogajournal.com/yogabuzz/

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Just Plane Yoga

July 9th, 2009 wynona

This video was on a local TV station in the San Francisco Bay Area. It gives a few nice tips for practicing yoga while you’re traveling–particularly on an airplane. I have to admit, even though I may want to do yoga when I’m on a cramped plane or bus, I just can’t imaging getting up and doing Triangle Pose in the middle of the aisle.

What do you think? Is it OK to practice yoga in an airplane aisle or does it impend on the personal space of other travelers?

Read the whole story on:http://blogs.yogajournal.com/yogabuzz/

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Less is More

May 31st, 2009 wynona

In this economy it’s no surprise to see stories of people are scaling back their purchases. Yes, even the richest of the rich in New York’s Upper East Side have had to sacrifice. They’ve stopped spending thousands on dollhouses and caviar, according to a recent article in the New York Times.

It’s promising, however, that they have not sacrificed their yoga. In fact more people may be attending classes. A spokesperson for Pure Yoga told the NY Times that membership has doubled in the past 10 months. Though instructors have been “battling a growing number of people trying to check their BlackBerrys and take cellphone calls in the middle of yoga sessions.”

Is it possible that wealthy Americans are giving up on retail therapy in exchange for some yoga therapy?

Read the whole story on:http://blogs.yogajournal.com/yogabuzz/

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Go With the Flow?

May 31st, 2009 levis25

The more popular yoga becomes, the more you see people using it in their advertising campaigns to sell products. I’ve recently seen yoga on commercials for cat food, paint, computers, and clothes. The yoga lifestyle concept (and the always popular yama ahimsa, non-harming) has been used to market eco-friendly products before, but I have to say I never imagined someone would credit yogic principles for inspiring the design of something like this:

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All I have to say is . . .

Really? A translucent, blue toilet that flushes by re-using water from a sink was somehow based on yogic principles?

Read the whole story on:http://blogs.yogajournal.com/yogabuzz/

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