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Is Yoga Fashion Only for Teeny Yoginis?

October 29th, 2009 levis25

closet.jpgWhen it comes to the fashion industry as a whole, it’s no secret that designers tailor their clothing to thinner, smaller bodies. Considering the inclusive nature of yoga, however, you might expect things are different in the yoga fashion industry. But a recent article in the Vancouver Sun suggests that yoga-inspired clothing company Lululemon isn’t doing all that it can to keep its stores stocked with larger-sized clothing (12 and 14? Isn’t that average for American women?). Lululemon does carry sizes 12 and 14 in their core items, a spokesperson told The Sun.

Regardless of Lululemon’s practices, the article brings up some important questions: Have plus-size yogia students been excluded from the trendy world of yoga fashion? If you’re an average- or plus-size yogini with curves, do you have a hard time finding comfortable, stylish yoga clothes?

Which companies do you think do the best job of creating clothes for all different shapes and sizes?

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

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A Secret Mantra?

October 14th, 2009 wynona

There’s no denying Lululemon’s rise in popularity or its wildly popular marketing campaigns designed to inspire (and sometimes shock) us all to get healthy and look good doing it. As a New York Times writer put it in a recent article: “Everything [aboout Lululemon's stores] is

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Yoga for Underserved Populations

August 6th, 2009 levis25

At $18 a class in some cities, it’s no surprise that yoga studios are often a hub for financially secure spiritual seekers. It’s the high price tags associated with yoga classes, retreats, and trendy yoga clothes that has some folks making sweeping generalizations about how yoga is a yuppie activity.

However, there’s no denying the sector of the yoga community working to change all of that. A recent article in the Washington Post features several ways yoga teachers are donating their time and energy to help low-income students, HIV/AIDS patients, cancer patients, and more by offering free classes.

It’s nothing new. Those of us who are involved in the yoga community know that there are amazing people selflessly sharing yoga with under-served populations all the time. I’d love to hear your stories! What programs are available in your neighborhoods that offer yoga to people who might never set foot in a studio otherwise?

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

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All Together Now

July 14th, 2009 levis25

It’s not news that states are cracking down on yoga teacher training programs and asking (in some instances demanding) that yoga schools pay the same licensing fees vocational schools like hairdressing and massage therapy schools pay. After Michigan gave yoga schools two weeks to pay up back in March, Virginia and New York quickly followed suit. Obviously studio owners take exception to the licensing fee, and some have even had to close their doors because they couldn’t afford it.

However, studio owners and teachers in New York have decided to fight back, according to a recent article in the NY Times. Nearly 100 teachers and studio owners from all different styles of yoga have formed the Yoga Association of New York. “Within days, Joseph P. Frey, an associate commissioner with the [NY] State Education Department,
said in an interview that the department would suspend the licensing
effort, allow the classes to continue and instead lobby for legislation
adding yoga to a list of activities that are exempt from regulation,” reported the Times.

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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