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HuffPo: "Why Are We So Freakin' Angry" - Kathryn Budig

HuffPo: “Why Are We So Freakin’ Angry” – Kathryn Budig

I read this article by LA based yoga teacher Kathryn Budig this morning in the Huffington Post. And, being as it is the first day back after a long weekend of fun in the sun, I figured it would be best to share. For those of you who do not know about Kathryn and the [...]

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4 Yoga Poses for Better Sleeping

4 Yoga Poses for Better Sleeping

Thanks so much to our friends over at Mind Body Green for providing us with this amazing article. The following was written by Michael Taylor from Strala Yoga here in NYC – enjoy, and test them out tonight!

Sleeping is something many of us battle with. Whether it’s work stress, personal stress, or a mind that [...]

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BU Today: Yoga v. Walking...yoga wins!

BU Today: Yoga v. Walking…yoga wins!

And thank god, cuse I am getting sick of walking around in circles over here! Well, not quite – but check out this article below from BU Today (Boston University publication) about a recent study that tested the health benefits of walking and yoga…Yoga came out on top (duh!). Thanks so much to Brittany from [...]

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September is National Yoga Month + "Titans of Yoga" movie trailer and kick off party!

September is National Yoga Month + “Titans of Yoga” movie trailer and kick off party!

Ahh… September…While it is always sad to see summer come to a close, it is National Yoga Month, which means lots of exciting events and even FREE Yoga at participating studios.

About – from the website
National Yoga Month is an awareness campaign held during the month of September to educate about the health benefits of yoga and to [...]

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Fear: How do you Live your Life?

Fear: How do you Live your Life?

This article was written by our beautiful friend and Yoga teacher Jennifer Pastilloff for Elephant Journal. This is a subject that is so relatable for so many of us…inspiration at it’s finest!

Fear. We all have it.
It helps us. Sometimes. When you’re in a dark alley and you see a man with a long trenchcoat running [...]

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Elephant Journal: Water without Ice, Please...

Elephant Journal: Water without Ice, Please…

This article was written by Waylon Lewis for Elephant Journal, very interesting!
If you want to be healthy, here’s a rather obvious tip: watch healthy, active people closely. And, after asking them a few “dumb” questions, imitate them.
This glass of ice water will kill you.

“Water without ice, please.”
A few years back, I noticed many of my [...]

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NY Times Phys Ed: Does Music Make you Exercise Harder?

NY Times Phys Ed: Does Music Make you Exercise Harder?

Check out this article is from the NY Times Blog – personally, no matter what kind of physical activity I’m engaging in – from Yoga, to running, to hiking – it is always SO much more enjoyable with some great tunage! Enjoy!

By Gretchen Reynolds
For a study published last year, British researchers asked 12 healthy male college [...]

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NY Times: What is it about 20-Somethings?

NY Times: What is it about 20-Somethings?

Phew! I thought it was just us…check out this article from last Sunday’s NY Times about the latest growing trend in America…20-something year olds taking so long to grow up! Being a yoga teaching/website running 20-something myself, this article for sure hit close to home! I think it is a must read…especially for my fellow [...]

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Yeah Dave's Yoga for Foodies: Article/Review: Intent.com

Yeah Dave’s Yoga for Foodies: Article/Review: Intent.com

Check out this article written by Ahsley Koff about our man Dave (Yeah Dave) Romanelli on Intent.com! The article is a review of Dave’s Yoga for Foodies event at Akasha Restaurant a couple of weeks back.

“Slow down you move to fast, you gotta make the moment last…”
What had me feelin’ groovy this week? A yoga-food induced [...]

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Dave Romanelli - 3 Delicious Workshops in Tennessee this Weekend

Dave Romanelli – 3 Delicious Workshops in Tennessee this Weekend

Next stop – Tennessee! Yeah Dave (David Romanelli) is heading down South for 3 amazing workshops at two amazing studios. Dave is truly an expert on making the most out of every single day – go to his workshops, and be happy! First up, he will be visiting our dear friends Tom and Daphne Larkin [...]

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A Guide to Meditation (for the rest of us)

A Guide to Meditation (for the rest of us)

This article was sent to us by our friend and loyal supporter Casey Ganer. I know that I am not alone when I say that my meditation practice is, well, less than perfect (and less than regular). Even as a Yoga teacher, I find that it can be difficult to work a steady meditation practice [...]

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Heritage Radio Network's "Farm Report"

Heritage Radio Network’s “Farm Report”

Heritage Foods, as you may recall, is an NYC based company dedicated to providing high quality, sustainably produced meat to some of the city’s best restaurants and individuals. Heritage Radio Network is an arm of Heritage Foods, providing a forum in which all things food and wine related are discussed. Our dear friend Heather Hyman, [...]

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Don't Worry, be Happy - 15 Fascinating Facts about Smiling

Don’t Worry, be Happy – 15 Fascinating Facts about Smiling

This article from nursingschools.net is really goddamn awesome. A smile can be so powerful – go ahead, smile, see how much better you feel? This just might go hand-in-hand with Laughter Yoga. Check out below these 15 fun facts that will leave you grinning all day long!
Everyone loves the quote “laughter is the best medicine,” [...]

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Yoga for Kids - the Benefits and the Controversy

Yoga for Kids – the Benefits and the Controversy

Last night, in an all-levels Vinyasa class, there was a mother and her adorable, 10-year old daughter practicing behind me. Everything about it was heartwarming (particularly the matching Yoga clothes). I have been hearing a lot about Yoga for kids’ recently, but mostly because of this article from Yoga Journal – Bikram for children? Hmmm…

“Starting [...]

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Yogi Chuck Insurance

Yogi Chuck Insurance

Calling all Yoga teachers and studios! Are you insured? If not, YOGANONYMOUS has your answer – our friend (and guest blogger) Chuck Peterson has recently made his easy to get, no-headaches approach to insurance for Yoga teachers accessible to all. I can tell you from personal experience that setting up insurance with Chuck was a [...]

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Hey LA - 3 Workshops with "Yeah Dave" David Romanelli this Week!

Hey LA – 3 Workshops with “Yeah Dave” David Romanelli this Week!

Friday, July 23rd :: Exhale Center for Sacred Movement :: Venice, CA
A Deep Stretch (Yin) Yoga experience with insights on happiness from the world’s happiest nations (ie Iceland, Bhutan, India to name a few), great music from the Grateful Dead to Crystal Bowersox…and an after-yoga tasting of Vosges Haut-Chocolat truffles inspired by the aforementioned happiest [...]

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NY Times: Kombucha may be Treated like Alcohol

NY Times: Kombucha may be Treated like Alcohol

What a bummer! The following article is from the NY Times Blog – apparently the drink may have enough booze in it to have set off Lindsay Lohan’s SCRAM bracelet the other day!

Fans of kombucha know it packs a little kick, but perhaps too much of one? Earlier this week, Whole Foods Market pulled unpasteurized versions [...]

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Pickle Juice can help relieve muscle cramping - drink up!

Pickle Juice can help relieve muscle cramping – drink up!

This recent article from the NY Times displays great evidence that pickle juice is extremely helpful for those of us who are highly active – make sure take a swig before you hit the mat!

Recently, 10 healthy male college students filed into an exercise laboratory at Brigham Young University in Utah to drink pickle juice. [...]

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Cooking and Yoga - Ratatouille and Vinyasa Flow

Cooking and Yoga – Ratatouille and Vinyasa Flow

For this second installment of cooking and yoga, I brought in my healthy cooking expert who also happens to be  my good friend from college, Courtney Ortiz. Courtney is a nutritionist by degree and a chef by trade, and is very knowledgeable and passionate about cooking delicious and nutritious meals that satisfy not only the [...]

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Yoga between the Sheets

Yoga between the Sheets

This article was written by Alex Smith – aka “Alice in Wanderlust” for the Wanderlust blog – some positive (and funny!) thoughts on an issue that many of us yogis struggle with – enjoy!

If you haven’t been following all my posts, you may have missed the note I slipped in there on one of the [...]

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5 Tricks to Stay Slim at a Memorial Day BBQ

5 Tricks to Stay Slim at a Memorial Day BBQ

Here are some tips for your summer kickoff so you can stay fit and fabulous (like celebrity yogi Kate Hudson pictured below) – from USmagazine.com

1. Strategize your day.
It’s all tempting — the sour cream potato chips, creamy onion dip, cold soda, hickory-cheese-bacon burgers, potato salad and your aunt’s pink fluff dessert.  The night before [...]

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