Off the Mat, Into Court: Lawsuit Pits Bikram and Yoga to the People

Ozier Muhammad/The New York TimesA student on her way to class at Yoga to the People on West 27th Street on Thursday. Thursday’s 11:30 a.m. session at the Bikram Yoga NYC studio in the Flatiron District began as usual: a handful of half-dressed students slowly flapped their elbows as they decelerated their breath and stared […]

Yoga Sleuth Visits New York Studios Undercover

THE mild-mannered woman on a mat wedged into a crowded yoga studio on the West Side of Manhattan on a recent Saturday was not who she seemed. Brette Popper was no ordinary yoga student who had carved out an hour and a half to get to class. She was the Yoga Sleuth, in hot pursuit […]

Simple Yoga Exercises

If you were playing a game of word association and heard the word “yoga,” what would be the first thing that popped into your head? A lot of people would say “pretzel” or “hard,” but yoga can actually be quite simple. If you got out of bed and stretched your arms up this morning, you […]

How to Warm Up for Yoga

Have you ever arrived early for yoga and seen your fellow students running through some stretches on their mats in preparation for class? Though most classes will include a warm-up sequence, it’s a good idea to know a few basic poses that get you ready to move without the risk of injury. In addition to […]

Lululemon Athletica Combines Ayn Rand and Yoga

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A Yoga Devotee Finds a New Guru in a Personal Trainer

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Yin Yoga

The Origins of Yin Yoga In Yin Yoga, poses are held for several minutes at a time in order to the stretch the connective tissue around the joints. The most prominent advocate of Yin Yoga is the American teacher Paul Grilley, who learned the basic method from Taoist Yoga teacher and martial arts expert Paulie […]

Yoga Gifts for Men

Shopping for the guys can be hard, but it just got a little easier for those of you with yogis in your life. A lot of yoga products are designed for women, but I’ve searched out some that make great gifts for your yoga man (or yourself!). 1. Extra-Long Premium Yoga Mat by Manduka Photo […]

Yoga Personality Quiz Result

Yoga Personality Quiz Result Your yoga personality type is: Gentle. Your needs will be best met by a gentle style of yoga practice, focused on stretching, with a emphasis how to take the spirit of yoga into everyday life. Such styles include:

Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita is part of the Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic poem. In the Gita, Arjuna, a great warrior, is faced with a difficult decision: whether or not to fight in a battle between his kinsmen. He is torn between his duty to fight alongside his brothers for a just cause, and his reluctance […]

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