Downward facing dog, literally.

Is it me, or are dog owners a little nuts when it comes to their pooch? The New York times ran an article on the new half-baked trend of “Doga” – literally, yoga with your dog. Apparently there are classes popping up all over the country, from Seattle to Chicago and Manhattan. Here are a [...]

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New York Times, Staying Healthy in a Sick Economy

Bad economy, buff body? Article in yesterday’s Times By MANDY KATZ: On Wall Street, when the going gets tough, will the tough get yoga mats? Adding classes in yoga, meditation and other so-called mind-body regimens is just one way fitness professionals in the financial district are responding to recent economic uncertainties roiling their corporate clientele. [...]

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Cleanliness is next to Godliness

Hot yoga can be a messy business. You can’t be afraid of a little or a lot of sweat. But we’ve all heard the tales of people getting sick from communal mats. In fact, the concern at one point seemed to be so widespread that the New York Times covered the story a couple years [...]

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Estelle Parsons, Star and Yogini alike

The New York Times featured a great article back in July on 8o-year-old Oscar winning Estelle Parsons– currently starring in the Broadway show “August: Osage County”  in the role of Violet Weston attributes her fitness to hiking, swimming and her 30 years of yoga practice. “…she does yoga in her dressing room and at home [...]

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