On the solstice, more than 800 yogis from all over the world gathered to practice in one of the noisiest, most hectic junctions in the US – Times Square.
The New York Times reports.
Also see article on June 23, subscription only. Smaller article coverage (and source of image above) on UberCool.com.
in Trends.Yoga Journal, which publishes 7 international editions, has launched a new edition in China, in Mandarin.
According to Earthtimes.org, “This is Yoga Journal’s eighth international edition. The magazine is also published in Italy, Russia, Spain, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Brazil.”
in Trends.
SB Dance, out of Salt Lake City, presented “Yoga the Musical” in June.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported, “It’s kind of like ‘Romeo and Juliet’ meets ‘Star Wars,’ ” said Stephen Brown, the company’s namesake and founder. “It’s about a boy and girl and a yoga mat, and they’re caught in the middle of battling gurus.”
“…the story, set in “YogAngeles,” follows Frankie, played by Paul Mulder, who is running a yoga black market and still in love with his ex-wife, Sheila (Kim Lynn), who is now on the side of “good” yoga. The two are caught in the middle of an evil corporate plan to commercialize yoga, while gurus Danny (James Dale), and Jackti (Natosha Washington), fight for the right to practice “good” yoga.”
“…”Musicals are so American,” Brown said. ” ‘Yoga the Musical,’ you know, is a bit of a joke. What does yoga have to do with a musical? But, you know, we poke fun at how yoga is sold today, and really [the story] is about America’s ability to absorb anything.”
in Uncategorized.
Early May 2007 Vanity Fair posted this exceptional photo-essay of contemporary yogis and yoginis. It is the first time in recent memory that a mainstream publication has commented intelligently on our obsession with yoga as well as explored where it came from. Of course it’s also glitzy and glamour-oriented, with a cast of usual characters – Christy Turlington, Sharon Gannon, David Life, etc – but it’s also pretty great, with some lesser-known teachers like Kundalini’s Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, teacher’s teacher Dharma Mittra, plus Indian luminaries, BKS Iyengar, Sri Pattahbi Jois, and TKV Desikachar.
Check out the entire slide show here and buy the issue of Vanity Fair to see the other remarkable images.
in History and Trends.Canadian comedian Mike Myers was kicked out of yoga for laughing at a neighboring yogi’s farts…. it’s true…. as reported on contactmusic.com
“SHREK star MIKE MYERS was kicked out of his favourite Los Angeles yoga class because he couldn’t contain himself when a mat neighbour kept farting. The funnyman admits he couldn’t concentrate and everytime his gassy pal let rip, he started giggling. The comic explains, “This guy kept farting and I am not very mature… I’m the youngest of three boys and if somebody farts, it’s funny. “They were like, ‘We’re not here to laugh..’ but then he did it a second time, louder, and did it a third time and it sounded like a machine gun and I could not stop laughing.” Myers was floored when the farter then turned to him and said, “I had a bad Chinese.”
26/05/2007 15:00″
in Weird.
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Solstice Yoga in Times Square
