Bon Jovi YogiIt might seem incredibly unlikely that rockers and yogis could mix. Turns out, they’re two great tastes that taste great together.
A recent trendlet in Bon Jovi yoga shows this beautifully. Below, a JBJ yoga chant option thanks to Sadie Nardini, a Brooklyn rocker yogini who teaches in Manhattan and podcasts regularly about yoga. Love the East-Village-of-yore spirit in this video:
What does Bon Jovi think about this? According to Contact Music, Bon Jovi’s all for yoga. In November 2007 he said, ”I’m going to do yoga. I went for my first time, and I enjoyed it. I’m a 21st century man.”
What do other yogis think? According to Rodale’s (magazine chain) yoga site iYogaLife, Bon Jovi is a natural.
“We don’t usually take life lessons from Jon Bon Jovi,” says the writer of “Yoga Cures: The Blues,” “but he was onto some yogic philosophy with his song “It’s My Life”[NICE 80s bods'n'hair in the video, by the way]—where he sings that the key to happiness is a heart “like an open highway.”
“Studies show that sudden emotional stress can release hormones that prevent the heart from pumping normally. Even watching a sad movie can reduce arterial blood flow, according to a study reported recently in the journal Heart.”
There you have it, folks: chanting along (or singing, yelling, yodeling or screeching) to JBJ can help increase arterial blood flow. Like, livin’ on a prayer or what.
For more on humor and yoga classes see the NYTimes’ article from New Year’s Eve 2008, “The Enlightened Path, With a Rubber Duck.”
in Celebrity, Teachings, Trends and Weird.
ummm,
there’s something to be said for purity, lineage, and learning from the ancients. there’s also something to be said about blending new with the old.
I can see both sides, but sorry, couldn’t listen to the whole thing.
-j