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Teaching Yoga is Not Easy in a Crisis.

Reprinted from the Elephant Journal. I was in my basement office when my son came down to say that a

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When Yoga Voice Drowns out the Real Voice

If you practice yoga, then you know all about yoga voice. It is a sing-song, la-di-da way of speaking that

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Dear Yogi Muse: From the Men: Back Farts, Moobs and those Sexy Tats.

 Dear Yogi Muse: If my mat gets too sweaty during class it causes back farts. Will that reduce my chances

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Toxic Marketing: When Yoga Goes Bad

It has come to this: Anusara the Brand versus Anusara the yoga. It pains me to write this opinion piece

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Freedom is another word for lost.

There was once a documentary about a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 25 years. When he was released, he

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Sex and Yoga: How I Became A Yoga Teacher

It just may be true that there’s a connection between sex and yoga.  “Arousal, sweating and heavy breathing lead to

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Yoga Scandals: What To Do If Your Teacher Is Human?

One minute you think you found your “Guru.” And the next, your Guru is “allegedly” the star of “Yogis Behaving

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Amy Ippoliti, This Is Not Goodbye.

Amy Ippoliti resigned last night from Anusara Yoga and believe me, I thought I felt the Earth move beneath my

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Why Mothers Make Great Yoga Teachers. And why they don’t.

Can moms teach yoga?  Or is it only for the young, supple and single?  This is my musing on why

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