Location: BAGHDAD In recent posts, I've sort of alluded to the fact that I'm not currently building sand castles on the beautiful sandy beaches of Northwest Florida with my family, but instead I'm dodging roadside bombs and rubbing shoulders with terrorists in Baghdad, Iraq. I'm sure Baghdad used to be an interesting, maybe even beautiful city at some point in ancient history, but living here now is comparable to taking up residence inside a vacuum bag. Just my opinion, but there's not a lot … [Read more...] about Operation: FIND YOGA MAT (Baghdad)
New Home for Daily Cup of Yoga
Yoga totally rocks! Since I get so much enjoyment out of studying and practicing yoga and sharing my thoughts and discoveries with each of you here at Daily Cup of Yoga, I've spent a lot of time lately thinking about how to improve the site's 1) resources, 2) user friendliness, and 3) aesthetics. After mulling it over, and doing some research I decided that in order to make the necessary improvements and changes to Daily Cup of Yoga it needed its own web host and domain. Though it's been … [Read more...] about New Home for Daily Cup of Yoga
Yoga Journal: My Secret Guilty Pleasure
Yoga Journal is my secret guilty pleasure of sorts. I'm not sure why, maybe it's the high school locker room dude in me, but I still get uptight about people knowing that I read and enjoy a magazine that 1) is about yoga (which is still weird to a lot of people I hang out with), 2) caters heavily to women, and 3) regularly has a pink or purple cover. Much less for reason 1 than reasons 2 and 3, I read YJ at home and take Runner's World to work just to keep up pretenses.... But behind closed … [Read more...] about Yoga Journal: My Secret Guilty Pleasure
Sticky Yoga Mats Avoid Sticky Recession
Although lots of people have cut back on luxury item purchases recently, apparently luxury yoga mat sales have never been stronger. A Time magazine article reports that Manduka, the undisputed Porsche/Ferrari/Cadillac/[insert your favorite luxury car] of yoga mats, has seen its sales rise 55% in the first quarter of 2009. A slightly odd trend when apparently moola is in short supply. So, how do you explain the numbers? One smart sounding marketing professor explained, "With hedonic … [Read more...] about Sticky Yoga Mats Avoid Sticky Recession
Even American Girls Dolls Need Yoga Accessories…
My daughter loves American Girls dolls and I'm pretty much a sucker when it comes to doll accessories.... Looks like I'm in trouble! … [Read more...] about Even American Girls Dolls Need Yoga Accessories…
Shri K. Pattabhi Jois Tribute
One of yoga's finest left us yesterday (18 May 2009). Click here for the official announcement of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois' passing or check the twitter feed to express condolences and find links to further information about this great yogi. A favorite quote from Pattabhi Jois: If we practice the science of yoga, which is useful to the entire human community and which yields happiness both here and hereafter - if we practice it without fail, we will then attain physical, mental and spiritual … [Read more...] about Shri K. Pattabhi Jois Tribute
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