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A Yoga Sutras Makeover
I love Patanjali‘s Yoga Sutras; I have almost as many editions as I do fingers and toes. When I heard there was a new translation and commentary of course I had to grab a copy. I’ve just finished Threads of Yoga: A Remix … Continue reading
Yoga PhD – a treat for the analytical yogi
If Lieutenant Columbo ever wrote a book about yoga, it would read like Yoga PhD. Perusing the culture of modern American yoga with Carol Horton, we’re intrigued by nearly everything we see: “spiritual” lines of clothing promoted by manifestly soul-less … Continue reading
A Snapshot of What We’re All Doing
21st Century Yoga brings into a single volume ten fresh and unique essays from modern American yoga practitioners. To someone who does yoga the facts in the essays are as invigorating and familiar as tadasana. But like asanas, these essays … Continue reading
Great yoga reads
Want to pick up a good yoga book? Here are the ones our teachers say they can’t live without. If you’ve got one you love, add it to the list in the comments area at the bottom of the page! … Continue reading
Success, yoga, and a famous general
A question bubbles to the top of my mind every now and then, and each time I look it takes on a different color. Here it is: am I succeeding? I wonder if this question ever comes up for you, … Continue reading
New Book, Ancient Ideas
OK, it’s true confession time: I have a real sweet tooth. Give me one taste of sugar and my body gets desperate for more; I would eat a hole in the wall of a Stop and Shop to get at … Continue reading
An Ancient Text with Atom-Splitting Power
Drop into any yoga class between Scituate and Sausalito and you’ll probably hear a teacher quoting the Yoga Sutras. They’re widely (and accurately) proclaimed as a foundational text of modern yoga. But there is another text that is much more … Continue reading
Meditations for Moms, by Dancing Crow teacher Kim Dwyer
It’s no secret: mothers are stressed! Mums tend to be the busiest members of the house – and the most in need of a breather – whether “work” is the office or the car, kitchen, home office, and football … Continue reading
Books and movies
YOGAWOMAN won an award! Not a surprise, it sure blew us away when we showed it at the studio last month. If you missed it, don’t worry, we’ll be showing it again in the new year. Yoga Is , another … Continue reading
Asanas on ice: review of A History of Modern Yoga
Yoga fascinates me thoroughly; it resonates from the muscles in my feet to the wiring in my skull. That’s why I gobbled up a copy of A History of Modern Yoga by Elizabeth de Michelis as soon as I heard it … Continue reading
