Category Archives: Culture
This Yoga Website Will Help Brand You /// We Are Not Making This Up
[Honestly, something this delicious really needs a dissertation to unpack. Seeing as I get antsy with long projects, I’m just gonna tap the sweet spots.] There is a website catering to yoga instructors ready to take that next step and
This Yoga Website Will Help Brand You /// We Are Not Making This Up
[Honestly, something this delicious really needs a dissertation to unpack. Seeing as I get antsy with long projects, I’m just gonna tap the sweet spots.] There is a website catering to yoga instructors ready to take that next step and
When Crumpled People Fall From the Sky /// What’s a Personality?
Yesterday, I happened on an article titled, “UK police unable to identify man who fell from sky,” which, as it should, caught my attention. I considered it appropriate subject matter for the approaching nadir of days preceded by this week’s
When Crumpled People Fall From the Sky /// What’s a Personality?
Yesterday, I happened on an article titled, “UK police unable to identify man who fell from sky,” which, as it should, caught my attention. I considered it appropriate subject matter for the approaching nadir of days preceded by this week’s
This MC Yogi TEDxMission Talk /// Can I Get an “Oh, brother”?
Judging by the illustrious bio given to MC Yogi on TEDxMission, a subsidiary of TEDTalks, you’d think he was bloody well running for frickin’ congressman of the United [Commercial Yoga] Nations (I know there’s no congressmen of the UN). Apparently,
This MC Yogi TEDxMission Talk /// Can I Get an “Oh, brother”?
Judging by the illustrious bio given to MC Yogi on TEDxMission, a subsidiary of TEDTalks, you’d think he was bloody well running for frickin’ congressman of the United [Commercial Yoga] Nations (I know there’s no congressmen of the UN). Apparently,
[STILL GOOD] Urban Yogis Series Still Makes You Feel Good About Yoga
We posted on these a while back and finally had a chance to catch up with what’s come of the series since. The series is still taking a matter-of-fact approach to the practice which is refreshing and ultimately allows the
[STILL GOOD] Urban Yogis Series Still Makes You Feel Good About Yoga
We posted on these a while back and finally had a chance to catch up with what’s come of the series since. The series is still taking a matter-of-fact approach to the practice which is refreshing and ultimately allows the
Elephant Journal /// Playboy Yoga /// Dead Horse Bay /// Masturbation
Picking up on yesterday’s discussion of irony in yoga, adding a little curious Brooklyn lore, mixed with a tiny bit of the ol’ self gratification: There is a sorta-not-really secret detritus wonderland in Brooklyn known as Dead Horse Bay that
Elephant Journal /// Playboy Yoga /// Dead Horse Bay /// Masturbation
Picking up on yesterday’s discussion of irony in yoga, adding a little curious Brooklyn lore, mixed with a tiny bit of the ol’ self gratification: There is a sorta-not-really secret detritus wonderland in Brooklyn known as Dead Horse Bay that
Is There Any Irony in Yoga Lifestyle Culture?
The other day I peeped this NYT online exclusive titled “How to Live Without Irony” by Christy Wamploe. The piece begins with a slightly rehashed rant about hipsters that, from the perspective of any humble can of PBR, reads a
Is There Any Irony in Yoga Lifestyle Culture?
The other day I peeped this NYT online exclusive titled “How to Live Without Irony” by Christy Wamploe. The piece begins with a slightly rehashed rant about hipsters that, from the perspective of any humble can of PBR, reads a
Are You Marketing Your “Self” or Providing Information? /// Yogilebrity as Mind Colonizer
While reading the comments on yesterday’s yogilebrity branding article I started thinking about the possible differences between “marketing” and “the act of providing information,” as well as how to navigate between the two. I’m also a bit sensitive to the
Are You Marketing Your “Self” or Providing Information? /// Yogilebrity as Mind Colonizer
While reading the comments on yesterday’s yogilebrity branding article I started thinking about the possible differences between “marketing” and “the act of providing information,” as well as how to navigate between the two. I’m also a bit sensitive to the
Could This Be the Worst Spiritual Yoga Song Ever? /// Perhaps Not
“I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.” —Banksy, from Exit Through the Gift Shop I can’t be sure, and I know I’ve been wrong about many things in my life,
Could This Be the Worst Spiritual Yoga Song Ever? /// Perhaps Not
“I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.” —Banksy, from Exit Through the Gift Shop I can’t be sure, and I know I’ve been wrong about many things in my life,
The Last YouTube Video You Will Ever Need to Watch /// “Masculinity” as You Always Wanted to See It
Last week ended with an article on Sadie Nardini’s new (now defunct?) Rockabilly look and a very cursory discussion of the outer-reflects-inner trope as it relates to the clothes you wear in the big bad dog-eat-dog world. During the illustrious
The Last YouTube Video You Will Ever Need to Watch /// “Masculinity” as You Always Wanted to See It
Last week ended with an article on Sadie Nardini’s new (now defunct?) Rockabilly look and a very cursory discussion of the outer-reflects-inner trope as it relates to the clothes you wear in the big bad dog-eat-dog world. During the illustrious
[GOOD] Kofi Busia Wears Sweaters
First, let’s talk about Kofi Busia and the fact that he not only wears regular people clothes, including chunky cable-knit sweaters, but that he also wears them while teaching yoga. Not to be confused with the late Prime Minister of
[GOOD] Kofi Busia Wears Sweaters
First, let’s talk about Kofi Busia and the fact that he not only wears regular people clothes, including chunky cable-knit sweaters, but that he also wears them while teaching yoga. Not to be confused with the late Prime Minister of
Snowshoeing and Yoga /// Obviously You Need to Do This in Order to Be a Better Person
Sometimes it’s hard to tell what would be worse: having my eyeballs plucked out with a teaspoon, or having to spend a week reading about all the ridiculous yoga hybrids that come out. Seeing as I’m already familiar with the
Snowshoeing and Yoga /// Obviously You Need to Do This in Order to Be a Better Person
Sometimes it’s hard to tell what would be worse: having my eyeballs plucked out with a teaspoon, or having to spend a week reading about all the ridiculous yoga hybrids that come out. Seeing as I’m already familiar with the
Is De-Culturing Yoga an Act of Good Faith or a Promotion of Xenophobic Ideology? /// A Light and Easy Subject
Today I wanted to look at the discussion that’s been brewing on the site as to whether a person who makes a concerted effort to de-culture yoga is whitewashing the tradition or simply making it more accessible to people who
Is De-Culturing Yoga an Act of Good Faith or a Promotion of Xenophobic Ideology? /// A Light and Easy Subject
Today I wanted to look at the discussion that’s been brewing on the site as to whether a person who makes a concerted effort to de-culture yoga is whitewashing the tradition or simply making it more accessible to people who
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