I spent this past weekend again at the incredible Bhakti Fest in Joshua Tree: Four days of chanting, yoga-ing, and dancing in the desert. It was an amazing, loving, exuberant, and healthy atmosphere. But it was also, like many large yoga events these days, a bit of a fashion show. Read More »»
Posts Tagged ‘AcroYoga’
Do You Have (or have something against) Yoga Fashion?
Posted on September 14th, 2011 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.Does Your Yoga Tradition Matter?
Posted on September 1st, 2011 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
In modern culture, choosing a style of yoga is akin to strolling through the ice cream section at the local co-op natural foods grocer. The choices are many and everything looks good. But why are there so many styles of asana these days? And does it truly matter which one you do? Read More »»
Who Owns Yoga?
Posted on December 10th, 2010 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
A couple of weeks ago, there was an article in The New York Times about a new campaign called Take Back Yoga introduced by the Hindu American Foundation. You can read the article yourself, but the gist is that this group is trying to get Americans to acknowledge that yoga was initially a Hindu practice. Dr. Aseem Shukla, the foundation’s co-founder, is quoted in the article as saying: “In a way, our issue is that yoga has thrived, but Hinduism has lost control of the brand.”
The brand? Is yoga a brand? I don’t know. Read More »»
Q&A: Jill Miller Talks About Tuning In
Posted on November 29th, 2010 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
Jill Miller is a Los Angeles-based yoga teacher who created a style of yoga called Yoga Tune Up. Strongly influenced by a background in dance, pilates, and bodywork, Jill talked to The Sacred Cow this month about preparing the body for asana and the importance of massage and self-care.
Flying (Mindfully) High
Posted on October 26th, 2010 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
For years, I always thought of yoga as a solitary act. Even when I was practicing in a room full of people, I kept my attention focused inward and my concentration on my own mind and body. So, on the random occasion that a teacher would tell the class to partner up, I would get frustrated for being taken out of my meditative, solo space. But when I started practicing Acro Yoga, things changed. Read More »»
Welcome to The Sacred Cow
Posted on July 12th, 2010 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
Welcome to The Sacred Cow! This is a new blog that I have developed in conjunction with Pranamaya to further the company’s mission of creating thoughtful and unique conversations about yoga.
If you aren’t already familiar with Pranamaya, it’s an innovative San Francisco-based company that creates one-of-a-kind media—mostly DVDs—with modern yoga masters like Sri Dharma Mittra, Paul Grilley, Sarah Powers, and Gary Kraftsow. The company was founded in 2002 by longtime friends Ian Albert and Mark Holmes to capture the teachings of these great thinkers and practitioners, and offer those teachings to the world. Read More »»
