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861. - May 22, 2006 HEALTH TRENDS / AS YOGA GOES MAINSTREAM, CHRISTIAN FANS URGE THEIR CHURCHES TO FIND A HEALTHY BALANCE As Susan Bordenkircher sees it, Christians for too long have kept yoga on the mat. In her new book, "Yoga for Christians, " the certified group fitness instructor and a devout Methodist argues Christians should change their posture and stretch their concept of worship to embrace yoga. Long controversial in some Christian circles, yoga is fast gaining adherents through the new wave of "Christian yoga" across the nation. "What ... Orlando Sentinel, The - May 2, 2006 Bible, yoga strike a pose More Christians conquer doubts about the discipline that links the body and spiritual insight. As Susan Bordenkircher sees it, Christians for too long have kept yoga on the mat. In her new book, Yoga for Christians, the certified group fitness instructor and a devout Methodist argues Christians should change their posture and stretch their concept of worship to embrace yoga. Long controversial in some Christian circles, yoga is fast gaining adherents through the new wave of "Christian yoga" across the nation. "What we are attempting to do ... - March 12, 2006 PROFILE Jazzed about yoga Bhupendra S. Soneji teaches a yoga class at the Rancho Senior Center that attracts people from 7 to 90 years old. Bhupendra S. Soneji, 61, has been spreading the teaching of yoga in the community since he moved to Irvine 25 years ago. Soneji is a civil engineer by profession in Claremont, but his evenings and weekends are set aside to demonstrate how yoga can change a person's life. "Everybody is thriving for inner joy, " Soneji said. "I have that and I want to pass it on to others. In 1993, he started the Sarathi Yoga Foundation. Every Wednesday ... Chicago Tribune - February 26, 2006 Soccer mom or yoga mama? Move over, soccer mom. There's a hip, new mother in town: the yoga mama. "Soccer moms are passe, " said Katherine Stewart, whose novel "The Yoga Mamas" (Berkley, $14) follows a group of fashion-obsessed new moms through spas, boutiques and yoga classes. Soccer moms--pushed into the spotlight during Bill Clinton's 1996 run for re-election to the presidency--are yielding the field as their children move on to ... - February 5, 2006 Yoga with a twist, RRI clients stretch, breathe, relax STURBRIDGE - For thousands of years, people of all ages have turned to yoga to improve their physical, spiritual and mental well-being. The combination of deep, focused breathing and deliberate body stretching elicits a relaxation response that people wholeheartedly believe will increase healing. Rehabilitative Resources Inc. of Sturbridge is a firm believer in that perspective - and has taken a new direction with the 5, 000-year-old yoga tradition. RRI, a nonprofit organization that ... - December 29, 2005 Yoga teacher takes Christian approach While many people may think it's a stretch to combine yoga and Christianity, Dayna Gelinas sees it as a perfect blend. "When I found yoga in 1998, it was such a beautiful way of exercising that also had this spiritual part to it. For me, it just gelled, " said the lifelong exerciser. "Yoga can be worshipful and prayerful. "Gelinas left behind a 22-year high school teaching career to become a full-time yoga instructor in ... - November 17, 2005 Strength & Serenity Add power to your meditation with Ashtanga yoga. Don't let Madonna's buff biceps fool you -- Ashtanga yoga isn't all about muscle. Even though regular practice of this vigorous exercise might make you as cut as the lithe pop star (reportedly an Ashtanga devotee), there are more benefits than meet the eye. "Some people say Ashtanga is one of the most rigorous (yoga) practices, " says Diana Christinson, owner and instructor at the Pacific Ashtanga Yoga Shala in Dana Point ... . - November 4, 2005 Local woman offers yoga to adults and children Sharon resident Robyn Parets has practiced the healing, ancient art of yoga since 1999. She decided to learn more about the art and enhanced her knowledge by studying to become a certified Hatha yoga instructor. After completing her certification and teaching yoga in gyms, schools, churches and other yoga studios, Parets decided to start teaching classes in Sharon last June, offering the community a healthy way to get fit, relax and relieve stress. Breathe Joy Yoga Studio, located in ... - November 4, 2005 Local woman offers yoga to adults and children Sharon resident Robyn Parets has practiced the healing, ancient art of yoga since 1999. She decided to learn more about the art and enhanced her knowledge by studying to become a certified Hatha yoga instructor. After completing her certification and teaching yoga in gyms, schools, churches and other yoga studios, Parets decided to start teaching classes in Sharon last June, offering the community a healthy way to get fit, relax and relieve stress. Breathe Joy Yoga Studio, located in ... - September 27, 2005 NO PRETZELS ALLOWED, THE GOAL OF YOGA IS TO UNWIND, SAYS INSTRUCTOR BARBARA MARGOTTA. Instructor Barbara Margotta has seen interest in and the image of yoga change over the years. "Most people know now that it is not a religion, " she said. "It is a philosophy of life, a way to live and take care of yourself. ""It's not necessary to be a pretzel and of course it isn't about sitting on a bed of nails either, " she said. She began her study of yoga with classes in 1975 and

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Previous 801. - October 14, 2003 Yoga classes offer flexibility When winter weather keeps Ed Rockland from bicycling, he heads to yoga class. "One of the negative things about cycling is it works certain muscles much more than others, " he said, adding those muscles tend to get tight and short. "It creates an imbalance. The yoga has the side effect of balancing things out. " If you think yoga is just for women, you're wrong. Rockland's instructor is Roberta ... Post-Standard, The (Syracuse, NY) - October 9, 2003 A PLACE OF PEACE, CNY YOGA CENTER'S OWNERS FIND A RELAXING NEW HOME Lorie Bebber and Lisa Kiefer used to teach yoga in cold gym rooms surrounded by noise and distractions. Every time they looked up from their yoga positions, they could see televisions and weight lifters through the gym room windows. "When I started teaching yoga, I taught at a gym and I quit immediately, " Bebber said. "I didn't want to teach that kind of yoga. "The gym atmosphere wasn't what either woman wanted ... THE ORLANDO SENTINEL - September 19, 2003 YOGA SCHOOLS STRETCH OUT AND GROW AREA STUDIOS OFFER A VARIETY OF CLASSES IN THE ANCIENT SYSTEM OF EXERCISE, WHICH IS ENJOYING A BOOM IN POPULARITY. MOUNT DORA -- Most businesses operate for months, if not years, before deciding to expand. But Yoga 1 in downtown Mount Dora took only a week to make that decision. Shortly after its grand opening Sept. 8, the 1, 100-square-foot yoga school at 252 N. Donnelly St. rented a 750-square-foot space next door. "We were responding to feedback at our open house, " said owner Diana Hurwitz, 40. "Some people said our rooms were too small, so the next week we took ... Sun-Sentinel - September 14, 2003 SHORT STRETCHES HERE'S A TWIST: FOLLOWING IN THEIR PARENTS' FOOTSTEPS, KIDS ARE TRYING YOGA AND LOVING IT. Heather Ginsberg's daughters used to watch and imitate her when she practiced yoga exercises at home. Now Hannah, 4, twists and turns her body into postures even yoga-conscious adults can't master. And 2 1/2-year-old Lydia is gradually learning to, well, stay close to her purple mat through most of a 45-minute yoga class for kids. Ginsberg likes the exercise and attention her girls get in the small class of six regulars. And an environment that is relatively calm and ... - August 5, 2003 YOGA'S POPULARITY SPREADS TO CHILDREN When the yoga teacher urges her students to stretch like trees, Benjamin Wolfgang gets up on his toes. Jenna Katz opens her palms to the ceiling. Francis Karagodins, however, runs around the room and plays with the curtains. Francis can be forgiven: He's just 3 years old. Jenna is 4, and with two years of instruction behind her, a veteran in an increasingly popular activity, yoga for children. For teachers such as Jodi Komitor, it is a fast-expanding business. Two years ... - July 5, 2003 Designers stretch outerwear styles to fit yoga fans After yoga class, Kristen Camacho heads for work without bothering to change. Camacho, 22, a hairstylist, feels perfectly chic wearing her $70-plus outfit: black nylon and Spandex boot-cut pants paired with a gray cotton tank top. "They're not all tight and clingy, but fit your body, " she says. "And they're so cute, I love to wear them out. "While yogaphiles like Camacho are chanting ... - May 31, 2003 Positioned for success Two women cross over to a different career as yoga studio owners Mindy Schultz and Sue Patterson met several years ago at a yoga class. At the time, Schultz was an editorial assistant at Andrews McMeel Universal and Patterson was a video writer and producer at Hallmark Cards Inc. Both started doing yoga to relieve stress. Neither was looking for a career change, but as their friendship evolved, so did their involvement in yoga. The more they learned about it, the more they wanted to share it with other people. ... - May 6, 2003 GET FIT / IYENGAR GIVES YOGA ITS PROPS The Hatha Yoga style known as Iyengar was born of adversity and necessity. It starts with B. K. S. Iyengar, but not until his teaching career was well established. Iyengar was born in India in 1918. He suffered various health problems as a child and was taken in at 16 by his sister and her yoga-teaching husband. The brother-in-law, who had a reputation as a taskmaster, taught his young charge yoga as a way of strengthening his body. Within two years, Iyengar had learned well enough ... Toronto (Ontario, Canada) - January 18, 2003 Yoga's New York liberation, Teacher to the stars drops by Toronto Studio stresses yoga as philosophy Though he just stepped in from the frigid winter air, revered yoga teacher David Life seems to have no problem assuming bakasana, or the crane pose, in which he supports his body weight on his palms, tucks his knees into his armpits and folds his legs into a tight pretzel. "Ugh, I'm just off the plane, " he breathes, unfolding gingerly. Life, who is 52 but looks half that, with a lean, rippled body, bright eyes and colourful tattoos on both forearms, ... Toronto (Ontario, Canada) - January 18, 2003 Yoga's New York liberation, Teacher to the stars drops by Toronto Studio stresses yoga as philosophy Though he just stepped in from the frigid winter air, revered yoga teacher David Life seems to have no problem assuming bakasana, or the crane pose, in which he supports his body weight on his palms, tucks his knees into his armpits and folds his legs into a tight pretzel. "Ugh, I'm just off the plane, " he breathes, unfolding gingerly. Life, who is 52 but looks half that, with a lean, rippled body, bright eyes and colourful tattoos on both forearms,

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Previous 811. Daily Camera (Boulder, CO) - December 22, 2002 Ancient exercise helps counter holiday stress, GET YOGA If the windows are foggy at Richard Friedman`s Yoga Workshop in Boulder, then you know a class is in session. It`s amazing how a couple of hours spent barely moving can make a roomful of people sweat. Friedman is one of dozens of experts teaching yoga in a county where the popularity of the practice is on the rise. As the winter sets in, many agree that the ancient Eastern art is worth a try for people interested in getting or staying in shape. It`s also a great way to stay sharp at ... - November 21, 2002 YOGA CLASS STRETCHES TO ENCOMPASS DISABLED, ITS STUDY CAN HELP BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY * Eric Small is one of the leading forces behind the movement to promote yoga's power to alleviate the crippling effects of chronic illnesses such as MS. On a weekend afternoon in Webster Groves, 18 yoga students sit quietly as their instructor, Eric Small, coaches them in the basic elements of pranayama, or breathing. "Breathe evenly and naturally through your nostrils, " he says. "Be aware of your breathing; listen to it. This will relax ... - March 15, 2002 Beware: Bikram yoga not for wimps, Students sit in 105 degree, very humid rooms for 'soul rinse' The temperature is 110 degrees in the yoga studio, and the humidity is 40 percent. You crouch in the eagle pose -- your arms wrapped around each other twice, your interlaced fingers pulling down mightily, your left leg stretched over your right with all five toes peeking out from behind your right calf. Sweat drips, delicately, from your brow. "Suck in your stomach, " says the teacher. So you do. "Spine straight. " You try. "Everyone ... , The - January 9, 2002 WOMAN EARNS SPOT ON REGISTRY OF YOGA TEACHERS, GASTON COLLEGE PROF HAS HAD MORE THAN 500 HOURS OF TRAINING After teaching more than 2, 000 hours of yoga, Judy Blankenship decided to stretch herself and reached a new goal. The Gaston College professor recently became a nationally registered yoga teacher serving Gaston and Lincoln counties. She is registered through the Yoga Alliance, a Pennsylvania-based agency that registers yoga teachers after they receive certification from an approved yoga school. The Yoga Alliance is the only national agency that maintains a registry of nationally ... - July 24, 2001 RELAXATION STATION, Ages-old yoga makes an impact as 21st-century exercise It took 90 minutes to erase a lifelong stereotype. Pat Caldwell recently completed her first yoga class in an altered state. "I've always equated yoga with little men in turbans who sit and hum, " Caldwell said. "I was surprised to learn that it was so down-to-earth and basic. "The response from the 62-year-old Worthington woman reflects the demystification of yoga in the United States. The ancient Indian exercise has become ... New York Times, The - July 8, 2001 COPING Hare, Hooey: The New Yoga LET me dispense with the platitudes up front: I'm into yoga. I think it's great for the city's alpha set. But at the moment yoga fever is out of control. There are way too many cat suits in yoga class. Way too much music, specifically of the "Wyndham Hill meets Hare Krishna" variety. Way too many leggy, Lycra-clad would-be model babes. At one class I attended last weekend, the svelte dominatrix of a yoga teacher marched around ... Time - April 23, 2001 A Shopper's Guide There are eight major schools of yoga, from Bhakti, which is mostly about prayer and mantra chanting, to Tantra, which is largely about sex. Most yoga studios and fitness centers in America teach some type of Hatha yoga, the yoga of activity. Hatha comes in hundreds of different flavors--each emphasizing different body postures and breathing techniques. These are some of the most popular: EASY --Iyengar A good place for beginners to start, Iyengar concentrates on carefully aligning ... - December 27, 1999 YOGA STUDIO TO OPEN IN TIPP CITY, Down Dog Studio ready to put Valley residents in shape TIPP CITY - Even Rhonda Cox's dog does yoga after getting up. "Heidi is 15 years old, and she does more stretching than any dog I've known, " Cox said. "She gets around great. "Heidi's stretches inspired the name of Cox's new venture, Down Dog Yoga Studios, which will offer 90-minute classes four times a day on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays starting Jan. 11. "Down ... - June 21, 1999 This yoga class breaks a sweat To non-yoga types, the most prolonged pose of the day may be the one that tightens the hamstrings, rounds the shoulders and compresses the spine. Feel familiar? You might call it the seated slump or the sedentary sag, a position that the deskbound among us have practiced to perfection. You can sculpt your body with weights. You can trim it with aerobics. You can nourish it with the healthiest calories known to the human digestive tract. But if you're rigid and inflexible, ... - February 1, 1999 PUTTING SOME HEAT INTO YOUR EXERCISES WITH POWER YOGA Two words come to mind when considering the practice of power yoga. The first, inevitably, is "oxymoron. "Yoga is commonly thought of as an activity designed to evoke a sense of serenity and what practitioners call mindfulness, a meditative focusing on the present moment. This raises the obvious question of what power has to do with it, which brings us to the second word: sweat. To the uninitiated, power yoga is not that different from other varieties of yoga,

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Previous 821. New York Times, The - March 15, 1998 VIEW Modern Yoga: Om to the Beat IT was a typical Monday night at the Jivamukti Yoga Center on Lafayette Street. A conga line of the faithful and the hopeful -- a guy in a pinstripe suit with a cell phone, a young woman with pre-Raphaelite hair wearing a silver down jacket, the actresses Sarah Jessica Parker and Mary Stuart Masterson -- snaked toward the front desk. Comment on latest version of yoga, Jivamukti, New York studio that embraces spirituality in aerobic fashion(S) The civilians in line projected, ... The Dallas Morning News - December 1, 1997 Flexible Fitness Yoga offers solutions to many workout goals In 1983, Terry Gold was a stressed-out data processor. He turned to yoga to ease muscle soreness from running and neck tension from life in general. "The first class my muscles screamed, " says Mr. Gold, now a full-time Dallas yoga instructor. "But then we did relaxation at the end; I walked out and felt this release of tension. " Mr. Gold learned long ago what many people have only recently discovered. Once largely thought of solely as a way ... Boston Globe - April 17, 1996 POWER YOGA: PUTTING INTENSITY IN SERENITY First there were power breakfasts. Then power walking. Now please welcome power yoga. "Power" is yoga's equivalent of the 6-mile run or the three-hour mountain bike ride. Regular yoga is slow and leisurely; power yoga (known to purists by its Indian name, Ashtanga) moves fast. Yoga is not aerobic or sweaty; power yoga is done in 80-degree heat, to get the sweat going and keep it dripping. Yoga is restful; power yoga has no rest periods, unless you ... (Walnut Creek, CA) - July 24, 1995 JOCK YOGA One sentence from the instructor pushed Ray Barber to the Yoga Wall: "When he said, Put your arm across your back and touch your thigh, ' I was like, no way. I'm out. "That moment aside, he glided through the rest of the 1 1/2-hour class. Not bad for a 46-year-old Lafayette guy who teaches fourth grade in Antioch. Barber has come a long way from his previous impression of the 2, 200-year-old discipline of yoga: "It was one of those ... (Walnut Creek, CA) - July 24, 1995 JOCK YOGA One sentence from the instructor pushed Ray Barber to the Yoga Wall: "When he said, Put your arm across your back and touch your thigh, ' I was like, no way. I'm out. "That moment aside, he glided through the rest of the 1 1/2-hour class. Not bad for a 46-year-old Lafayette guy who teaches fourth grade in Antioch. Barber has come a long way from his previous impression of the 2, 200-year-old discipline of yoga: "It was one of those ... THE - August 27, 1993 Awareness of Mind-Body Link Increases Yoga's Popularity When he was in high school, Rudd Simmons learned a few yoga poses. But only this year did Simmons, a 40-year- old film producer in New York, begin using yoga regularly to stay fit. ``A lot of the stigma people may have felt in the '70s and '80s is relaxing, '' Simmons said. Yoga, he said, perfectly accommodates his erratic schedule. ``It is sometimes difficult for me to get to a pool or go out for a bike ride, but this is something I can do at ... - October 26, 1992 Teaching the basics of yoga benefits Before they learn to levitate, students of yoga learn to sit up straight; before they reach for a deeper realm of consciousness, they learn to relax and calm their minds. Many yoga students today have no real interest in defying gravity or even evolving their awareness, but they do want to meditate without their backs hurting, says a Fort Worth doctor who incorporates yoga extensively in her medical practice. To achieve that, they must learn to sit and stand and breathe properly, says ... Evening Tribune (San Diego, CA) - December 5, 1990 YOGA for the '90s PBS' Lilias stretches into the future The blooming of Lilias -- the Lilias Folan who has made yoga as accessible as a public television channel -- occurred shortly after she had become a tired, bored, stiff housewife. Her back ached. Her mood soured. Her anxiety soared. And her doctor, diagnosing the malady as a graduated case of the thirtysomething, suburban, rut-infested blahs, offered an enlightened -- for the time -- prescription: Exercise. More than 20 years later, Folan is easing her now-supple 5-foot-9-inch ... The San Diego Tribune - December 5, 1990 YOGA for the '90s PBS' Lilias stretches into the future The blooming of Lilias -- the Lilias Folan who has made yoga as accessible as a public television channel -- occurred shortly after she had become a tired, bored, stiff housewife. Her back ached. Her mood soured. Her anxiety soared. And her doctor, diagnosing the malady as a graduated case of the thirtysomething, suburban, rut-infested blahs, offered an enlightened -- for the time -- prescription: Exercise. More than 20 years later, Folan is easing her now-supple 5-foot-9-inch ... - November 12, 1990 YOGA FINDS PEACE, NEW PLACE IN HECTIC '90S When Joanne Snow told her Monday night yoga class about a group of Georgia fundamentalists a while back who were trying to brand yoga as "devil worship, " they were amused. Just about everyone in the class had joined for health or stress reasons. Sure, they did some meditating. But devil worship?"We all got a good laugh out of that one, " says Snow, who has been teaching yoga in Fort Wayne for 12 years. It's a charge that

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851. - February 10, 2007 Doga - it's your dog doing yoga with you Dogs adapt to yoga positions naturally, says doga's creator. Several years ago, Lorie Covert of Atlantic Beach began doing hatha yoga, a form of meditative exercise developed thousands of years ago in India that strengthens the body, helps the spine become more flexible, normalizes blood pressure and reduces stress. On Feb. 3 at Bull Memorial Park in Atlantic Beach, Covert learned how to do yoga postures with her dog, Leilani, a miniature dachshund. "My friends say I'm nuts, " Covert said as she waited for ... New York Times, The - December 28, 2006 Meditate on This: Yoga Is Big Business Under dim lights and pulsating techno-trance music, the vast room at a recent yoga conference in a mountain town northwest of Boulder, Colo., looked like a rave club, without the drugs. Some 140 people formed fluid concentric circles around Shiva Rea, a globe-trotting yoga-dance instructor from Los Angeles. In a room next door, 64 vendors of clothing, accessories, books, skin-care products and other yoga-related enticements attended to customers and watched the class from the doorway ... . Stratford City Gazette (Ontario, Canada) - November 3, 2006 Yoga with a laugh Studio takes a lighter look at yoga Local instructor Yolanda Yott wants people to know that yoga is for everyone. And she also wants people to know the yoga taught at her new studio, Bodyfit Yoga at 311 Church St., isn't necessarily a serious, straight-faced activity. "It is a space for the amazing practice of yoga without the freakidoodleness, " said the former stand-up comedian and puppeteer. "There's no oming or chanting here and it's open and ... Stratford City Gazette (Ontario, Canada) - November 3, 2006 Yoga with a laugh Studio takes a lighter look at yoga Local instructor Yolanda Yott wants people to know that yoga is for everyone. And she also wants people to know the yoga taught at her new studio, Bodyfit Yoga at 311 Church St., isn't necessarily a serious, straight-faced activity. "It is a space for the amazing practice of yoga without the freakidoodleness, " said the former stand-up comedian and puppeteer. "There's no oming or chanting here and it's open and ... Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News - September 26, 2006 Finding inspiration in yoga: Stretching can make your spirits soar Sep. 26 In the dim light of the Full Circle Yoga studio in Winter Park, instructor Susan Rothlein sits cross-legged on a mat, arms relaxed, breathing deeply. "Feel yourself filling up from the belly to the heart, " she says in a soft, hypnotic voice. "Center your focus and be present. Fill up with peace and nurturing energy. Breathe in vitality. . . . just allow yourself to come right into the moment. "The pregnant women who sit on mats on ... - September 18, 2006 What 'not' to wear to yoga class This is a common question: What should I wear to yoga?When it comes to clothes, think practical. Imagine you're in your workout pants and a giant T-shirt, and then you go into some upside-down pose (downward-facing dog, even), and then there you are, T-shirt sliding around your neck, revealing way too much in class. You spend the rest of the class focusing less on the poses and more on the position of your T-shirt. On shorts: Before you go to a yoga class wearing ... - August 9, 2006 'Hot yoga' becomes steamy alternative Routines done in room heated to at least 90 If this summer hasn't been hot enough, some who practice yoga are purposely ramping up the temperature. Hot yoga, a modification of Bikram yoga, takes traditional yoga to the extreme. The challenging form of yoga is a series of 27 poses performed in a room heated to at least 90 degrees. "The room is heated to warm your muscles and allow you to work deeper and safer into a yoga pose, " said Mike Zolfo, owner of The Yoga Room. "The ... poses ... - July 19, 2006 Yoga not just for fitness buffs -- Midtown classes for all levels Midtowner Leah Bray Nichols recently announced that she is teaching yoga classes in Midtown. "Yoga With Leah" classes focus on the wellness of body and mind, and making yoga accessible to everyone. The community yoga classes are offered at TheatreWorks in Overton Square each Saturday morning. "The classes are a neutral and safe space for everyone to learn yoga - not just the young or the hyper-flexible, " Nichols said ... . - July 6, 2006 Yoga Guru Faces Criminal Penalties City Attorney Files 10-Count Case Alleging Violations at La Cienega Studio City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo announced last week that a popular yoga practitioner who operated a studio on La Cienega has been charged with 10 criminal counts of failing to comply with building and safety codes. The case against Bikram Choudhury, founder of the popular yoga style Bikram Yoga, stems from an investigation by the Los Angeles Fire Department that found numerous violations at the studio in the 1800 block of La Cienega Boulevard. Violations ranged from operating a business ... - May 27, 2006 An invitation to peace, Christians find connection to God through yoga Flipping the remote, looking for a new way to exercise, Karen Palaszek came across a televised yoga class eight years ago. "When I finished, I remember feeling like, 'Whoa, this feels pretty good. ' Quiet. Centered, " she said. "It gave me an opportunity to quiet my mind. "At the time, she had no idea she was launching into a new career as well as a new way to pray. Palaszek has a yoga innovations company called

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831. New York Times, The - July 11, 2009 Yoga Faces Regulation, and Firmly Pushes Back It seemed like a good idea at the time. Ten years ago, with yoga transforming into a ubiquitous pop culture phenomenon from a niche pursuit, yoga teachers banded together to create a voluntary online registry of schools meeting new standards for training instructors. But that list -- which now includes nearly 1, 000 yoga schools nationwide, many of them tiny -- is being put to a use for which it was never intended. It is the key document in a crackdown that pits free-spirited yogis against ... McClatchy-Tribune Regional News (USA) - April 26, 2009 Doggone Zen: Bonding through yoga: Doga lets owners, pets hit the mat together Apr. 26 MADISON The room was quiet as everyone sitting on yoga mats in the lotus position concentrated on their breathing, feeling their heart rates slow. It was all very relaxing, very Zen. Until one of the participants barked. Aside from the leashes, this yoga class looked like any other. Students seated or perched on mats in a circle faced instructor Courtney Weis as they performed the usual yoga positions: cobra, downward facing dog, bridge, chair, tree, triangle, warrior 1 and ... - April 16, 2009 Yoga instructor says class will energize your soul Business Profile — LeeLaa Yoga, 72 N. Main St., Springboro Contact — Director Karen Moss, (937) 477-2241, www. leelaayoga. org Background — Karen Moss was taking a Pilates class at the YMCA about eight years ago, when the teacher left and she started taking yoga classes. She enjoyed it so much, she wanted to share her new-found exercise passion. She left a career in sales in December 2007 and opened up her own yoga studio in Springboro. She completed a ... - January 23, 2009 Chris Osgood's wife, Jenna, is co-owner of yoga studio in Plymouth As owners of the newest addition to downtown Plymouth, the Plymouth Yoga Room, Brent and Sheri Rieli and Jenna Osgood, wife of Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood, had a single goal in mind: To share the benefits they have gained from the practice of yoga with all those willing to try it. While teaching yoga in a sports club setting in Novi, Sheri Rieli met Osgood, first as a student. Sheri and her husband had long pondered the possibility of opening their own studio, and realized Osgood shared ... - December 29, 2008 Yoga: That's Hot Bikram class lets you warm up for a stretch I stepped from the cold into the warm lobby of the Bikram Yoga studio on a recent 45-degree morning. I wasn't sure how I would fare in the 104-degree room with 40 percent humidity. Was it going to smell like a y locker room? Would it be so hot that I'd get queasy and puke? Would people flee from my sweaty, stinky self?None of these things came to pass, and, surprisingly, the place didn't smell like anything (no oils, incense, air freshener or ... - December 17, 2008 Yoga: A conflict of religion? Millions of Americans practice it, but some claim it violates the principles of their faiths Avondale's Kim Mason is a Christian who takes her faith seriously. She also practices yoga several times a week. Conflict?No way, said Mason, who scoffs at the notion that yoga is an overt or subliminal homage to ancient Indian gods or spirituality. "You don't have to worship anything" during yoga, Mason said. "You can worship a Gucci purse if you want to - you have to look at your ... (Madison, WI) - September 14, 2008 YOGA HELPS KIDS COPE, IN MILWAUKEE, SUMMER CLASSES TAUGHT TEENS HOW TO CONTROL THEIR BODIES AND RELAX WHEN EMOTIONS RUN HIGH. Diamond Barnett-Lewis knows exactly what to do when her yoga teacher calls out, "Adho Mukha Svanasana. " It's the origins of the eight-syllable Sanskrit phrase that gives her pause. "What language is that?" Barnett-Lewis, 13, asked during a teen yoga class. "Where's it from?"This summer, many Milwaukee youths were engaged in the usual pastimes: chatting on front porches, watching TV and ... - September 14, 2008 YOGA NOT JUST FOR ADULTS INITIATIVE SETS OUT TO INVOLVE TEENS, TOO Diamond Barnett-Lewis knows exactly what to do when her yoga teacher calls out, "Adho Mukha Svanasana. " It's the origins of the eight-syllable Sanskrit phrase that gives her pause. "What language is that?" Barnett-Lewis, 13, asked during a teen yoga class. "Where's it from?"This summer, many Milwaukee youths were engaged in the usual pastimes: chatting on front porches, watching TV and ... - August 1, 2008 Beach yoga lends new meaning to relaxing For the last four years, Harriet Nezer has joined a yoga class on the beach during visits to her summer home on Plum Island. She now is attending the class taught by Angelena Craig at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, but during her 10 years of practicing yoga, Nezer has enrolled in other classes with Craig. Yoga on Plum Island is just one of the many outlets Craig uses to teach yoga. "I gear the beach yoga to anyone, " she says. It is suitable for all ... McClatchy-Tribune Regional News (USA) - May 2, 2008 Yoga path to sound mind, body May 2 BEIJING In a kung fu dominated society, yoga is emerging as a powerful tool for parents to groom their children. Four-year-old Chinese Yammie Lau has just learnt to say namaste with a deep breath. "Yoga is helping my once passive daughter to develop personality skills, " says Yammie's mother Jacqueline. Yammie attends a weekly children's yoga class straight after her school in Beijing. In yoga- China, with its variations from

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861. - May 22, 2006 HEALTH TRENDS / AS YOGA GOES MAINSTREAM, CHRISTIAN FANS URGE THEIR CHURCHES TO FIND A HEALTHY BALANCE As Susan Bordenkircher sees it, Christians for too long have kept yoga on the mat. In her new book, "Yoga for Christians, " the certified group fitness instructor and a devout Methodist argues Christians should change their posture and stretch their concept of worship to embrace yoga. Long controversial in some Christian circles, yoga is fast gaining adherents through the new wave of "Christian yoga" across the nation. "What ... Orlando Sentinel, The - May 2, 2006 Bible, yoga strike a pose More Christians conquer doubts about the discipline that links the body and spiritual insight. As Susan Bordenkircher sees it, Christians for too long have kept yoga on the mat. In her new book, Yoga for Christians, the certified group fitness instructor and a devout Methodist argues Christians should change their posture and stretch their concept of worship to embrace yoga. Long controversial in some Christian circles, yoga is fast gaining adherents through the new wave of "Christian yoga" across the nation. "What we are attempting to do ... - March 12, 2006 PROFILE Jazzed about yoga Bhupendra S. Soneji teaches a yoga class at the Rancho Senior Center that attracts people from 7 to 90 years old. Bhupendra S. Soneji, 61, has been spreading the teaching of yoga in the community since he moved to Irvine 25 years ago. Soneji is a civil engineer by profession in Claremont, but his evenings and weekends are set aside to demonstrate how yoga can change a person's life. "Everybody is thriving for inner joy, " Soneji said. "I have that and I want to pass it on to others. In 1993, he started the Sarathi Yoga Foundation. Every Wednesday ... Chicago Tribune - February 26, 2006 Soccer mom or yoga mama? Move over, soccer mom. There's a hip, new mother in town: the yoga mama. "Soccer moms are passe, " said Katherine Stewart, whose novel "The Yoga Mamas" (Berkley, $14) follows a group of fashion-obsessed new moms through spas, boutiques and yoga classes. Soccer moms--pushed into the spotlight during Bill Clinton's 1996 run for re-election to the presidency--are yielding the field as their children move on to ... - February 5, 2006 Yoga with a twist, RRI clients stretch, breathe, relax STURBRIDGE - For thousands of years, people of all ages have turned to yoga to improve their physical, spiritual and mental well-being. The combination of deep, focused breathing and deliberate body stretching elicits a relaxation response that people wholeheartedly believe will increase healing. Rehabilitative Resources Inc. of Sturbridge is a firm believer in that perspective - and has taken a new direction with the 5, 000-year-old yoga tradition. RRI, a nonprofit organization that ... - December 29, 2005 Yoga teacher takes Christian approach While many people may think it's a stretch to combine yoga and Christianity, Dayna Gelinas sees it as a perfect blend. "When I found yoga in 1998, it was such a beautiful way of exercising that also had this spiritual part to it. For me, it just gelled, " said the lifelong exerciser. "Yoga can be worshipful and prayerful. "Gelinas left behind a 22-year high school teaching career to become a full-time yoga instructor in ... - November 17, 2005 Strength & Serenity Add power to your meditation with Ashtanga yoga. Don't let Madonna's buff biceps fool you -- Ashtanga yoga isn't all about muscle. Even though regular practice of this vigorous exercise might make you as cut as the lithe pop star (reportedly an Ashtanga devotee), there are more benefits than meet the eye. "Some people say Ashtanga is one of the most rigorous (yoga) practices, " says Diana Christinson, owner and instructor at the Pacific Ashtanga Yoga Shala in Dana Point ... . - November 4, 2005 Local woman offers yoga to adults and children Sharon resident Robyn Parets has practiced the healing, ancient art of yoga since 1999. She decided to learn more about the art and enhanced her knowledge by studying to become a certified Hatha yoga instructor. After completing her certification and teaching yoga in gyms, schools, churches and other yoga studios, Parets decided to start teaching classes in Sharon last June, offering the community a healthy way to get fit, relax and relieve stress. Breathe Joy Yoga Studio, located in ... - November 4, 2005 Local woman offers yoga to adults and children Sharon resident Robyn Parets has practiced the healing, ancient art of yoga since 1999. She decided to learn more about the art and enhanced her knowledge by studying to become a certified Hatha yoga instructor. After completing her certification and teaching yoga in gyms, schools, churches and other yoga studios, Parets decided to start teaching classes in Sharon last June, offering the community a healthy way to get fit, relax and relieve stress. Breathe Joy Yoga Studio, located in ... - September 27, 2005 NO PRETZELS ALLOWED, THE GOAL OF YOGA IS TO UNWIND, SAYS INSTRUCTOR BARBARA MARGOTTA. Instructor Barbara Margotta has seen interest in and the image of yoga change over the years. "Most people know now that it is not a religion, " she said. "It is a philosophy of life, a way to live and take care of yourself. ""It's not necessary to be a pretzel and of course it isn't about sitting on a bed of nails either, " she said. She began her study of yoga with classes in 1975 and

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Previous 841. Chronicle Herald, The (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) - March 22, 2008 Finding yoga's spiritual side; It takes more than Lulelemon to transform lives HAPPY, MIDDLE-CLASS people wrapped in Lululemon stride to their Ashtanga yoga class, mat strapped proudly on. Yoga DVDs boast beautiful people with fabulous bodies posing on glamorous beaches. While the front row of any yoga class inevitably contains flawless athletes in amazing poses, the back is home to the sweaty, nervous people trying not to fall over. So how does yoga's spiritual origins among the sinewy gurus of India connect to the superficial image sold in the West? ... McClatchy-Tribune Regional News (USA) - March 3, 2008 Full-figured Bay Area women find yoga class that's a perfect fit Mar. 3 Sign language interpreter Ari-Asha Castalia walked into Berkeley yoga instructor Sally Pugh's class in 2004 with her arms crossed. Yoga, she says, is for thin people. Castalia describes herself as a "very, very big person. " She doubted she would get much from the class, even if it was billed as a yoga class for large women. At the time, Castalia hadn't been physically active for a number of years. She felt trapped in her body, a ... Newtown Bee, The - January 11, 2008 Giving Back To The Community Is Part Of Yoga Instructor's Mantra Karen Pierce is as pleased to be teaching the upcoming "Yoga Mania" class at Newtown Youth & Family Services (NYFS) as the agency is to have the experienced instructor share her talents at its new space. For Ms Pierce, who is donating her time to NYFS for the four-month class, it is a way of giving back to the community in which she grew up and a way to get kids hooked on a healthy method for destressing and moving their bodies ... . - November 26, 2007 At the heart of yoga is - well, the heart LOS ANGELES - Even in Los Angeles' sprawling, wildly diverse yoga community, Shiva Rea stands out. An internationally known teacher of "prana vinyasa" flow yoga and yoga trance dance, when she's not teaching at Exhale Spa in nearby Santa Monica, the charismatic yoga instructor travels the world teaching an innovative form of yoga based on the root teachings of tantra, ayruveda, bhakti and hatha yoga. She is featured in more than a dozen DVDs, ... , The - November 20, 2007 YOGA WITH A KICK, UNION COUNTY'S CAMERON SHAYNE BARELY GOT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. NOW HE'S GOT A STAR-STUDDED FOLLOWING AFTER CREATING BUDOKON, A YOGA-MARTIAL ARTS MIX. Maybe you haven't heard of Budokon, a fusion of yoga, martial arts and meditation that's made its way into fitness classes in Charlotte and across the country. But just wait, predicts Cameron Shayne, Budokon's 35-year-old creator. He's betting that in a decade or so, Budokon (Japanese for "way of the spiritual warrior") will be all over the place. Just like yoga. "Yoga and martial arts belong ... Jerusalem Post, The (Israel) - November 2, 2007 Yoga for youngsters Thousands of years ago, deep in the Himalaya Mountains, lived the first yoga masters, reads the first line of Osnat Israeli's introduction to yoga for children. Israeli, who created a line of cards to help teach yoga to youth, has been using storytelling and games as foundations for successful learning for many years. But her passion for yoga is a more recent affair. After years of practicing Pilates, Israeli attended a yoga class in 2000. "It was partially out of ... - October 4, 2007 Mom designs eco-friendly yoga mats Last year, 15-month-old Eleanor Downey decided her mother's yoga mat was one of her favorite playthings. Inspired by her daughter's fascination with the mat, Katy Downey, 36, decided to roll out her own brand of environmentally safe yoga mats for kids. Plus, Eleanor had taken such a liking to her mom's eco-mat that she wanted her own. "I did some research and I found that there was nothing out there, " said Downey, a Franklin ... - August 28, 2007 YOGA GOES TO THE DOGS, RUFF YOGA. FIDO FITNESS. BOW-WOW BONDING. CALL IT WHATEVER YOU WANT. DOGGIE-AND-ME YOGA - DOGA - HAS HIT SAVANNAH Walks in the park and games of fetch are so 2006. Dog yoga - doga - is the latest in canine bonding. That's right. Bow-wow yoga. Pooches and their owners do sun salutations and other yoga poses together to instill a little inner-calm and tail wagging while also getting a workout. Sophie Amick, owner of the Savannah Yoga Room, leads a dog yoga class at 2 p. m. on the first Sunday of each month in Forsyth Park. Proceeds from the $10 cost are donated to Save-A-Life ... . El Norte (Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) - 25 de agosto del 2007 Yoga y Pilates: Dos disciplinas afines, Salud y Bienestar. La integración cuerpo - mente es una característica que comparten La práctica del yoga y de pilates ha aumentado considerablemente. Ambas disciplinas comparten algunos principios, como enseñar al estudiante a integrar el cuerpo y la mente, el alargamiento de la columna vertebral, la flexibilidad, la vitalidad y salud del cuerpo. Te invito a conocer más ampliamente sus antecedentes, similitudes y diferencias. Antecedentes El yoga nació en India hace más de 3 mil años como resultado de una búsqueda sobre el significado del espíritu; es una ... Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News - May 14, 2007 Mothers-to-be praise yoga for the pregnant May 14 Melissa Paz ticked off the benefits of prenatal yoga: It builds strength, opens the hips, helps women get in touch with their bodies and teaches relaxation and breathing techniques. Paz, who practiced yoga while pregnant, doesn't just know from firsthand experience she's seen it in the prenatal classes she teaches at Source Yoga in North Tacoma, which she co-owns. "It helps prepare them for labor in so many ways, " she said ... .

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Previous 911. In Style - June 1, 2000 The Om Stretch Yoga makes for beautiful bodies, inner calm--and undeniable flex appeal. Seven stars strike a pose courtney thorne-smith The Beginning: I bought Kathy Smith's video Yoga Basics about 10 years ago. Now I do tapes by Kathy, Brian Kest's Power Yoga and [tapes by] Ali MacGraw in my home. I just bought Richard Freeman's ashtanga [a rigorous, athletic yoga] tape. The Routine: I do yoga six days a week after I do my cardio. One raises the spirit and one calms me down, which sets me up for my day. I can't imagine how frazzled I would feel ... - May 28, 2000 BODY/EXERCISE ALTERNATIVES YOGA< THE 5, 000-YEAR-OLD PRACTICE IS A WORKOUT FOR LIFE Julie Lawrence remembers how people used to respond when she told them she was a yoga instructor. They expected her to sport "long, stringy hair" and run around barefoot. But in the 25 years that Lawrence has been teaching in Portland, things have changed. Yoga, once considered an exotic import beloved by hippies and enlightenment-seekers, has gone mainstream. How-to books and videos cram store shelves, and increasing numbers of former aerobics fanatics are finding ... THE ORLANDO SENTINEL - March 7, 2000 YOGA PARTY: FIT AND FUN ASHTANGA YOGA IS A HIGH-ENERGY PATH TO STRENGTH, FLEXIBILITY Madonna's new movie The Next Best Thing could do for Ashtanga yoga what John Travolta and Saturday Night Fever did for disco - or what The Blair Witch Project did for camping. It depends on how well the movie does at the box office, and how limber the ticket buyers are. Watching the exquisitely toned Madonna do Ashtanga on the wide screen could prove more daunting than inspiring. Ashtanga, which means ``eight limbs, '' is the name of the yoga Lewis ... The Washington Times - January 29, 2000 Reaching toward recovery, Post-surgery yoga classes aid breast-cancer healing Helen McVey assumes a disappointed mien as she addresses her yoga students, many of whom haven't been doing their homework. Just because days are bogged down with chores doesn't mean yoga practice should be cast aside, Ms. McVey tells her all-female class. "Life, " she says, "is not ideal. "To appreciate the immensity of her understatement, you would have to bear witness to the physical and emotional scars each ... - November 16, 1999 Yoga stretches into themainstream How appropriate in the waning years of this millennium -- yoga, a mind-body discipline some 5, 000 years old, has become the ultimate retro fitness trend. And how typical of the times: We've added New Age music to the classes, and companies like J. Crew have come out with cool new lines of yoga clothes. People are doing the Salute to the Setting Sun, a yoga position, to improve their golf games. It's a far cry from sitting in the lotus position chanting ... - August 15, 1999 Simple twist of fashion Yoga becomes a lifestyle, with its own clothes, jewelry and fragrances Tae Bo may be the fitness trend du jour, but yoga has a fashionable appeal that is growing all the time. After all, fashion is obsessed with anything Asian, and anything that purports to comfort the soul as well as the body: Lancome sells a cream called HydraZen (to moisturize and enlighten the face?), lipsticks come infused with St. John's wort (to keep them from getting depressed?) and teenagers can buy mehndi kits at accessories shops. Big pieces for back-to-school ... THE - August 6, 1999 FINDING THE SOUL OF YOUR SWING Golf Yoga guru guides duffers to anenlightened, pain-free game When the stroker becomes the stroke, and all cart paths lead to enlightenment, then Golf Yoga can be achieved. Most golfers come to understand the transcendental aspects of life on the links. Now an ancient tradition is helping some people to play pain-free and to improve their focus. Yoga instructor Clayton Horton, 33, has been teaching traditional yoga classes in Marin for the past three years. He recently teamed with the Meridian Sports Club in San Rafael to introduce Golf Yoga ... - January 31, 1999 Practice, practice, practice, Power yoga classes stress strength, flexibility and endurance Two words come to mind when considering the practice of power yoga. The first, inevitably, is "oxymoron. " Yoga is commonly thought of as an activity designed to evoke a sense of serenity and what practitioners call mindfulness, a meditative focusing on the present moment. This raises the obvious question of what power has to do with it, which brings us to the second word: sweat. To the uninitiated, power yoga is not that different from other varieties of yoga, ... Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA) - January 19, 1999 This yoga class a dance of determination The following classes are offered by Lynn Kingston at the Northampton Yoga Center: Tuesdays: 5:30-7 p. m., Yogadance, level 3; 7:15-8:30 p. m., gentle/level 1 Wednesdays: 9-10:30 a. m., level 2; 5:30-6:45 p. m., level 2 Thursdays: 5:30-6:45 p. m., level 3 Fridays: 9-10:30 a. m., gentle/level 1 Sundays: 9-10:30 a. m., level 2; 10:45-noon, gentle. The lights are dim in the high-ceilinged room at the Northampton Yoga Center, billed by its staff as "the most beautiful ... Sun-Sentinel - October 23, 1998 YOGA FOR YOUNGSTERS KIDS CAN BENEFIT FROM THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXERCISES. IT'S FUN, TOO. When Ann Harries of Boca Raton first flipped through the Boca Yoga schedule, it was because she wanted to try a yoga class. She never dreamed that she would instead be calling Debbie Garcia of Boynton Beach and asking, "How about sending our kids to yoga classes?"Harries and Garcia both home school their children, and Garcia recently started a support and activities group for home-school students and parents called the "Dare to Dream

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881. - August 30, 2004 Yoga from the get-go Infants hold poses; pediatricians pose questions January W. Payne The Washington Post Tiny yoga Classes in baby and toddler yoga may provide entertaining interaction between child and adult. Less likely is a measurable health benefit. Classes assume the commitment of a parent or caregiver especially before babies start walking and can mimic movements themselves, according to Itsy Bitsy Yoga originator Helen Garabedian. For more information, including class locations, visit ... Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News - June 24, 2004 Nashua, N. H., studio turns up the heat to practice new form of yoga Jun. 24 NASHUA, N. H. Miranda Chicklis has taken the yoga craze to a new level not to mention temperature. Chicklis is the owner of Bikram Yoga Nashua, a new yoga studio that specializes in Bikram yoga. Bikram, also called "hot yoga, " is a form of yoga that was recently developed in India. It is a 90-minute yoga session that combines 26 different stretches with two breathing exercises to stimulate the organs and nerves and increase circulation in the body ... . Chicago Tribune - May 6, 2004 Disco fever comes to yoga Emily Cameron, a 25-year-old grant administrator from New York, takes as many yoga classes a week as possible. She thought twice about taking disco yoga, afraid the class might emphasize 1970s outfits and retro dance moves. But she tried it, and loved it. "I can focus on the music instead of how difficult the poses are, " she said. "It lightens it up. " Disco yoga may sound like an oxymoron. Yoga is a spiritual art that stresses ... - May 4, 2004 Yoga party, Men discover the benefits of bending, stretching and meditating, Yoga party, See MEN, D2, Men say disciplinereduces stress andimproves flexibility, Continued from D1 Walking barefoot on the hardwood floor, John Cottrell silently maneuvered through the maze of yoga mats scattered around the exposed-brick room. Under the watchful gaze of Cottrell, the class's yoga instructor, 17 students laid on the floor with their backs arched so that only their feet, shoulders and heads touched the mats. Aside from the occasional advice the teacher issued, light breathing was the only sound in the room. Almost half the students in the "Power ... Quick (Dallas, TX) - May 4, 2004 Stretching the rules of yoga The funked-up rap of OutKast seems an unlikely background for yoga. But a tune by the duo pops up as a mood-setter at Yoga Underground, a weekly class billed as a "yoga-delic, yoga-euphoric experience" that meets at various indoor and outdoor spots around the city. "It's the only yoga class I've taken that seems real to me, " says Valerie Bennett, 24. "It's not frou-frou and uses ... - March 12, 2004 Bend it with Baron Here's a story with a real twist: Our reporter does a workout with yoga master Baron Baptiste I'm proud to say that when it comes to yoga, I am a pretzel. Unfortunately, that's a pretzel stick - hard, stiff, unbending. So when power yoga master Baron Baptiste came to Dallas for a weekend workshop, my editor suggested I try it. The first class was billed as "beginner and intermediate. " I was dubious - even though I've done a little yoga, the description of "beginner" looked ... - February 22, 2004 DESIGNERS TURN YOGA, INTO FASHION STATEMENT Let's be real for a moment. But just a moment. Yoga. It's older than the hills. Bigger than Pilates. Better, even, than Prada - OK, not Prada. But yoga is not about developing biceps to die for. Seriously. Its true intent is to bring about self-awareness, communion with others, proximity to God. Anything less, say purists, and ``you just don't get it. '' Who knew enlightenment was such a pressure cooker?Thankfully, a ... - October 24, 2003 EXERCISING POPULARITY, YOGA STUDIOS OPENING UP AROUND AREA When Catherine De Los Santos unlocks the door to her 2-month-old yoga studio, she's greeted by two marble buddhas, the heavy fragrance of a gardenia blossom and cool light filtering through a glass atrium wall. It's a big improvement on the former software company office space that stood empty for more than a year before De Los Santos went looking for a new studio at a propitious moment. What's died down -- the raging fire of dot-comism -- met ... Chicago Tribune RedEye Edition - August 20, 2003 Stretch yourself Get Zen-tered with these twisted takes on yoga Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that yoga has gone from hippie pastime to hip fitness pursuit. Inspired by celebs Drew Barrymore, Josh Hartnett and Gwyneth Paltrow, millions now swear by the mind- and body-altering benefits of the ancient practice. Even pro athletes--from golfers to football players--are making yoga a key part of conditioning. "It helped loosen up my hips and just relax[ed] my breathing, " says Todd McMillan, ... - August 5, 2003 WORK SPACES: YOGA STUDIO OWNER LYNN WATKINS, IN A PERFECT POSITION YOGA INSTRUCTOR FINDS SLO LOCATION FITS NEEDS NICELY The studio is soothing and simplistic, much like the yoga that is instructed there. Tucked away in a gated corner in the back of a complex on Parker Street in San Luis Obispo, The Yoga Way provides instruction on how to bring some calm back into the hectic hustle and bustle of daily life. Yoga instructor Lynn Watkins founded The Yoga Way in 1999, using a space within the Parker Street complex. In August last year, The Yoga Way moved around the corner in the same complex, giving her an

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