As summer comes to a close we"ve seen the buzz of yoga news slow down a bit, but that doesn"t imply that exactly what has been circulating hasn"t been intriguing! In this week"s YogaBasics Link Roundup we provide a brief however sweet list of some of the most fascinating yoga posts to assist you finish up your summertime reading.
• Arlington yoga studio offers 9/11 price cut, then a Ray Rice comparison - A Bikram Yoga studio gets some significant heat for their impressive "yoga brain" oversight (amongst others). Hopefully we won"t see the "yoga made me foolish" excuse made use of once more.
• Awake: The Life of Yogananda - I"m delighted to see this brand-new movie about the author of the Autobiography of a Yogi. "Filmed over three years with the involvement of 30 countries all over the world, the documentary examines the world of yoga, modern and old, east and west and checks out why millions today have turned their attention inwards, bucking the limitations of the material world in pursuit of self-realization."
• 96-year-old Tao Porchon Lynch is world"s oldest yoga instructor- Tao Porchon Lynch has actually held the title of the Guinness Book of World Records earliest yoga teacher since 2012 and does not appear to be passing the torch anytime soon. (Look into the video to see how absolutely incredible, cute and motivating she is!)
• Yoga Journal"s "Body Concern" Rebranding: Motivating, Disturbing, Contradictory - A crucial take a look at the world"s biggest yoga media platform finds a complicated juxtaposition of body image posts with ads promoting the thin young white yogini stereotype. "While the "Body Issue" honestly acknowledges that there"s a huge shadow side to yoga today, it does so in a context that in numerous ways perpetuates the same troubles it"s critiquing."
• Funny Gatorade commercial showcasing yoga - "Enough to get a back sweat?"
The Roundup! 9/11 Discount Blunder and World"s Oldest Yoga Teacher