Mindful Monday Recap: Living Your Yoga in 2011 #365yoga
One of my favorite things about blogs and social media networks is the way in which they foster community and support. Perhaps this is because I am already accustomed to, and really enjoy this aspect of my life (you know, the part when I’m not on the computer). Yoga studios, teachers and practitioners do the exact some thing every day by creating meaningful relationships, by reaching out to one another with questions and guidance and by engaging in conversations about what really matters to them.
So, thanks yoga bloggers, for bringing that community, support and authenticity online.
For this week’s Mindful Monday post, I thought I would share with you some of the amazing recent developments in the online yoga world. It is truly inspiring.
#354yoga is a movement of yogi tweeters and bloggers who are intentionally creating a space to support their dedication to their path and deepening their commitment to themselves and to yoga. I love it.
It began with a tweet. Read Nancy’s post on her blog, Flying Yogini to learn how #365yoga started and what it means to live your yoga every day. Then, subscribe to Flying Yogini to follow Nancy’s journey and insights. Thanks, Nancy, for getting the ball rolling!! Follow Nancy on Twitter at @yoga_mydrishti.
I am loving Sarah’s 365 posts on her blog, Sarahsana. So, definitely head on over there and do some reading. Her most recent post is titled The Yoga of Jack White and it totally caught me off guard with how deep and insightful it is. Simply beautiful – Chaturanga push-ups for your life. Thanks, Sarah! Your yoga is beautiful and inspiring. Follow Sarah on Twitter at @SarahKohl.
YogaDork is joining in on the fun and kicking it off with a super-duper giveaway. 10 YogaDork readers will receive a copy of Judith Hanson Lasater’s book, A Year of Living Your Yoga: Daily Practices to Shape Your Life, followed by an interview with Judith Hanson Lasater and regular #365yoga posts. Thanks YogaDork for helping to spread this message to a larger audience and for providing a forum of support and all kinds of yoga goodness. Follow @YogaDork on Twitter.
Want to get involved? There are many ways to join the 365yoga community (hint: you already are). You can follow along by typing the #365yoga hashtag into a Twitter search. Share your year of yoga by adding the hashtag #365yoga to your tweets. Journal or blog about your experience. Post status updates on Facebook, create a photo journal, or simply read others’ posts and leave comments to share your thoughts.
As for me, I will be joining in as well with regular #365yoga posts and tweets (follow me @lindsayyoga) as well as more yoga videos and giveaways! Yippee!!
Are you blogging about your #365yoga journey? Are you a fellow yoga tweeter? Please share a link to your blog and/or your Twitter handle so that we can stay in touch, share and continue to inspire each other.
Yours in Gratitude,
Mindful Monday Recap: 6 Year Old Yogi, Mantras and The Un-Indian Experience
Happy Mindful New Year!
Kick off your week and your New Year with some yoga-related reading. Here is a quick recap of some blog posts and articles that I have read recently and wanted to share. Good stuff.
If you haven’t already, check out My Yoga Hot Spot: 2010′s Greatest Hits for some fun and useful yoga reading. I am celebrating and saying goodbye to the past year of yoga blogging and moving into 2011 with one word in mind … Wheeeeeee!!!!
Yoga: A Positively Un-Indian Experience This post recently make the rounds on the social networks and sparked some interesting conversations and re-sparked the Yoga/Hinduism debate.
I think this is pretty neat-o. World’s youngest yoga teacher, six, hailed as a miracle at Indian ashram It reminds me of my little girl and how she teaches me yoga on occasion.
Release to Receive Beauty and insight from the Chopra Center. The idea of releasing the past in order to receive the future is something I have heard and read about before, yet is is always good advice.
A Monday Morning Mantra for the New Year via the YOGANONYMOUS blog. I have tuned in for these posts for a couple of weeks now and I love them. Thoughtful. Inspired. Honest.
My friends in hotness, Moksha Yoga, have themselves a really fabulous website complete with Yoga Posture Tip of the Month videos. January’s tip is Savasana, Corpse Pose – one of my personal favs. They also share Green Living video tips and I am loving it.
Last but not least, from Yoga Journal, read about The Sweet Simplicity of Om
So, read it up already and have yourselves a super mindful week!
Love,
Mindful Monday Recap: Yoga Bloggin’ Goodness
Be Yourself. Everyone Else is Taken. -Oscar Wilde
Whew! It has been a few weeks since I posted a Mindful Monday Recap. It’s like that John Lennon song says, “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.” Totally.
So, I recently experienced a technology meltdown with my iPod and my laptop (not making excuses or anything) and I’d be lying if I said it made me crazy and twitchy with withdrawal. I actually enjoyed the break.
But, I’m back! My technologies have been restored and here’s what I’ve been reading recently. There seems to be a common theme in these posts. Maybe you can tell me what it is. Enjoy!
This Yoga. That Yoga. Real Yoga. Fake Yoga. My Yoga. Your Yoga. It’s ALL YOGA. Read this awesome post from the brilliant Y is for Yogini: 10 ways I am “unyogic” { and don’t give a #%&* }
Another on of my favorite yoga blogs, Yoga for Cynics begins this post ” …with debates raging on about commercialism, body image, and what should and shouldn’t be termed “yoga,” I’m pleased to announce the impending publication of my new translation of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras … re-titled, for the sake of commercial viability, Patanjali’s 196 Secrets for Tight Buns and Rock Hard Abs…” Don’t you want to read more?
I love this post over at The Everything Yoga Blog. She writes about questioning yoga authority and the infamous Yoga Rebel, Krishnamacharya.
This post is beautiful in its simplicity. From Yogic Muse: Yoga is our nature. Brooks is also rockin’ things over at elephantjournal.com
More beauty and simplicity via The Mad Yogi Poet … this one is titled, Be Your Self. The rest will follow.
Don’t forget to read my elephantjournal.com debut about doing yoga with my kids.
Also, my current giveaway is for an Aurorae Yoga Mat and Slip Free Package. Ends 9/27/10.
Thanks for stopping by!
Love,
Image: Stefano Valle / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Mindful Monday Recap: Eat a Little, Pray a Little, Love a Lot
Have you seen the Eat Pray Love Movie yet?
I realize this topic may have been exhausted already but, darn it, I have not yet witnessed the aforementioned motion picture event. At this point, I am vicariously eating and praying and loving and criticizing the Julia Roberts movie via my favorite past-time, blog reading. Yes, the blog community has exploded with reviews and criticisms and I have gathered some here for your reading enjoyment.
If this post at all piques your interest, I figure you must fall into one of two categories.
1. Like me, you have not seen the movie yet and you are looking for the low down on what to expect.
Or …
2. You loved the movie and just can’t get enough EPL.
There may be a 3rd category, something like this: You’re sick to death of all of the blog reviews and commentary and just want to tell me to shut the heck up.
Whatever your reason for tuning in (by the way, thank you!), below you will find a collection EPL posts from around the web, some critical, some funny and also an opportunity to tell me to “shut it” in the comments below. Enjoy!
First, stop by YogaDork and check out the EPL coverage there. Good stuff. Be sure to read the reader comments as you will find even more reviews and bloggers sharing their take.
EPL even has a Zombie Spoof poster courtesy of Merit Badger. The ultimate compliment, sort of like when Weird Al remakes your song.
And, to be expected, the sensationalized and scandalous reporting ensues … Accusations of financial misconduct, sex abuse scandals: The dark history of Elizabeth Gilberts’s yoga mentor.
Another great EPL-related post written by David Romanelli (Yeah Dave): Eat, Pray, Love … Hate? In this post, Dave discusses the homophobia surrounding EPL and so-called “chick flicks” and offers a suggestion for moving beyond the hate.
Does Eat, Pray, Love and other movies about a “self-centered Westerner squeezing one-dimensional natives for exotic food, wisdom, and spirituality” make you want to gag? If so, you might like this post.
I LOVE Linda’s Yoga Journey. If you haven’t yet read her blog, now’s your chance! Read my Eat Pray Love Tour of India but don’t stop there. She has many wonderful, funny and insightful posts totally worth your time. It is also where I found this hilarious Lewis Black video (thanks Linda!).
What about my thoughts?
I have read the book. I enjoyed it very much, probably because I am a woman around and about Elizabeth Gilbert’s age in the book and I have suffered and overcome serious depression and “losing myself” in relationships. I like Italian food, yoga and desperately want to travel the world. Reading the book was as close as I’ve come to experiencing all of those things in one place. To sum it up, I identified with Liz. Basically, she had me at “One Woman’s Search for Everything.”
As for the movie, well, even after reading others opinions, I still would like to see the movie and experience it for myself. Who knows, I might even be writing my own review.
Eat a Little, Pray a Little, Love a Lot.
Lindsay
Bonus! Here is Liz Gilbert talking on TED about EPL, artists, inspiration and genius.
Mindful Monday Recap: Sexy Yoga and Looking in the Proverbial Mirror
I love blogs (especially the yogic variety). What I love most about blogs is that they are an open forum for conversation. Media and information-finding is no longer a one-way street, it is no longer a monologue. Blogs encourage participation and I think that is cool.
If you are at all tuned in to the yoga blogosphere, then you are probably familiar with all of the conversations around yoga advertising and the placement of beautiful nude women in yoga advertising. If not, start here. Then go here and here and here.
Are you caught up? Cool. Let’s move on …
Brooks Hall recently posted on elephantjournal.com a response to a specific yoga ad and the conversation has continued. Read her post about the Tara Stiles and Nissan: Master the Shift campaign recently featured in Women’s Health magazine: Slim, Sexy Yogini + Car, and what the heck are we sayin’ here at Elephant?
Major kudos to Brooks and elephantjournal.com for creating a space where diverse opinions are allowed and respected.
I do a lot of “stalking” and relatively little blog commenting these days. This is mostly because I am too cautious (I’ve always been that way) and it takes me forever to formulate my response. What takes some people 15 minutes takes me 45-60. I read a lot of blogs, something like 15-20 per day. So, you do the math. I just don’t have that kind of time.
However, on this post I managed to gather my wits and this is what I said:
“I am loving everyone’s comments. Brooks you have such a gift for writing and inspiring intelligent, thoughtful and respectful conversations. This is truly a brilliant piece.
I will just add, in response to no one in particular, that It is difficult to assume (though we certainly try) what others’ intentions are in life and even in advertising. Over the years I have learned to take full responsibility for my reactions to things like this Nissan/Tara Stiles ad. Analyzing the bigness of it all (or what’s “wrong” with society) and looking to the past for answers (what yoga has been defined as in the past) doesn’t get me very far and is actually quite limiting to my growth and understanding. However, recognizing that I am uncomfortable when I see an image or read an article and then owning it completely is rather empowering. It is an opportunity to release some of my suffering (past karma). Conciousness starts with understanding myself, right? My initial reaction to the above ad, which was not unlike many others here, had nothing to do with Tara Stiles, Nissan or elephantjournal. It was all me.
Exploring the physical body’s potential is a path to freedom (from pain, stress, karma) for many and I don’t believe there is a right or wrong way to freedom. It is an individual and extremely personal experience. My opinion is that this ad was meant to appeal to those who have pre-conceived or even mis-informed notions about hatha yoga.
So, just a thought … what if it (the ad) could actually be a good thing? Just asking you to consider … what if???”
Read the rest of the comments and replies to my comment here. Please share your thoughts over there at elephant. Of course, you are welcome to respond here as well.
One more thought for you …
A beautiful blog post by Nikki Chau: Don’t Bite the Hook: A Lesson in Working with Anger
Thanks for stopping by my little blog. I welcome any and all comments!
Lots of Love,
Lindsay
Mindful Monday Recap: A Whirlwind Week of John Friend & Anusara Yoga (a.k.a. Whew!)
Wow, it’s been a heavy-hitting, conversation-sparking, yoga-in-the-media kind of week (actually, it’s been a couple of weeks), maybe the biggest coverage of yoga ever and it all started with the lengthy NY Times Magazine article which profiled John Friend, creator of Anusara Yoga. The article was titled The Yoga Mogul.
I shared it last week’s Mindful Monday Recap but I had noooo idea of the events that were to follow (cue dramatic music here).
So, here’s the run down:
July 19, 2010 NY Times Magazine publishes an extensive article about John Friend and Anusara Yoga and the yoga community immediately responds with mostly positive things to say and only a few hey-wait-just-a-gosh-darn-minute’s.
July 25, 2010 One of my favorite yoga bloggers, it’s all yoga baby, responds.
July 27, 2010 YogaDork (another rockin’, scoopin’ yoga blogger) posts and attracts a beautiful, eloquent comment from none other than Elena Brower.
July 28, 2010 John Friend’s response on Anusara.com spreads like wildfire through Facebook and Twitter networks. I watched it happen. It was an awesome sight to behold.
July 30, 2010 elephantjournal.com columnist, Jimmy Gleacher, responds to John Friend’s response.
July 30, 2010 Huffington Post blogger, Ethan Nichtern, writes about the whole event in his post The Commodification of Yoga: The Perfect, the Good and the Spiritual.
July 31, 2010 Waylon Lewis interviews John Friend for elephantjournal.com. A must read. Some really cool pictures included.
Whew!
And for some non-John-Friend-related reading (there was quite a bit as well last week!) I will recommend the following:
Yoga Adjustments or Yoga Assists on (where else?) elephantjournal.com.
On The Everything Yoga Blog, I loved this post The Most Powerful Weapon in Our Yoga Arsenal. Can you guess what it is?
And last but not least, from the YogaEarth Blog, Stress, that Sneaky Scoundrel.
That’s a wrap folks! Please share any thoughts or reactions you may have below. I would love to continue the John Friend conversation with you (I just didn’t want to color this post too much with my opinion … yet).
Lots of Love,
Lindsay
Mindful Monday Recap: for the JOY of it.
Whew another Monday is here already!
Still, there is no limit to the amazing writers and bloggers out there. So, without further ado … here is what I have been reading that I thought worthy of sharing. Well, not all of it or this post would be a bazillion pages long. Basically, a bunch of stuff I wish I had written. By the way, I am constantly sharing posts via my Facebook Page so you can meet me there for more mindful reading and yoga tips.
Thanks and love to all of you (yes, that means you) for your continued love and support.
Love, love, love this post. It is so easy to get caught up in the pet peaves, or the things that bug you about certain classes or teachers. This post celebrates those more scrumptious moments in yoga class. True, it seems like a given. Of course we like yoga class. That’s why we keep coming back. Just trust me here and take a moment to acknowledge those pet perks. Now if I could do this with driving …
On the other hand, and just like life, a yoga class can also include some less-than-scrumptious, even downright unpleasant moments. You know what I’m talking about. Bodily fluids, the interrupting cell phone, coughing or sneezing fits. Here is The Yoga Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook … bring your sense of humor please.
And because I am such a cat person and a frequenter of the LOLCATS (a.k.a. I Can Haz Cheezburger) blog, I was giddy to see this post from Yoga Dork Kitty Tested, Science Approved: Cats Relax (Even More) With Yoga Meditation Music Yes, we can haz inner peace. Yoga Cats FTW!
Another post via elephantjournal.com (I could probably do a whole MM Recap post with only elephant journal articles – seriously). Boiler Room Yoga (not a post about Hot Yoga by the way) discusses the experience of yoga classes outside of the realm of the “perfect” yoga studio. I teach in gyms and fitness centers so this post really hit home. Thoughts?
White Hot Truth, Because Self-Realization Rocks … now if this blog’s title isn’t enough to make you want to read it, please take my word for it and read “comparison is a killer: cut it out“… beautiful insights, practical applications. Go. Now. Read.
The 50 Best Yoga Books for Your Mind, Body & Spirit Yay! I love lists! There are so many fabulous yoga-related books out there but how on earth do you chose? Here is a great place to start via the prAna blog.
Here is a lengthy and interesting NY Times article about yoga rock star, John Friend, creator of Anusara Yoga and unifying force in the yoga (heck, the entire) world. The Yoga Mogul.
Okay, I’ve got one more for you. I tend to giggle at our results-oriented society. Not just results-oriented but the “quick fix” mentality. Why the heck would I want a quick fix when I could savor every juicy bit of life with a slow, focused intention to do so. David Nichtern sums it up beautifully in this post titled, “Slow Enlightenment” In a Quick Fix Culture.
My Monday Matra: Practice (yoga and life) for the joy of it, let go of results.
Thanks for stopping by! If you missed last week’s post or if you just want to read some more of the web’s best, here it is: Mindful Monday Recap: Do No Harm
Lots of love,
Lindsay
Mindful Monday Recap: Do No Harm
You may or may not have noticed a new addition to my sidebar on the right.
That little Do No Harm logo is my reminder (to myself more than anything) to continue my practice of ahimsa and in all my actions, thoughts, and intentions, to do no harm. The Do No Harm website and bumperstickers have been around for a while but I just found out about them recently through Feed The Yogi (thank you!) … and I am sure glad I did. Also, I thought it is a great intention for a Mindful Monday!
The “Do No Harm” Rules
DO NO HARM is a non-profit non-organization.
If you think you’re a member,
You’re a member.
If you think you’re not a member,
You’re an honorary member.
There are no dues or fees.
There are no donations.
There is no official language or terminology.
There are no approved or disapproved concepts.
There is nothing special that you must believe.
There is nothing special that you must do or not do.
But . . . do no harm.
Find out more about Do No Harm.
So, here is what else I have been reading lately.
We (as in we people) are continuing to learn that the quality of our lives is directly connected to our level of health and well-being. But it is not just our physical condition that makes a difference, our thoughts and emotions matter, too. Love this post by Stacey Lawson titled Yoga One, Xanax Zero.
Are you an Arm Balance Fanatic? Check out the Photo Extravaganza over at YogaJournal.com commemorating their 35th Anniversary. Lots of Flying Yogis!
The title of this post sure grabbed me. Turns out it is REALLY good info. Drowning – if you read nothing else this week. Read this.
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Yep, Gandhi said that. And look what we have here: Cat amputee fitted with ‘bionic’ feet. Of course, they had me at “bionic.” Very touching article and there is a video, too.
If this doesn’t make you smile, well, perhaps there is no hope for you. Just kidding. You’ll probably only smile if you are a complete Dorky Yogaholic …. you know, like me. 10 Characters You May Encounter in Yoga Class. Which one are you?
Last but certainly not least The Asheville Yoga Center has two semi-related posts. First is With Regard to the Mention of Intention and the second, Karma Burning Yoga and Blissful Living, includes a wonderful intro to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and a brief discussion of intentions. Yay!
Thanks for tuning in! Please share your favorite recent article or blog post (can even be your own!) in the comments below. And in case you missed last week’s Mindful Monday post and you are just itching for some more blog reading, here it is: Mindful Monday Recap: The Internet is So NOT Over
Lots of Love,
Lindsay
P.S. Tomorrow July 20th, 2010 is the LAST DAY to enter my Yoga DVD Giveaway!! I am announcing the winner on Wednesday July 21st. Stay tuned for next month’s giveaway!
Mindful Monday Recap: The Internet is So NOT Over
Before I started this post today I asked myself: Should I even bother? And why blog in general? Because according to Prince, this internet thing is soooo over. The answer: Yes I should bother. Blogging is totally worth it. I completely disagree with Mr. Prince.
And I have proof. This internet thing is so NOT over. Thanks to all (including those I have not mentioned below) for keeping it alive with such thoughtful and inspired posts.
Love this post from Krystina McIntyre on elephantournal.com. “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” How to have compassion for ALL … even if they piss you off. Seriously though, this is well worth your time.
In your day to day life, it is easy to notice, and even get caught up in, the things that well, suck. These sucky things reveal to you a clear contrast of what it is that you do want to live, see, do, or be. And while those contrasts are wonderful teachers, this article takes a different approach. Cultivate an abundance of positive aspects with 50 Things to Love About Life That Are Free.
Have you heard of positive picketing? Love demonstrations? This post and video made me smile. The message I received: What if we could love our jobs as much as these lululemon devotees do?
Another beautifully written post from the ever-lovely Kathryn Budig: When in Doubt – Breathe. She had me at “I have the best job in the world.”
This posted piqued my interest as a hot yogi and mommy. From the momlogic blog: No Joke: Mom Brings 4-Year-Old to Hot Yoga Class. I really appreciate this thoughtful post as well as the included safety tips. Thanks to Yoga Dork for turning my on to it.
Please leave your comments below and feel free to share a link to your blog or a favorite article you read recently.
**If you haven’t already, there is still plenty of time to enter my giveaway for The Barkan Method Hot Yoga DVD. Click here for details.
Lots of Love,
Lindsay
Mindful Monday Recap: Poetry, Mortars, Saying No, and Baby Yogis
Happy Mindful Monday!
Wow, so many inspiring yogis and writers out there. There will never be a shortage of content for this weekly post o’ mine.
Oh, before I forget … please check out my very first giveaway. You could win a yoga DVD and as of right now, your odds are pretty darn good!
So, here is what I have been reading (and loving) of late … enjoy!
Love this so much. Written by Jason Wachob, who admits, he is not your typical yoga person – he’s a dude, he’s 6’7″, worked on Wall St. – and includes inspiration from 5 big-name yoga teachers (Elena Brower, Tara Stiles, Kathryn Budig for example!). Read “5 Things I Learned About Yoga from the Pros.”
Some days are just, well, bleh. Feeling off? Or know someone who is having a bad day? Here are some really excellent tips to help you re-connect: 9 Ways to Turn a Bad Day Around.
Must read: Chris Courtney shares how he “learned to find peace and serenity in meditation while under mortar and rocket barrages in Baghdad.” Meditation Among the Mortars via elephantournal.com. Beautifully gets to the heart of what meditation is all about.
For the yogi poet (or yogi cynic) in all of us … this is Divine … I especial love Jay’s use of ellipsis … the space between … words, thoughts, breaths. Another must read: Walking With Waves
I am a big fan of Sadie Nardini’s writing. She has a way of relating a message or a lesson that is incredibly down to earth. Like, Real World Yoga. I also love how she takes the lesson a little further through asana with specific tips and poses. In this post she writes about finding the balance and awareness to know when to say no. Read Hugging in – and saying no via the Yoga Journal blog.
Okay, the last gem of the week (and I am so happy to have found this post) is on Joy for Life blog. It is titled satya, truth, yoga union: lessons from a a baby I have often noticed that babies and children have a lot to teach us if we pay attention (read what I have to say about it) and that sometimes it seems that all of adulthood is a matter of remembering what we already knew as babies. Anyway, read it. It’s good stuff.
So, thanks for stopping by. Please feel free to leave a comment with a link to your blog or maybe an article that you read and loved recently.
Lots of Love,
Lindsay
Mindful Monday Recap: Yoga, Kombucha, Summer, Sex, Party Tricks and More!
My Top 108 yoga and (maybe) related blog finds of last week
Just kidding … more like Top 10 (whew!)
Enjoy!
Photo taken near River Arts District - Asheville, NC
Definitely not in the “light reading” category but does pose some important questions. “If only I had teeth down there,” A South African doctor invents a female condom with “teeth” to prevent rape. Is this perpetuating the the fear and expectation that rape is just a reality …. or can we move beyond it? And how?
Thoughtful and thought provoking post via Brooks Hall – Yogic Muse. Yoga teachers must read: Not My Yoga!
Great post about trying Bikram Yoga for the first time and mind over hot-humid-sweaty-stinky matter via Wholly Yoga. If you can’t stand the heat – be present.
Questioning the Kombucha Kraze. So, Whole Foods has pulled all kombucha from their shelves because the alcohol content is a tad on the illegal side (no wonder it makes us feel so goooood). Read The Non_Kombucha Drinker’s Guide to Kombucha Tea. I found out about this post through, who else, elephantjournal.com.
It’s all about the title – Nauli: Gross your friends out, improve digestion, find your bandhas … all in one party trick.
Ignorance and misinformation is frustrating, yes, but we can have a sense of humor about it, right? In fact, I believe it is a requirement before you read Yoga: A Religion for Sex Addicts
The ever-fabulous, often upside down, Cora Wen shares some HOT tips and Traditional Chinese Medicine’s Prescription for Health This Summer.
I tuned in for YogaDork’s coverage of Namaste NYC: Times Square Solstice Yoga and Yoga at the Great Lawn …. links and really great photo’s included. Even a little rain couldn’t stop thousands of yogis from gathering and sharing their collective focus in Central Park with Elena Brower leading them through “10 minutes of pure heart.”
Here is the video of the amazing 10 minute, record breaking yoga class with Elena Brower at the Yoga at the Great Lawn event … via YogaGlo.
Have you checked out the Asheville Yoga Center‘s blog yet? Well, what are you waiting for? Wonderful articles from many, many talented teachers and students including Meditation: Making Friends with the Minotaur and the science behind Better Sex through Yoga.
Have a great week everybody and please feel free to share a favorite blog or article that you read recently.
It can even be one of your own. Just leave a link in the comments below!
Yours in mindful media,
Lindsay
Mindful Monday Recap: Best of Yoga Blogs
This is a brand new feature on my blog (yay!). Since I read so many wonderful yoga-related blogs, I thought I might as well compile them in a weekly posting of my favorites. Check in below and share a link to your blog and/or a favorite post you read last week.
“Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.” -George Herbert
The ever-present conversation and always hot topic: yoga as a commodity. Is yoga in the West just another method of mass consumption? Join the discussion at elephantjournal.com
And a somewhat related post … if you do succumb to the consumer machine, what yogi stuff do you find yourself indulging in? Think Carrie Bradshaw, but with yoga. Includes a bonus giveaway on The Everything Yoga Blog.
A poetic moment via Brooks Hall, Yogic Muse: Today I Forgive
Yoga classes too touchy-feely for you? Yeah Dave discusses the power of touch in this entertaining and insightful post entitled Cuddle Puddle.
Real Men Love Jesus, er, I mean, Do Yoga … via Yoga Untwisted.
With no A/C in my house or car (pant, pant, pant), I really enjoyed this post. Ayuervedic tips to keep cool and stay balanced during the summer months via Daily Cup of Yoga.
“Grant me the courage to change the things I can, the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Sadie Nardini explores asana as a way to move through addiction and co-dependence and into your personal power.
What do Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith and 1980′s movie remakes have to teach us about living a mindful life? Deborah Shoeberlein shares on The Huffinton Post blog … still think I’m going to wait for the dvd. 
Another one in the “It’s All Yoga” category: So You Think You Can Break Dance and Yoga? via YogaDork
Don’t forget to leave a comment and a link below.
Happy Mindful Monday!
Lindsay
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