If you have not already seen the incredible video shot by Equinox, featuring Briohny Smyth, then stop reading this post right now and check it out. Assuming you have, you have also heard about the uproar this has caused about exploiting sexuality in yoga. This isn’t the first time we have heard this song… last year when renowned yoga teacher Kathyn Budig was featured in tastefully shot ads for the brand ToeSox, which showed her in yoga poses wearing nothing but the socks, she was criticized for sexualizing yoga as well and bringing a stigma to the practice. My question is, who are the people making these claims? In my opinion, anyone with sound judgement would find the ToeSox ads and Equinox’s video nothing but inspiring.
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January 21, 2012
Equinox’s Yoga Video – Nothing But Inspiring
January 21, 2012
Exercising or Sleeping In – What’s the Better Alternative?
You know those mornings… its 35 degrees outside and almost feels like you can see your own breath indoors, you didn’t really sleep all that great, and you may be a little bit under the weather. Who in their right mind would want to get out from under the covers when an extra hour of sleep is an option? The truth is, getting up early to exercise brings countless physical and psychological benefits, which are well worth that hour of sleep.
January 21, 2012
Its Amazing What Surfaces…
“I was in yoga the other day. I was in full lotus position. My chakras were all aligned. My mind is cleared of all clatter and I’m looking out of my third eye and everything that I’m supposed to be doing. It’s amazing what comes up, when you sit in that silence. “Mama keeps whites bright like the sunlight, Mama’s got the magic of Clorox 2.”
– Ellen Degeneres
