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public displays of yoga: just donâ€™t do it

Posted: 1 day 15 hours ago

Weâ€™ve all witnessed it. Maybe weâ€™re even guilty of it. Public Displays of Yoga (PDY): itâ€™s a thing. And, depending on what circles you swim in, possibly a problem. TeamBuy.ca pokes fun at yoga exhibitionism and kicks off their â€œNational Yoga Weekâ€ campaign with a clever video encouraging people to say no to PDY and [...]

vastra: the most earth-friendly yoga mat ever! (kickstarter campaign)

Posted: 3 days 17 hours ago

Somewhere along the line, yogis realized that practicing asana on an artificially-coloured PVC rectangle wasnâ€™t really good for the planet or our bodies. In the past few years, the yoga mat market has seen an influx of biodegradable, non-toxic, recycled, recyclable and otherwise Earth-friendly yoga mats, which is awesome. However, the new Vastra yoga mat [...]

a yogic motherâ€™s day: creativity, inspiration & divine power

Posted: 6 days 20 hours ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n8Xo93HKKM Itâ€™s Motherâ€™s Day! And what better way to honour the mamas in our lives than by celebrating the creative divine feminine force. Listen to Where Am I,Â singer, songwriter and yogini Tara MacLeanâ€™s loving tribute to motherhood and read â€œThe Four Powers of Divine Motherâ€ by Swami Radhananda. Then call your mother and tell her [...]

living the practice by swami radhananda (book review)

Posted: 1 week 2 days ago

I recently received an email with the subject, â€œHow to Live Your Yoga.â€ It was an e-newsletter for a weekend yoga conference at a retreat centre.Â While I applaud the effort to present the promise of a yoga practice, I also know that one canâ€™t expect to learn how to live their yoga in three [...]

IAYB voted #6 best local blog in montreal! yippeee!

Posted: 1 week 2 days ago

Today marks the sixth anniversary of my arrival in my adopted home, Montreal, and what an auspicious day to learn that IAYB has been voted one of the top local blogs! Montreal Mirror, an arts and entertainment weekly, runs an annual Best of Montreal poll, and this year I actually ran a campaign to get [...]

giveaway! win a pass to the first annual yoga festival montreal!

Posted: 1 week 5 days ago

So ma ville, Montreal, loves festivals. This town is just one non-stop festival from mid-June to mid-October. Film, dance, music, jazz, burlesque, dragon boating, food â€“ there is a festival for just about everything in Montreal. In fact, Montrealers love festivals so much that there is a dedicated public space in the downtown core known [...]