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 From A Skeptic's Journey Through The Yoga Experience I must first make a full disclosure.   My first experience with yoga was a...

Saturday, October 14, 2017

A Great Shot of President Obama in a Classic Yoga Pose


President Obama (and he's still the president for many) and Michelle have been big yoga boosters. Read what he has to say about its benefits here. Then check out him doing the yoga hover pose asana.

President Obam Doing the Yoga Hover Pose Asana

Friday, October 13, 2017




Former First Lady Michelle Obama hasn't sloughed off on her Yoga embrace and workouts for fitness and wellness.
Take a look at her and what she has to say about Yoga.

Michelle Obama is Doing it With Yoga

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

The Skeptical Yogi: Yoga Diversity in Action FB Group

The Skeptical Yogi: Yoga Diversity in Action FB Group

Yoga Diversity in Action FB Group

Russell Simmons On The Connection Between Yoga And Success



OWN
06/13/2014 
For decades, Russell Simmons has been a busy man building an empire, from co-founding Def Jam Recordings to creating the Phat Farm fashion line. But in the midst of his rise to fame, there was one thing that got him to actually slow down and venture into a yoga studio.
Women.
Simmons tells Oprah on “Super Soul Sunday” that he initially began taking yoga 20 years ago to flirt with the women in his class. “There were no guys in yoga. None!” he says. “It was like a whole room full of girls. Sixty girls.”
But Simmons says that after his first yoga session, he was hooked on the practice.
“The first class, I came out, I was so high,” Simmons remembers. “I was sitting there like, ‘Wow.’”
He felt so relaxed, in fact, that Simmons became concerned that he might not retain the intensity he believed he needed to be successful. “I thought because there was so much relief, I thought, ‘Maybe I won’t be good at work. Maybe if I keep doing this I’m going to lose all my money,’” he says with a laugh................READ MORE

Russell Simmons on Yoga and Success