Jezebel: Yoga

Airport Yoga Studios Might Bring a Little Zen to Your Hectic Travels

Madeleine Davies — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:30:00 EST

As far as first world problems go, air travel is one of the worst. When you are on the plane, there is no leg room, you have to negotiate armrest real estate with your seat partner and flight attendants give you the side eye when you simply ask for the warm chocolate cookie that you were promised (never forgive, never forget, Midwest Airlines). The frustration doesn't end once you reach the layover airport that you will probably be stuck at for hours. It costs $14 for a sandwich, the toilet constantly flushed while you're on it and no one, not travelers nor airport employees, is in a good mood. More »

'Lululemon Killer' Brittany Norwood Gets Life in Prison

Doug Barry — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:45:00 EST

Brittany Norwood, the woman who was charged last March with murdering her Lululemon co-worker Jayna Murray at the Maryland store where the two women worked, was found guilty this Saturday of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The March 11 murder occurred as the result of an argument between the two women that erupted after Murray, a then graduate student at Johns Hopkins Univeristy, caught 29-year-old Norwood stealing a pair of yoga pants. Norwood then attacked and killed Murray, delivering 330 blows with five different weapons to Murray's body. In attempt to cover up the murder, Norwood inflicted minor wounds on her own body, bound her limbs, and fabricated a story about two third-party attackers, which investigators believed for a few days before unravelling the truth. More »

Guns Are The New Yoga

Anna North — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:50:00 EST

Women are apparently turning to target-shooting in increasing numbers. And some say they find the experience calming. More »

World's Oldest Yoga Teacher Is As Adorable As She Is Flexible

Cassie Murdoch — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:50:00 EST

Forget trying to help this little old lady across the street: Bernice Bates, who's 91 years old, is probably more spry than you are. Guinness World Records has just awarded her the title of Oldest Yoga Teacher, and she teaches once a week at her retirement center in Florida. The great-grandmother may not actually be the oldest living yoga teacher—there could be an older yogi hiding in some remote location—but she's the oldest one to have filled out all the necessary Guinness paperwork, and that counts for a lot! More »

Cat Does Yoga With Owner, Permanently Raises Bar For Being An Awesome Pet

Whitney Jefferson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:30:00 EST

Ladies and gentlemen, the bar has officially been raised. Here I thought I was getting pretty good with my downward dogs and baby cobras, but no. After seeing this clip, I feel as though everything I've learned in my years of taking yoga classes, nothing as impressive as being able to balance with a cat on your back. More »

Can Yoga Get You Off?

Cassie Murdoch — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:45:00 EDT

There are a million good reasons to do yoga: increased strength and flexibility, comfortable pants, the many health benefits, the free orgasms. Free orgasms?! Jiggawhaaa? Oh, yeah, girl, has nobody told you that you can totally get off in yoga class? It's called a yogasm, and the Daily Beast is assuring us that it is totally normal: More »

Yoga Is Un-Christian, Says Random Christian

Anna North — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:45:00 EDT

Because nothing's more relaxing than an ideological debate, consider this during your next downward dog: are yoga and Christianity compatible? More »

The Very, Very Scientific Benefits Of Naked Yoga

Lane Moore — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EDT

At first glance, the idea of naked yoga may either intrigue or repulse you — or maybe you're one of those people who is so easy-going that you see being naked as a nothing out of the ordinary and anyone who doesn't think so is square, etc., etc. More »

Ladies Love Rock-Climbers, Hate Golfers

Anna North — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:40:00 EDT

Climbers rejoice — a survey found that women deemed their sport the sexiest among a list of options. Golfers, however, are out of luck. More »

This Week In Tabloids: Arnold "Groped, Used & Humiliated" 32 More Women, Has 2 More Secret Kids

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:20:00 EDT

Welcome back to Midweek Madness. Every Wednesday, we check out the the furniture left beside the curb by Us, Ok!, Star, In Touch and Life & Style. This week, Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are staying in all weekend to bone; Bethenny Frankel has an awesome fold-out yoga poster to share with you; and Maria Shriver calls Arnold Schwarzenegger a swine. More »

Lululemon Employee Charged With Murdering Co-worker

Lane Moore — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:20:00 EDT

Lululemon Athletica store employee Jayna Murray was found dead last Saturday at the Lululemon outlet store in Bethesda, MD. More »

Meet Yogi Cameron, Guru To The Stars

Sadie Stein — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:04:00 EST

Yogi Cameron is a model-turned-Ayurvedic-guru. In his former life, he was best known as the dude toiling in Madonna's "Express Yourself" video. He shows all signs of being absurd. More »

What's Wrong With How We Talk About Yoga

Irin Carmon — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:52:52 EST

People often find people who talk about yoga annoying. I get it, partly because the way people write about yoga elicits a very un-yogic reaction in me. As does how it occasionally plays out in real life. I'll explain. More »

Why Are Yoga Memoirs So Damn Popular?

Sadie Stein — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:26:21 EST

If yoga is, as the New York Times claims, the new incarnation of the female midlife crisis, why do we love — in spite of ourselves — to read about them? More »

Ashley Olsen Tries To Remember If She Even Likes Yoga

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:05:00 EST

[Santa Monica, November 22. Image via Flynet.]

Women-Only Train Service Launched In Jakarta

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:23:00 EDT

In efforts to fight sexual harassment, Indonesia has launched a new train service. The experimental ladies-only carriages have brightly colored pink seats and are staffed by women. Though some welcome the change, others say it's not really a solution.

Yoga's Real Backlash

Anna North — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:02:00 EDT

Eat, Pray, Love has raised the profile of yoga, and now there's an inevitable backlash — stories about how the seemingly benign discipline can destroy your life. More »

More Ways To Buy Your Eating, Your Praying And Your Loving

Sadie Stein — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:08:00 EDT

Fans of Eat, Pray, Love are copying Liz Gilbert's path to self-discovery, and they're not just flocking to Bali. There are other ways of buying themselves such enlightenment! Sure, but how's that working out for them? More »

A Beach Weekend Without Audible Self-Hatred

Irin Carmon — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:18:49 EDT

Here are some basic ingredients of a good vacation — good friends, a dirt-cheap beach hut, a coral reef rimmed by pink mountains in the desert, no Internet access. What about a rule against hating your body out loud? More »

Yoga Is The Opposite Of Gym Class

Anna North — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:55:00 EDT

Is yoga so popular in America because it can "turn mere human flesh into a vehicle for the divine?" Or because it eliminates all the worst things about exercise? More »

How Yoga Got Scary

Sadie Stein — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EDT

I have one other friend who's never done yoga. She lives halfway across the country. Since everyone else we knew was already a nascent expert with her own mat (if not a certified teacher) we'd decided to dive in together: More »

Yoga, And Other Things We Don't Want To Do Naked

Anna North — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:20:00 EDT

A new trend apparently sweeping New York, LA, and, oddly, Salt Lake City, nude yoga is supposedly non-sexual. But that doesn't mean it's not gross. More »

Please, We've Been Doing This For Years! (Minus The Yoga Part.)

Sadie Stein — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:20:00 EST

"All had signed up for a strange new hybrid of physical activity: first an hour of vigorous, sweaty yoga, then a multicourse dinner of pasta, red wine and chocolate." [NYT, Image via Tony Cenicola/NYT] More »

Rachel McAdams Could Not Be Any More Down-To-Earth

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST

Yoga at 5 a.m. Knife-skills classes at a kitchenware store. Opting for her bike or the streetcar to get around. Vogue cover girl Rachel McAdams is the anti-diva, okay? More »

Nicole Richie Gets A Sitcom; Jake's Luggage Leaves Reese's House

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST

Remember when Nicole Richie was on The Simple Life? She's planning on returning to primetime TV — this time in a scripted comedy.

Downward Facing/Dogs

Anna Holmes — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:50:00 EDT

[New York, August 19. Image via INF]

Teen Pregnancy, STDs Rose In Bush Years • Anti-Abortion Zealot Threatens "Violent Convulsions"

Anna North — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:20:00 EDT

A CDC study found that rates of teen pregnancy and STDs rose during the Bush years, reversing earlier decreases. Gee, maybe abstinence-only doesn't work? • More »

R.I.P. Sri Krishna Pattabhi Joi

Sadie Stein — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:20:00 EDT

Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois, an influential yogi whose writings contributed much to popularizing Ashtanga yoga's study and teaching, has died at 93 in Mysore. [Wikipedia] More »

Yoga Classes For Big People Only?

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:20:00 EDT

Pro: A larger person may feel more comfortable. Con: Does "separate but equal" ever really work? [NY Times] More »

Yoga Granny Strikes A Pose • Michelle: Bo Is Doggone "Crazy"

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:30:00 EDT

• This amazing (and stylish) Australian "supergran" is 83 years old and is still working as a yoga instructor. She teaches up to 11 classes a week. • More »

Peace In The Middle East: Is Yoga Kosher?

Sadie Stein — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:30:00 EDT

"I personally do not think that Yoga can co-exist with Judaism, because, Yoga is for Satanists, while Judaism is not, unless if I am misinformed." You are, but even non-lunatics agree this is an issue! More »

Donna Karan Gives Cancer Patients New Hope With Yoga

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:40:00 EDT

After losing both her husband and close friend to cancer, Donna Karan has changed her focus from fashion to wellness. More »

Downward Doggy-Style

Maria — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:40:00 EST

New research has found that sexually unsatisfied women who practice mindfulness and yoga report improvements in their sex lives. Yoga has also been found to treat premature ejaculation in men. [MSNBC] More »

"Do Guys Ever Taste Their Own Semen?"

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

It's time for another installment of Pot Psychology, the "advice" column in which we attempt to solve everyone's problems with an herbal remedy. (Remember, kids: Don't do drugs!) In this episode, Rich helps me answer questions about boob sweat, cotton mouth, and self-service blow jobs. Got a burning question? Send it to potpsych@jezebel.com. (Please keep them short; they're verrrry hard to read when stoned.) More »

Couples Yoga Will Save Your Ailing Marriage... Or Not

Jessica G. — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EDT

The phrase "spice up your sex life" gets almost 200,000 hits on Google. We're collectively so bored with our longterm significant others that there are several industries and hundreds of self-help books that have sprouted in the chasm left by sexual frustration. The Minneapolis Star Tribune introduces us to yet another activity meant to fill that gaping sex void: couples yoga! "Building intimacy was precisely the goal for Michael and Julie Fink of Plymouth," says the paper. "Married for four years, with three young adult children between them, the Finks saw in yoga date night an opportunity to deepen their relationship." More »

10 Things Not To Feel Guilty About Tonight!

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:30:00 EDT

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Women! I think we can all agree we are guilty enough already! That's why, in lieu of the usual evening Jezebel news roundup, we're presenting you with ten things NOT to worry your head over. Read, and go back to feeling bad about carbs!

Are You Teacher's Pet, Even At The Gym?

Jessica G. — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:00:00 EST

In today's Observer, former Gawkerette and Friend-of-Jezebel Doree Shafrir writes about the gym pets phenomenon. If you're a regular gym-goer, you know the type: They use the same bike during every spin class, wear coordinating spandex outfits, and suck up to the instructor like it's their goddamn job. Doree spoke to a 29-year-old Brooklyn architect who says she always takes yoga from the same teacher (and hangs with teach outside of class) because "It's a pleaser thing...I mean, I want her to like me...There's never a time anymore where people say, 'Good job. It's hard!' At work, nobody loves you. I seek the positive reinforcement." Dear Brooklyn Architect: When you say it like that, it sort of sounds like you're paying your yoga teacher to like you. You should probably be paying a shrink to work through those issues instead! More »

Kiki For Miu Miu: We're Not Buying It

Jennifer — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:30:00 EST

Kirsten Dunst looks almost as evil in these Miu Miu ads as we somehow believe she actually is. [Sassybella]

A shocking new epidemic is sweeping the...

Moe — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:45:09 EDT

A shocking new epidemic is sweeping the nation's fraternities! Early morning yoga classes. It's the new beerpongasschugdaterapecoednakedlacrosse! Do I actually have to read this story to tell you about it? Rhetorical question. But it brings up an eternal question I find myself asking every few days: what do all the vapid sorority types who are like, "addicted" to yoga meditate about? What do they say to themselves over and over again to bring them peace? (And yeah this one's for you Shelasky! You're Zen, you can handle it!!) [ABC News] More »

Hammer time.

eurotrash — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:47:49 EDT

It's one of life's greatest tragedies that wearing too much of these: More »