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Hot Mama...
I’m not pregnant. Seriously, I swear. It’s just that there are certain moments in history in which the universe aligns the planets in a magical

Surviving Shivasana…
There’s something going around. Today in yoga class, the woman to my left repeatedly blew her nose into her hand towel. Barf. Although obviously

Bravo! Bravo!
I have been very perplexed about yoga lately. I used to love yoga, especially the part when my instructors (the cute ones particularly) would compli

Dear Yoga Yenta...(7)
Dear Yoga Yenta, I wonder what you think about the topic of music in yoga classes? I go to a lot of Vinyasa and flow classes – and have a dance

Dear Yoga Yenta...(6)
Dear Yoga Yenta, I started taking a Power Yoga Basics class a few months ago. There are certain sweeping movements – and forgive me for not kno

Shop 'til you Drop
Life has gotten oh-so complicated for the yogini who likes to shop. My favorite tank with the built-in bra has seen better days, so I’m on a missi

Sole Mates...
I had been meditating on this babe-a-licious hottie in my yoga class for months when, finally, one day his mat appeared in the spot next to mine. Ad

Yogis Gone Wild
Summertime is here and I’m ready for some R & R! Yapping about yoga all day can be exhausting, not to mention pondering the profound questions

Yoga on the Go...
I find myself out of town again. This week it’s business, last month for fun, but in both cases, being away from the yoga Mecca of Southern Califo

Dear Yoga Yenta...(5)
Dear Yoga Yenta, I have been wanting to try yoga but I really don’t like to be barefoot in public. It’s partly a germ thing and partly because

Dear Yoga Yenta...(4)
Dear Yoga Yenta, I’m having a problem finding cool, comfortable yoga clothes for guys. I like the style of Asana pants (I think that’s what th

Meet Your Match...
The ultimate ideal. Achieving nirvana when yin and yang come together and the energy of the universe is reunited. Finding one’s twin flame, soul

Food For Thought
I have a confession. Sometimes after yoga, when I’m driving home and just off the freeway, I break down and succumb to the addictive call of the g

Yoga Yenta's Feminine Flow...
To go upside-down, or not go upside-down? That is the question. Like many issues in yoga and life, opinions vary regarding inversions during menstruat

Om Sweet Om...
I was really self conscious and just generally unsure about my first “Om’s.” Initially, the chanting thing was completely foreign to me. I did n

Dear Yoga Yenta (3)
Dear Yoga Yenta, One of my pet peeves is when there are too many people in yoga class. It gets so bad that you can't even hold your arms out

Dear Yoga Yenta...(2)
Hi Yoga Yenta! I enjoyed your article on mat etiquette. Your article "stepped on" one of my private, yogi pet peeves, mat hoppers! I understand the

Dear Yoga Yenta...(1)
Dear Yoga Yenta, Well, dear Yoga Yenta, it is indeed a good thing that these questions are anonymous as this is quite the embarrassing questi

Yoga Yenta’s Silent Vacation…
Meditation is on the up and up. Cover of Newsweek. Cures heart disease and many other ailments. Practiced by everyone from the Dalai Lama to Howard

Yoga Yenta’s Guide to Dating…
I love yoga. I love boys. Thus, one would think that I love boys who do yoga. However, sometimes life is just not that simple. On my path toward sub

drink to your health
The ever-increasing number of cooking shows grazing the airwaves of the Food Network is a strong indication of just how intricate and pervasive the ri

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