After receiving such great advice from readers encouraging me not to give up my yoga membership and to keep looking into options, I did (thanks guys, I appreciate it!). Every month I get a newsletter from my studio, and it just so happens that they’re looking for people who would be willing to work 6 hours a week (with a 6 month commitment) in exchange for free yoga!
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“The Taj Mahal of Yoga Mats” – Rod Stryker
At a time when I was just considering dropping my yoga classes altogether, the Times comes out with an interesting article about the soaring sales of $100+ Manduka Yoga Mats and the spike in yoga class attendance during the recession. Hmm, I must be the oddball out on this one… perhaps it’s time to find something other than yoga to sacrifice. Many Yogi’s love their Manduka’s, raving that it’s super sticky and prevents the slippage that often occur with other mats. Like the quote above, it has been called the Taj Mahal of yoga mats and compared to the likes of Ferraris and Porsches – is this smart marketing or true to form?
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I only ask because there’s this one pose in Bikram Yoga that I thought I’d never get down. I’m not talking about any of the balancing poses either because at least I expect those to be tough! The pose I’m talking about is actually the simple “Sit-Up” pose. My problem is not the sitting up part, my problem is the pulling your toes up until your heel is no longer touching the ground.
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