Fitness
Bend The Knees Or Bend The Rules
The following article is a 4:30 minute read For decades, one of the major foundations of the personal trainer’s bible has been that one should never bend their back to
September 7, 2025
Tag: yoga
Fitness
American Yoga Is Nothing New: The Real Origin Story
The framework of American acceptance of yoga and Vedic philosophy was almost built into the country’s formation as an experiment of democracy and newfound “religious freedom” that didn’t exist in
March 11, 2024
Natural Health
Yoga and the American Counter-Revolution
From last week we fast forward to the generation that really brought Vedic philosophy into mainstream America, the baby boomers. Although a lot of early American identity borrowed from concepts
March 10, 2024
Fitness
Modern Yoga and Bikram
Just as Christian-based cults find a widespread audience in America, so do yoga spin-off cults. Often using trends such as applying the word “Ancient” as a describer to almost anything,
March 9, 2024
Fitness
Why Yoga Matters, Even If You Don’t Omm.
Yoga’s popularity is attached to American religious freedom and is a key part of American identity, even if there is plenty of discrimination to go around. The founders of American
March 8, 2024