The YogaDawg List for 2008
Wracked by falling home prices, the falling dollar, high gas prices, high entry fees to Yoga classes coupled with global warming, dwindling energy resources and heavy carbon-footprints, the Yoga masses start opting out of expensive Yoga workshops and conferences and dream of joining Yoga co-ops.
They unanimously reject Yoga Journal’s slick ads, overhyped yoga studios, self-indulgent yoga accoutrements and 'hot yoga' as environmentally irresponsible. They discover new frontiers in Yoga instruction via YouTube, social networks and home practice.
There is a sense that Yoga is fast approaching the Kali Yuga phase with news of Madonna kicking out students and teachers from her Yoga class; Pat Robertson declaring that Yoga is spooky while Bikram is charged with running an illegal studio. Yoga suddenly is going into a bunker mentality. Yogis stay home, get rid of their Lululemon crap, and sing the Yoga Electric while doing nude Yoga. Look for Yoga stars shedding their former images this year while they try to catch and ride the Neo-Yoga wave. You might even find a bandana or a black Manduka abandoned outside your Yoga studio.
What's Out, What's In
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| Male Yoga Star | Rodney Yee | Edward Clark |
| Female Yoga Star | Seane Corne | Rainbeau Mars |
| Celeb Male Yogi | Sting | Russell Simmons |
| Celeb Female Yogi | Madonna | Diane Farr |
| Male Yoga Singer | Krishna Das | Dave Stringer |
| Female Yoga Singer | Deva Premal | Sheila Chandra |
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| Yoga Magazine | YJ | YQ |
| Yoga Book | Light on Yoga | Right on Yoga |
| Yoga Website | Yoga.com | YogaDawg.com |
| Yoga Blog | My Third Eye Itches | My Third Eye Itches |
| Yoga Style | Budokon | SuperDuperBlissInducer |
| Yoga Pose | The Crane | The Bumblebee |
| Yoga Mantra | Om | Shalom |
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| New School Yoga | Power Yoga | Para Yoga |
| Old School Yoga | Iyengar | Ashtanga |
| Really, Really Old School | Yogi Swatmarama | Patanjali |
| NYC Studio | Jivamukti | Yoga to the People |
| LA Studio | Exhale | YAS |
| Yoga Studio Concept | $20+ classes | $10 classes |
| New Yoga Trend | Dog Yoga | Cow Yoga |
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| Yoga Drink | Jamba Juice | Naked Juice |
| Yoga Video | Yoga Action Squad |
Doing the Rodney |
| Yoga Togs | Lululemon | EvenKeel Yoga |
| Yoga Issue | Global Hunger | Global Warming |
| Yoga Mat | Black Manduka | It Ain't Lavender |
| Yoga Cure | Yoga for Weight | Yoga for Depression |
| Yoga Travel | India | Tibet |
| Yoga Type | Hot Yoga | Nude Yoga |
| Yoga Cause |
Save the Whales |
Save the Bees |
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