<![CDATA[Gawker: getting some asana]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: getting some asana]]> http://gawker.com/tag/getting some asana http://gawker.com/tag/getting some asana <![CDATA[ The New Hotness Is Naked Yoga ]]> aaronstar.jpgYoga couples? Inappropriate yoga guys? No, the next frontier of things that make us ashamed to be yoginis is Naked Yoga, which is gaining in popularity. According to one website, naked yoga "teaches you that there is nothing uncomfortable about your naked body. In other words, it liberates you by making you feel 'at home with your body,'" Because regular yoga just isn't body-liberating enough? Gah. However, the same site cautions, "Nudity can be very distracting and may be a challenge to your concentration. But, with regular practice and with the help of your Yoga instructor, you can win over these distractions." What distractions might those be, we wondered?

Some answers might be found at the site for Kalani Hot Nude Yoga Retreat, where Aaron Star (pictured, my lord) is a "facilitator."

Aaron, when working with students in his Classes, Retreats, DVD's or Workshops, has shown many students how to fine tune their senses to experience that sublime erotic flow within them and its subtle energetic current while cultivating a deeper awareness of their own Inner Sanctuary. He introduces people to the principles of Alignment while teaching people how to touch and promote harmony in yourself and others. Dedicated to healthy natural cooking and clean living, Aaron also makes his own brand of all "Natural Jams and Jellies" which he sells to friends and students, while running International Retreats and Teacher Training Events around the world, attracting a wide and diversified group of men.
Jams and ... jellassdjfjkdsgffhs. Sorry, I just had to relearn how to type after my bleeding eyeballs fell out of my freaking head.


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Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:40:36 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=293811&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Yoga Classes Are Full Of Sleazy Eric Schaeffers ]]> yoga.jpgThe article in the Times today about "inappropriate yoga guys," as immortalized in one of the funniest YouTube videos we've ever seen (seriously, watch it and see if you don't spit out your coffee when he does that Ujjayi breath), rips off all our blinders and reveals the shocking seamy underbelly of the yoga world. Just kidding, nothing in it will particularly shock any lady who has ever a) taken a yoga class that wasn't women's or prenatal or b) familiarized herself with the work of Gawker bete noire Eric Schaeffer, who prowls gyms looking for spandex-clad ladies at their most vulnerable. But we wonder if even he has pulled some of the heinous stunts described in this article.

Other men are even bolder. Stephanie King, 40, a jewelry designer who practices yoga five times a week in Los Angeles, said she has had cringe-worthy encounters during her 20 years of practice. In one instance, a fellow regular Ms. King had met in passing approached her after a power yoga class and asked if she had enjoyed her practice. She had. Then, apropos of nothing, he asked if she wanted to be his lover.

Ms. King calmly told the man she would think about it. After a particularly intense practice, it can take a moment to regroup and get your social bearings. But once at her car, she called him and said, "I just want to let you know that I'm going to pass on being your lover."

Dude was probably like, Namaste for your honesty.

Between Poses, A Barrage Of Pick Up Lines
[NYT]

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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:40:01 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=292713&view=rss&microfeed=true