Ashtanga teacher Richard Freeman is coming to Seattle this weekend to give a workshop, which is hosted by local teacher Troy Lucero. The workshop is titled The Radiant Ground : Awakening Subtle Alignment and Flow with Ashtanga Yoga, and will focus on “a step by step exploration of the basic thread of form, breathing, and […]
It sometimes seems like yoga is the domain of those who can easily afford the $15 studio class fee, but the benefits of yoga can make the biggest difference to those that usually don’t have access to yoga classes.
Street Yoga is an organization based in Portland that offers free yoga and meditation classes to homeless youth […]
Yoga Alliance sent out an email yesterday with this memo from the Washington Department of Revenue with details on the upcoming meeting to discuss taxation on yoga. It’s a public meeting, so anyone interested can RSVP (details at the bottom of the memo).
MEMO FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
TO: Interested Parties
FROM: Jay Jetter, Tax Policy Specialist
Interpretations & […]
Some of my favorite Seattle yoga studios have announced that they will have to start charging a 9% sales tax on their classes. The reason? The state of Washington is suffering under the financial crisis and has decided to start defining yoga as a fitness exercise so they can collect sales tax.
Now, normally paying tax on a business operation […]
Here in Seattle the leaves have started turning, the rain is back, and people have started ordering their coffees hot again. Fall has always been my favorite season–it’s a time of new beginnings, school supplies, learning, hot chocolate, pumpkin soup, and cozy scarves. There’s a line from a song by the Norwegian writer and musician Alf […]
A few Sundays ago I went for a karma vinyasa class with Tripsichore’s Edward Clark at Yogi Way in Seattle. All proceeds from the class went to War Child International, a network of organizations working to help children in war zones. Devoting your practice to a cause changes your focus completely, and I can’t think […]
In my 6+ years of taking yoga classes I have tried many types of classes, styles, studios, gyms and teachers. Some were fantastic, some were outright terrible, and some were okay but kind of forgettable. Finding a class and teacher that is right for you gives you a whole new perspective on yoga. If you […]
