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
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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 […]