Episode 2 of Yoga People Problems is all about the Yoga Police…I mean, the Yoga Alliance.  Mostly I talked about how I rage quit the new Yoga Alliance standards review survey, but after some settling down, I get into my thoughts about conflicts of interest, horrible member perks, and their delivery (or lack thereof) on their promises.  Should we boycott?  How many hours would it take for you to be good at something?  Do we need to take a test?  Who is gonna write that thing?  I don’t have the answers, but I’m sure as hell going to talk about it.  Then, I fantasize about quitting the internet.

I still think you should fill out this dang yoga police survey if you haven’t already regardless of your opinion on Yoga Alliance.  You can find it here:  https://yastandards.com/

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Episode 2 - Dang Yoga Police

This week, I’m talking about pants and the Honor Jones article in this Sunday’s New York Times called, “Why Yoga Pants Are Bad for Women.”  Speaking of pants, what do you guys think about see-through pants?  Lauren talks all about pants, their level of opacity, and learning to love the people who wear them.

Episode - 1: Yoga Pants

This week, Lauren talks about wanting to "quit the internet" again.  Should we all quit social media?  What about the "bots"?  Is getting Insta-famous the only way to make any money at this gig?  She gives her hot take on all that internet drama and includes a little about the latest lawsuits Alo Yoga/Cody app have brought against yoga teacher Dana Falsetti.  Note to listeners:  She's biased toward Dana because she thinks she's awesome.

Episode 3 - Internet Overlords

This week Lauren discusses updates in the latest Alo/Cody app vs. Dana Falsetti lawsuit.  Mostly she talks about money and yoga.  Does yoga and capitalism mix?  Does the world owe you a living wage as a yoga teacher?  Is a yoga sponsorship the end all be all of yogic success?  Should yoga teachers live in caves?  Are we all just jealous yoga bullies?  Decide whether renunciation is right for you.  Hint:  It might be if you use your yoga as another means to put your head in the sand.

She also gives a little shout out to the creators of the We Croak app.  Speaking of putting your head in the sand, would you like to get reminded of your ultimate unavoidable demise?  Download WeCroak at http://www.wecroak.com

Lauren's also writing about her death meditations all this month.  If you want that extra dose of reality, subscribe to her emails by going here:  https://mailchi.mp/2269e1b228bf/laurenburkart

Episode 4 - Mo Yoga Money. Mo Problems

Did you watch "Wild Wild Country" on Netflix?  Lauren talks about her Osho Tarot deck that she bought fifteen years ago not knowing anything about Osho.  (Does divination and Buddhism mix?)  She also talks about some questions the film left her with.  Where'd Rajneesh get all that dang money?  What happened to the children of the commune?  

Find the New Republic article that discusses some of the unanswered Rajneesh questions:  https://newrepublic.com/article/147657/outside-limits-human-imagination

She then goes on a little tangent about yoga systems.  Can we just do whatever we want?  How important is it to find a system or style of yoga?  Are there rules you can't break?  Is this whole "you need to find a teacher" thing just keeping us oppressed?

Episode 5 - Did I Join a Cult?

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