Down Under Yoga Controversy

How Noncompetes Hurt Workers, Including Yoga Teachers : NPR

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/13/1025908992/non-compete-agreements-are-everywhere-even-neighborhood-yoga-studios

Eighteen years ago, when Justine Cohen opened the Down Under School of Yoga in Boston, poaching was rampant, she says. …

Toxicity in the land of enlightenment? This yoga dispute …

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/25/business/toxicity-land-enlightenment-this-yoga-dispute-has-community-tied-up-knots/

At first, Liz Gawel enjoyed teaching at Down Under School of Yoga. She felt seen and supported at the Newton-based yoga studio, especially by owner Justine …

Why Noncompetes Have Some Yoga Instructors Off …

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/11/1026628847/why-noncompetes-have-some-yoga-instructors-off-balance

HSU: Under the agreement Down Under's teachers could not teach anywhere else within a few miles of its three studios, either while employed or for one …

Does yoga have a conspiracy theory problem? - BBC …

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Its appeal to members of the yoga community may come as a surprise to some. But since the start of the pandemic, a number of western yoga and "wellness" influencers used their their social...

Why Schools Are Banning Yoga - The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/09/why-schools-are-banning-yoga/570904/

Yet the school’s principal, who did end up apologizing for and revising the yoga curriculum, argued that much of the parents’ criticism rested on false assumptions about the …

Down Under Through the Years — Down Under School of Yoga

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Down Under Yoga was founded by Justine Wiltshire Cohen in 2004 in a parish hall in Newton Highlands. Justine had been studying yoga with John …

After serious allegations against founder of Bikram yoga, …

https://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/feature/article/23539292/after-serious-allegations-founder-bikram-yoga-practitioners-crossroads

30 for 30 Podcasts: Bikram - Trailer (1:45) In 30 for 30 Podcasts first serialized story, reporter Julia Lowrie Henderson delves deep into the complicated world …

Why Did Yoga Girl, aka Rachel Brathen, Get Canceled? - Green …

https://www.greenmatters.com/p/why-did-yoga-girl-get-canceled

After being canceled, Yoga Girl apologized to her community and to her Aruban followers. Soon after, the influencer responded to the backlash in a lengthy …

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The Healing Power of Yoga Controversy - The New York Times

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Yoga authorities are right in saying that known injuries have resulted in no reported deaths. But that speaks to the limits of data collection and reporting in …