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Re: Yoga Passion or Perversion?

Margherita — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:11:21 -0000

Awesome!!!!!

Re: Yoga Passion or Perversion?

Tori Hauser — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:46:13 -0000

Amazing and inspirational.

Re: USA Cycling National Cyclocross Championships

fitequipmentuk — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:19:04 -0000

Nice pics

Re: Yoga Passion or Perversion?

Strngr — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:49:10 -0000

Thanks for sharing on FB. I find it interesting to review the different ideas of this video. I saw a woman starting her day with her personal practice - while her significant other was still asleep. Strength, grace, power, respect...those are the words that came to my mind. I'm fairly conservative and I didn't find any of the background, wardrobe or angles offensive in the least. Perhaps those who feel uncomfortable viewing are uncomfortable with themselves.

Re: Yoga Passion or Perversion?

Catalina Gomezpuerto — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:39:58 -0000

Briohny...you're practice is beautiful regardless of any negativity that surrounds it. I not only find this video inspiring (as though so many fellow yogis/yoginis...both students and teachers), but real. Those who are opposed to seeing the gracefulness of the human body are not embracing the beauty of sexuality. This video shows women as both beautiful and powerful beings...it also emphasizes that Yoga is a mundane practice. You don't have to be in a particular place at a certain time or dress in specific clothes to do Yoga. You just have to be present. And sometimes our best practices take place in our apartment at the break of dawn while we're still in our underwear. Keep it real!

Re: Yoga Passion or Perversion?

Jillian — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:48:20 -0000

No doubt this video has a sexual message. The obvious shots of her butt and groin area towards the beginning as well as the shot of the man lying in the bed, and dressing her in an outfit that, lets be honest, most women do not sleep in definitely gives the piece an edge that is clearly a marketing spin for Equinox to be a "sexy" gym...as it's known to be. This just makes me sigh, as it happens, and will always happen in the advertising/marketing world.

With that in mind, the video is tastefully made and, as a yogi myself, I did find the sequences beautiful and inspiring. I'm sure if you had her in a tshirt or tank with no man in the bed and no shots of private areas, it would be a whole new video...just not true to the Equinox brand. All in all, it is what it is. A little contorted of yogi views, maybe...but I wouldn't go so far as to condemn it to pornography.

Such is life!

Re: Yoga Passion or Perversion?

Shivani — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:16:26 -0000

I am not a fan of flaunting or watching asana sequences to a general audience because the essence of yoga as a life practice often gets lost BUT your project is graceful and divine to my yogini eyes and so many others. Perversion is indeed in the mind of the beholder. Passion is what I see here.

Re: Manic Media Monday: October 3, 2011

joytrip — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:49:09 -0000

thanks for your comment Rob. I actually noticed that image as well and thought it was odd to see a corpse that had been there for look while since the footage was said to have been shot shortly after the man's death. I think that it's import to keep in perspective the true motivations and values of modern Himalayan climbers. They are not all, though there are a few, so self absorb as to leave a fellow climber to die.

Re: Manic Media Monday: October 3, 2011

Rob Martin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:48:19 -0000

Nice catch on "The Good Wife" nonsense from yesterday. I watched the first few minutes of it with my wife last night and shot out of my seat when I saw the photo they used of a climber's corpse up on Everest. The photo is of an actual climber's body on Everest (can also be found on the web), and it pissed me off to no end that CBS was using that photo for their own commercial gain (I highly doubt they received permission from the climber's family). Thanks for drawing attention to the absurdity of the show's story.

Re: Welcome to The Joy Trip Project

Jonathan Hearn — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:00:42 -0000

How come you do not have a podcast feed?

Re: Ron Kauk, a climber’s journey

joytrip — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:35:07 -0000

Glad you you like'd Justin. Ron's a pretty awesome guy.

Re: Ron Kauk, a climber’s journey

Justin Lukasavige — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:17:04 -0000

Awesome to hear from a legend, James. Thanks for sharing!

Re: Take A Seat: Sharing a ride across America

Al_preto — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:19:09 -0000

I'm amazed with what you are doing! I can see in the faces of the participants that they are really enjoying this adventure. Thanks for doing this. May God Bless you!
Cheers Al

Re: Shelton Johnson speaks to the Conservation Alliance

Serena — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:35:26 -0000

Thank you James for capturing this podcast.... "What will your child dream about?"

Re: 99 Fans!: Chris needs a camera

BlachEcho762 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:33:14 -0000

I'll donate via Paypal, you should invest in an account

Re: Adventure Media: Happy a new film by Roko Belic

Country wear — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:06:04 -0000

Nice video. I like Roco Belic works.

Re: L.L. Bean Outdoor Heroes

Alan Flint — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:03:50 -0000

Truly admire these people. Kudos to them and their cause.

Re: iPad too? Six simple rules to moderate your online media diet

Michael — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:31:11 -0000

I also work in the journalism field as a writer and editor for a set of leading paddling magazines. I definitely see the value of the tablet we use around our offices in order to consume, create and share media content.

Numbers 2) through 6) on your list of guidelines as well as Bkaplan's suggestion to get (I'm inclined to add share here) content rather than generate it, are recommendations I agree with. Number 1) doesn't sit well with me. While keeping it local is fantastic advice for those looking for sustainable goods consumption logic, I feel you'd be short-changing yourself if you applied the same principle to information consumption. I agree it's important to know what's going on at home but not at the expense of just plain knowing what's going on.

In the outdoor field, the writing field and indeed most fields, innovators and innovation happen across the world. People accomplish awesome feats, share advances and collaborate on initiatives from far and wide. I consider myself fortunate to have access to these ideas through such networked resources and the potential to learn and understand more than ever.

While I respect that finding information on the internet can often be like taking a sip of water from a fire hose, practicing good online hygiene, as you put it, along with some prudence and common sense, we have the opportunity to be global online citizens and celebrate and reap the benefits of disappearing barriers to improve what we're doing closer to home.

I'd love to understand more about your theory of keeping your online consumption local. Keep up the great work.

Re: iPad too? Six simple rules to moderate your online media diet

Bkaplan — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:55:27 -0000

I started out almost by accident when Delta finally paid me for an iPod and Bose headset one of their employees stole from me. It's really best used to get content rather than generate it but is an everyday part of my life. I read the new York times, BBC and huffington post before getting out of bed in the morning.. Since I have an ATT version with great international service it's great on foreign trips to keep up with work since it syncs with our exchange server. I can check and respond to email while sipping coffee in Buenos Aries. Every travel hotel in the remotest places has a computer in the lobby for guests with a line of people waiting . The iPad is the perfect solution. QBP is using them for their outside sales force and that will increasingly replace laptops in the business world. Our IT guy only uses an iPad.

Re: Freedom Ride West: Toxic Reality on High Country News

Hilton Kelley — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:11:13 -0000

Wow! great story many thanks for posting.

Re: Mountain Film Overwhelm

Berardphoto — Sun, 29 May 2011 12:52:48 -0000

It is your enthusiasm that is getting in the way of sleep. Nice work James!

Re: Mountain Film Minus Mortenson

Booneyogini — Sun, 29 May 2011 11:44:12 -0000

Thanks for helping us to open our eyes to what Greg Mortenson has
offered, regardless of the fact or fiction. His story has been an
inspiration to so many!!

Re: 99 Fans!: Chris needs a camera

joytrip — Thu, 26 May 2011 10:15:02 -0000

Thanks to Paul & Susan Lottridge for not only putting me up for night but for donating $10 to buy Chris a camera!

Re: 99 Fans!: Chris needs a camera

Cris Rosario — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:12:52 -0000

If you stop...you can hear those that are less fortunate. In this case we are helping someone that is more fortunate than us. Chris documents those things that we either fail or refuse to see. In supporting him we support our own vision for the environment. I have pledged, please do the same.

Re: Take A Seat: Sharing a ride across America

Alice Stanton — Mon, 16 May 2011 04:51:14 -0000

I feel something inside of me. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it but. I am truly moved.

Thank you

Alice Stanton