en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1215969 Comments by coe douglas http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/is-yoga-becoming-just-another-consumer-machine/#IDComment80968149 Thank you, Doreen. Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:31:42 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/is-yoga-becoming-just-another-consumer-machine/#IDComment80968149 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/is-yoga-becoming-just-another-consumer-machine/#IDComment80848472 Andy- It's not uncool to like Lululemon. Not at all. And I agree about male yoga clothes - there are few options out there, at least as far as I know, compared to the mountain of stuff for women. I was making more of an observation about how inevitably everything becomes commodified and kind of gets gobbled up by branding, advertising, ubiquitous marketing messages and I wonder if something essential gets lost along the way? Side note: If you know of any other cool yoga clothes for guys please share. :) Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:14:59 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/is-yoga-becoming-just-another-consumer-machine/#IDComment80848472 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/is-yoga-becoming-just-another-consumer-machine/#IDComment80606086 Ramesh- Thank you for your comments. That makes a lot of sense to me. Put this way, the struggle then becomes one of material versus spiritual. Inner vs. Outer. We cover a number of familiar dualities here, don't we? When friends ask me about yoga, I always tell them that it has changed my mind far more than it could ever change my body, which has limitations, versus the limitlessness of mind. Your comments serve as a nice capping verse to this post. :) Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:59:59 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/is-yoga-becoming-just-another-consumer-machine/#IDComment80606086 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/is-yoga-becoming-just-another-consumer-machine/#IDComment80518431 Great question. That's what I struggle with the most. Granted, I'm a bit jaded after spending a bunch of years working in advertising. Bikram classes near where I live are jam packed with people. Yet, the Ashtanga studio struggles to stay afloat and has to expand their offerings and get creative with generating revenue. I wonder about the commodification of anything and wonder if mainstreaming has to come with the collateral baggage of commodification or corporate underwriting, if you will, to succeed on a larger scale? Maybe so. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:45:34 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/is-yoga-becoming-just-another-consumer-machine/#IDComment80518431 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/pizza-my-one-obstacle-to-the-pure-land-of-veganism/#IDComment78545649 Hey, Gary. Thank you and you're right. The Conklin piece you wrote was enlightening. The video really hard to watch. I couldn't get through it. Fri, 4 Jun 2010 19:36:38 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/pizza-my-one-obstacle-to-the-pure-land-of-veganism/#IDComment78545649 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/pizza-my-one-obstacle-to-the-pure-land-of-veganism/#IDComment78544778 Veggie Haggis? Wow. Peter, thanks for the information. I agree 100% regarding the animal cruelty issue. The entire industrial food system is brutal and broken. I really appreciate the insights via the comments. I'm trying to track down Daiya after reading about it here. Plus, I love to cook and think Vegan cooking is really exciting. Especially when I come across products like Field Roast and now Daiya. Fri, 4 Jun 2010 19:32:45 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/pizza-my-one-obstacle-to-the-pure-land-of-veganism/#IDComment78544778 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/training-the-mind-to-see-the-abundance-of-greatness/#IDComment78525531 This is a beautiful post. Fri, 4 Jun 2010 16:17:25 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/training-the-mind-to-see-the-abundance-of-greatness/#IDComment78525531 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/pizza-my-one-obstacle-to-the-pure-land-of-veganism/#IDComment78401186 You mean there's hope? Hurray. I'll have to track some Daiya down. Thanks for the tip. Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:25:25 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/pizza-my-one-obstacle-to-the-pure-land-of-veganism/#IDComment78401186 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/all-in-the-family-aminda-courtwright/#IDComment78385991 The family portraits at the top are absolutely fantastic. Also, I love the idea of family yoga. Thu, 3 Jun 2010 17:12:05 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/all-in-the-family-aminda-courtwright/#IDComment78385991