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It’s time again for your round-up of pertinent news items which may or may not have made it across your desk over the past few weeks!  Here we go…

1) From the New York Times: “The Self-Employed Depression” by Emily Bazelon.  This insightful piece highlights the unique struggles of the urban-based self-employed during the current economic crisis.  The main star of the article is a New York yoga instructor named Lisa Feuer.  Her life situation is chronicled in great detail, and we’re sure that many of our blog readers can relate to her sobering experiences.

2) As if doga weren’t enough for you… We’ve mentioned a few times the media’s recent coverage of the doga “phenomenon” (yoga classes for humans and their canine pets), but apparently the newest trend of all is to run news stories on coga?!?  (Just kidding – we made that word up.  But we’re not just kidding that CNN ran an article earlier this month about yoga with cats.)

3) We covered the creepy, unsettling, alleged cult-like organization Dahn Yoga a few weeks ago.  This group (whose use of the word ‘yoga’ in its name is entirely questionable) is making headlines because 26 of its former members have banded together to file a lawsuit against it.  Since our initial report earlier this month, we’ve seen the Dahn Yoga controversy covered by two more news outlets: Chicago CBS and WBZ out of Boston.  We are ultra curious to see what becomes of this whole crazy dispute.  Our prediction is that things are not looking so good for Dahn Yoga…

4) The benefits and budgeting of yoga in elementary schools was the subject of this article in the New York new outlet LoHud.

5) The Washington Post covered a decision by PBS to ban future religious programming.  The gist: no new church services or religious lectures may be broadcast on any PBS stations.  This move seems to be an attempt by PBS to more fully embody the notion of “nonsectarian” programming.

6) On June 14th, a major Sri K. Pattabhi Jois memorial was hosted by big-name yogis Donna Karan and Eddie Stern in New York City.  Over 400 people were in attendance, and a short documentary about Jois’ life was screened.  For a nice recap of the flow of the evening and some great photos, visit the Yoga Nation blog.

Don’t you feel extra-informed after reading up on these interesting news items you might have missed?