{"id":76,"date":"2010-01-28T09:28:54","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T09:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/roddreher\/2010\/01\/the-agony-of-foodie-yoga.html"},"modified":"2010-01-28T09:28:54","modified_gmt":"2010-01-28T09:28:54","slug":"the-agony-of-foodie-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/roddreher\/2010\/01\/the-agony-of-foodie-yoga.html","title":{"rendered":"The agony of foodie yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"

I keep trying to come up with something snarky or insightful to say about this story<\/a>, but I can’t improve on the hilarity of the thing itself. Excerpt:<\/p>\n

Calling his mission “yoga for the Everyman,” Mr. Romanelli, 36, plays Grateful Dead songs during class, wears sweat pants rather than spandex, and has already experimented with offering chocolate truffles after chaturanga instruction. “It’s a way of getting people in the door,” he said in an interview. “The world is a better place if people do yoga. And if they come because chocolate or wine is involved, I’m fine with it.”
\nThe past decade has produced thousands of new foodies and new yogis, all interested in healthier bodies, clearer consciences and a greener planet. Inevitably, the overlap between the people who love to eat and the people who love to do eagle pose has grown. In 2007, a combination yoga studio and fine dining restaurant, Ubuntu, opened in Napa, Calif.
\nYoga retreat centers now offer gourmet cooking classes and wine tastings; New York yogis trade tips about which nearby ashrams (Anand) and studios (Jivamukti) serve the best muffins.
\nBut not everyone agrees that the lusty enjoyment of food and wine is compatible with yogic enlightenment. Yoga purists say that many foods — like wine and meat — are still off limits. Others, like Mr. Romanelli, say that anything goes, as long as it tastes good. The debate is exposing rich ores of resentment in the yoga world.
\n“The culture of judgment in the yoga community — I call it “yogier than thou” — is rampant, and nowhere more than around food,” said Sadie Nardini, a yoga teacher in New York. (“Yogis” are those who do yoga, teachers and students alike.) <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hmm. Well. Call me when they come up with cocktail yoga, and I might turn up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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