February 3, 2008 is World Yoga Day. Many studios across the world in all disciplines will celebrate this day by offering free or pay-by-donation yoga classes. The idea, according to the World Yoga Day organization, is to gather people to cohesively join energies for the global proliferation of human rights. Classes will be held from 11 AM to 1 PM in all time zones. For information on how to participate and find out what studios will be celebrating this important day, click here.

Meanwhile, Yoga Day USA is January 26, 2008. The Yoga Alliance sponsors this event each year in the hopes of bringing new students to yoga while raising awareness about the myriad benefits of yoga. Studios across the U.S. will be offering low or no cost classes in all yoga disciplines. For more, click here.

Yoga Humor

How do you develop a Yogatude? It’s easy, according to the folks at the YogaDawg blog. All you need to do is enter a yoga class and, well, cop a ‘tude. Here’s how.

Strange Massage?

As a chronic daily tension headache sufferer, I have a strong yoga practice, I eat well, and I’ve managed to amass an array of doodads that promise to loosen my tight muscles. But it wasn’t until I visited the Myofascial Pain Release Center in Paoli, PA that I discovered a very different form of massage that would contort my body in strange ways only to find my headache gone after a session. For me, it was one of the very few treatments that worked. It’s like an oil-less limb stretch/yoga class on a massage table. Here’s some information about the concept behind myofascial pain release, written by John Barnes, the father of the practice. Check it out here.