Poems Links Recommended Readings Green Yoga articles (pdf) Opening to Nature through Yoga: An Interview with Shiva Rea Water as Wellspring of Life Rethinking Yoga Mats: The Search for a Green Solution Creating an Eco-Friendly Studio: An Interview with David Lurey

Earth Friendly Yoga Mats now for sale online or in bulk by EMAIL Your purchase supports efforts to raise awareness about taking care of the planet as part of yoga. "The Foundation of our Practice: Review of the EcoYoga Mat," by Waylon Lewis

Resources

Here you will find resources for greening your Yoga studio, online versions of Green Yoga newsletter articles, and more.

Read the Green Yoga Values Statement

Greening Your Studio: A Preliminary Checklist Creating an Eco-Friendly Yoga Studio: An Interview with David Lurey by Laura Cornell

Poems

Excerpt from the Shri Rudram
Identifying with the Rock, Henryk Skolimowski
Metta Meditation, Laura Cornell
More coming soon . . .

Links

ARTICLES ABOUT PVC - the main ingredient in most Yoga mats today

Federal Court Throws Out Weak PVC Standards
PVC Dust report
City of Seattle rejects PVC pipes
The Pirates of Illiopolis
MyHouseIsYourHouse.org –Information and action on PVC (polyvinyl chloride).

GREEN YOGA RESOURCES

Yoga and Ecology – article by David Frawley
The Greening of Yoga– LA Yoga Magazine feature on the Green Yoga Association
EcoYoga.org – Offering workshops on ecology and yoga in Scotland
YogaGaia.com – Connecting Kosmic consciousness to yoga.
Friends of Vrindavan – Linking Sacred Forests in India with friends in England. This website has the entire text of the first edition of Ranchor Prime’s book listed below.
ARCWorld.org – Alliance of World Religions and Conservation.
Forum on Religion and Ecology Information on World Religions (including Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism) in relation to ecology.

OTHER LINKS

EcoYoga.co.uk – Makers of a compostable, all-natural, PVC-free sticky mat. This mat was designed by Nick Loening, an ashtanga teacher from Scotland. Detailed background on their mats is located here. These are the mats we endorse and have for sale through our store.
BarefootYoga.com – Makers of the bamboo yoga block.

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Recommended Reading

Chapple, Christopher Key and Tucker, Mary Evelyn, (Eds.). (2000). Hinduism and ecology: The intersection of earth, sky, and water. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Christensen, Alice. Yoga of the Heart: Ten Ethical Principles for Gaiing Limitless Growth, Confidence and Achievement. New York, NY: Daybreak Books, 1998.

Feuerstein, Georg. (2003) “The Practice of Eco-Yoga.” From The Deeper Dimension of Yoga. Shambhala Publications, Boston.

Fields, Rick. (1998, January/February). The time is now: A spiritual response to the ecological devastation of our planet. Yoga journal. 138. 67-68.

Kumar, Satish. (2002). You Are Therefore I am: A Declaration of Dependence. Devon, England: Green Books Ltd.

Prime, Ranchor. (2002). Vedic ecology: Practical wisdom for surviving the 21st century. Novato, CA: Mandala Publishing.

Skolimowsky, Henryk. (1994). EcoYoga: Practice & meditations for walking in beauty on the Earth. London, England: Gaia Books Limited.

Mosca, Johanna. Yoga Life: Ten Steps to Freedom. Sedona, AZ: Sedona Spirit Yoga Publications, 2000.

The Mother. (1973). Flowers and their messages. Pondicherry, India: Sri Aurobindo Ashram.

Tigunait, Pandit Rajmani. (1999, September). Our planet, our selves. Yoga International. Pp. 23-29.

Wroth, Katherine. (May 2003). Om on the range: Are Yoga and Hiking a Natural Fit? AMC outdoors: The magazine of the Appalachian Mountain Club.

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