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"MEET
THE INNOVATORS... (Sharon Gannon and David Life are) American originals
who are shaping Yoga today."—Yoga
Journal
"(Sharon
Gannon and David Life are) ...often credited with having played a large
role in making yoga as popular as it is today."—New
York Times
"Without Jivamukti,
yoga in the U.S. would still be the obscure practice of a few devotees."—New
York Times
"Jivamukti,
with an emphasis on spiritual training, including chanting, meditation
and readings."—Time magazine
"Here come the
Yoga Masters"—Weekender (Manila, Philippines)
"I
get the most incredible feeling, I float all the way home."—Christy
Turlington (Shape magazine)
"David and
Sharon have inspired and encouraged us to think of yoga not just as a
system of exercises but as a door to the infinite."—Sting
(preface, Jivamukti Yoga: Practices for the Body and Mind That Liberate
the Soul , published by Ballantine, 2002)
"Here,
yoga is not merely a workout - it's a way of life."—In
Style
"We love Jivamukti.
We love the chanting and the rigorous vinyasa practice.
We even love the yoga gift store next to the waterfall."—Paper
magazine
"Expressive
yoga classes with ebullient, kissable teachers that whirl up your inner
fire."—Paper magazine
"The Hottest Yoga
center in the city."—Time Out New
York
"The
hottest and best yoga in town is performed at the unapologetically spiritual
Jivamukti "—New
York magazine
"World's
Best Yoga Instructors"—Manila
Standard, Phillipines
"Classes
are demanding, physically and emotionally, in keeping with Life's intention
to re-spiritualize what the West was teaching as a purely physical exercise."—Connect,
Hong Kong
"Blows away the
competition in acuity of teachers, beauty of space, and precision of work-out."—New
York magazine
"In
New York, Sting and fashion designer Donna Karan are flocking to the Jivamukti
Center, where the spiritual aspects are emphasized."—US
magazine
"We want to re-mystify
a practice made mundane."—David
Life (Hinduism Today)
"More
fast-paced and strenuous than other popular forms of yoga, with a glamorous
following, including Russell Simmons and Christy Turlington."—Time
Out New York
"Beautiful-people
clientele."—Time
Out New York
"Ecstasy."—New
York Press
"Looking for a
highly meditative but physically challenging form of yoga? Try Jivamukti"—Yoga
Journal
"Gannon
and Life work hard to show that yoga is not just about health and fitness,
and that spirituality can be congruent with the high-energy, vibrant lifestyle
of New York."—Yoga
Journal
"Many people
were surprised when the God-centered, incense vibe proved to be an immediate
hit."—Yoga
Journal
"I
travel into an altered state of consciousness; the class passes by like
a dream."—Yoga
Journal
"Looking good becomes
even more esoteric at Manhattan's Jivamukti Yoga Center, where Sting,
Christy Turlington, and downtown hipsters stretch toward Nirvana."—Mirabella
"If
you can't get to India, the least you can do is walk over to Lafayette
Street."—New
York magazine
"The single largest
yoga center in the U.S."—New
York Times
"If
a teacher doesn't bring in the spiritual element, it cheats the student
and dumbs down the teaching."—David
Life (New York Post)
"We
make God hip."—David
Life (Hong Kong magazine)
"Our responsibility
as teachers is to generate independence and share knowledge freely, not
portion it out according to how much we get from the student."—David
Life (Yoga Journal)
"Many
yoga teachers today cheat their students by not emphasizing the importance
of a vegetarian diet and its relationship to the practice of yoga."—Sharon
Gannon (Yoga Journal)
"It has the full
package, more than just exercise"—Christy
Turlington (Allure magazine)
"I
always learn something at Jivamukti; they really educate the students."—Christy
Turlington (Time magazine)
"They have a very
intriguing, mystical, enchanted realm."—Daren
Friesen (Chicago Tribune)
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