GRAND RAPIDS, MI At a time when just about every health club offers a yoga class, it may be hard to imagine the puzzled reactions Carolyn Heines received 35 years ago when she started teaching yoga.

Some people thought you were saying yogurt, she said. It was not very well known at all.

But The Yoga Studio, opened in 1978, attracted a share of students many of them old hippies and spiritual seekers.

Most people wore Birkenstocks, Heines said with a small laugh. It was that kind of crowd, if you will.

The studio moved around quite a bit, as Heines looked for places she could rent cheap. But it stayed in business, weathering the changes in culture through the 80s, 90s and the 00s.

Now, as she prepares for the 35th anniversary celebration of The Yoga Studio on April 13, Heines marvels at the growing popularity of yoga.

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The expansion of it has been phenomenal, she said. I keep thinking it will have its day and then go quiet, but it keeps expanding. I think it is so transformative and effective on so many different levels.

The word is spreading, and people are finding so much benefit from it whether they are seeking self-knowledge or trying to cure a back problem or whatever. It works.

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Lululemon, the upscale yoga clothing retailer, is letting their chief product officer go after a high-profile mishapin mid-Marchinvolving the company's yoga pants, thousands of which were pulled from stores after the company discovered a manufacturing error that had rendered the pants's fabric too transparent. The incident unleashed a thousand puns about corporate transparency and, among more concrete consequences, dramatically lowered the company's first-quarter earnings and sent its stock price tumbling. And now it's led to the ouster of a top executive,Sheree Waterson, who oversaw Lululemon's product line. According to a press release issued on Wednesday afternoon, Waterson is leaving the company on April 15 "in conjunction with a reorganization of our product organization." The company bid farewell to Waterson, who had been at the company for five years, by saying, We appreciate the many contributions that Sheree made during her time with lululemon, particularly in the area of design."

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Waterson is likely to land on her feet. Public records of the company's financial records show that she was paid near $1.5 million in salary and stock in 2011. For the time being, her exit seems to answer at least one mini-scandal that fell out of the pants mishap:who exactly was responsible for the yoga pants's unacceptable transparency. Lululemon blamed its Taiwanese textile supplier, theEclat Textile Company, which refuted the claims, for faulty fabric. While Lululemon has stuck by that claim,Bloomberg News coverage of Waterson's departure suggests they've admitted some internal problems, saying "the companys testing protocols were incomplete."

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What's not in dispute is that thethe company and its investors have lost a lot of money in its yoga pants debacle.

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The growing popularity of yoga teacher trainings may make them more accessible, but how do you know which training is right for you? Rachel Nelson, certified yoga teacher and co-owner of Revolution Power Yoga in Eagle-Vail, said it's not about knowing, but about doing.

To do a teacher training, you really don't need to know anything about yoga, said Nelson, who will be leading an upcoming program at Revolution Power Yoga. And that's what's so amazing about teacher-training by doing it, you learn.

The upcoming 200-hour yoga teacher training will be held at Revolution Power Yoga for four sessions a week, from April 17 through June 8. Students will meet every Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings and most of the day on Saturday.

Nelson said the training and certification program will give students the tools, hands-on experience and confidence to teach an authentic, powerful and inspiring power vinyasa yoga class, based upon the teachings of Baron Baptiste. She said the program is for students and teachers of all levels and will focus on all aspects of teaching and living through the principles of yoga within a contemporary context and language. Through hours of practice teaching and hands-on assisting, the practical skills you will acquire are immediately applicable and you will leave the training ready to teach, Nelson said. You learn the alignment, the knowledge, the philosophy, and you learn how to teach a powerful class.

Nelson said students who are interested in participating should keep in mind that it will be both a physically and emotionally demanding program.

It will require a strong commitment and personal sacrifice, as well as the support of the student's primary support network, Nelson said.

Interested students must be at least 18 years old and hold a high school diploma or its equivalent. Nelson said applicants must also have: a deep desire to learn, a coachable attitude and be free of major injuries going into the program.

Doing a teacher training will change your life in ways that you would never imagine, Nelson said. You'll see yourself in a new way, and it will change how you interact with others and the world.

For more information and to apply, call Revolution Power Yoga at 970-748-3176 or email Rachel Nelson at Rachel@revolutionpoweryoga.com.

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FOLLOW Bruce Springsteen, you get to go to Moncton. Follow Manju Pattabhi Jois, you get to go to Maui.

A rock star in the yoga world, Jois spends four or five months each year travelling the globe, instructing devotees in Ashtanga, a branch of yoga created by his father in India. Possessing strength and suppleness that belies the fact hes about to turn 70, Jois can stand on his head as soon as he gets out of bed in the morning.

For the 22 students that came to Ashtanga Halifax this week from all over the province as well as Montreal, Labrador and Switzerland to learn from him, its an amazing experience.

He is like the source, said Sarah MacKeigan of Halifax, whos been a yoga teacher for seven years.

Ive trained with him twice before, once in Florida and once in Maui, and hes just incredible. Hes not a big man, hes shorter than I am, but physically hes very strong, and energetically hes amazing to be around. You feel better being around him.

Jody Manley, the owner of Ashtanga Halifax and the first Ashtanga teacher in Atlantic Canada, went to Chicago to train with Jois in 2009 and has since followed him to Maui and Berlin. It took her two years to arrange for Jois to make the visit to Nova Scotia where, he said, the people are warmer than the weather.

Manley said having Jois come to Halifax is the pinnacle of her career as a yoga teacher.

When he finally agreed to come, it was an amazing thing to share his teachings with my students, said Manley, whos been an instructor for 15 years.

Manju has really broadened me as a teacher in my own practice, well beyond the physical aspects. He has taught me chanting and breathing exercises, and I feel I am teaching now in a much more traditional way.

Theres so much yoga out there, and so many styles and forms, so to bring that type of teaching to our students at Ashtanga Halifax is an honour for me.

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MONTREAL You could have heard a pin drop at the first annual Quebec Hatha Yoga championships in Town of Mount Royal on Saturday not because the church hall was empty, but out of deference to the 13 competitors.

They had three minutes apiece to impress the judges by flexing, contorting and immobilizing their bodies in ways unimaginable and, occasionally, a bit frightening to people who dont own a yoga mat.

And the more than 100 spectators helped them find their inner stillness with respectful silence.

Mike DAbate, a 32-year-old teacher from LaSalle, and Rosalie Abbey, an 18-year-old environment student at McGill University, emerged as the first provincial Hatha Yoga champions, and will represent Quebec at the national championships in Vancouver at the end of the month.

You had to like DAbates chances of capturing the mens division Saturday.

He was the only entrant.

But Judge Brad Cowell of Vancouver said DAbate did a lot more than win by default.

He scored very well. He has a very good shot for the Canadian championship, Cowell said.

DAbate said he started doing yoga a couple of years ago at the urging of a female friend who is now a yoga instructor.

It didnt bother him to be one of the few men doing it, he said. Im used to it. In the elementary schools where I teach, there are usually no more than one or two men.

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As more men are turned on to yoga, thanks in part to nudging from their girlfriends and the yoga-inspired moves in programs like P90X, retailers are rolling out new mats and gear tailored just for them. Plus celebrities are helping to lead the pack -- such as Matthew McConaughey, who regularly strikes a pose on the beach, and Russell Brand, who is often seen toting his yoga mat. Even David Beckham has reportedly credited Bikram yoga with helping him recover from an Achilles tendon injury. Also, blog Well + Good NYC reports that "no-girls-allowed" yoga classes are popping up in New York City.

To meet the demand, Yoga Jack recently launched its line of extra-thick black and olive green mats in longer sizes 72 inches (182 cm) rather than the standard 68 (173 cm). Plus for sweaty dudes, the mat features a "proprietary non-slip surface," plus all that extra thickness means larger feet won't rip the mat to pieces in a few months. Price is US$69 (RM211), available online internationally. For US$19, you can take along a more "masculine" yoga bag, in black.

Based in San Francisco and Boston, the company was founded by 32-year-old father of two Jahoan Jamili, who told New York Daily News that he was persuaded to try yoga by his wife. "I gotta be honest yoga is a little intimidating for guys at first," Jamali said. "I went out to buy a cheap mat and I couldn't find anything for me. I'm not a New Age guy; I'm a standard average Joe. Guess what, I don't want a floral print mat." AFP-Relaxnews

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