First, I dropped my subscription to YJ since as a yogi, I no longer feel welcome. Its become almost entirely aimed at yoginis with a few token dudes thrown in once in awhile. Every story, every drawing, every cover is aimed at women – obviously, they are trying to please advertisers who are targetting women, nevermind that yogis buy yoga mats, and such too. Can you remember the last time a man was on the cover of YJ?

Next, YJ has become increasingly shallow with more of an angle on outer beauty instead of getting to the heart of yoga. Its such a shame that Ascent has gone under but thankfully Yoga+ Joyful Living is still able to fill this niche.

Now, when they finally introduce a male personality back into the magazine, they decide to feature Ogden – a caricature which gives the impression every guy in a yoga class is ogling the yoginis, etc.
Come on – is this fair?

If YJ was not already so unbalanced, it would not be such a big deal but when the male face of YJ is Ogden – no thanks.

Don’t get me wrong, I think its great that yoginis have such a resource in YJ but let’s not pretend that they are trying to connect with yogis and yoginis alike.

Gooogiiii Berrrriiiieeesss! Funny!