it’s all yoga, baby is the Jay-Z of the yoga blog world. A beloved blog about yoga and other things, it existed between April 2009 and January 2011, only to be resurrected in June. Roseanne Harvey (the main voice behind the blog) is known for questioning, provoking thought and shining a critical light on yoga culture ~ while celebrating community, service, creativity, the independent spirit and good ol’ fun.
Roseanne is fascinated by how yoga is represented in popular culture, unabashedly anti-consumerist and highly skeptical of the increasing commercialization of yoga in the West. As the former editor of ascent magazine, Roseanne isn’t afraid to use her media literacy skills to call out the hypocrisies and contradictions of modern yoga. She is all for dismantling the dominant hegemony of rock star teachers, expensive class fees and designer clothes/accessories/products.
She is also a yoga teacher who believes in making yoga accessible, fun and available to all people, regardless of socio-economic status or body type. Roseanne teaches weekly community classes in Montreal at the Mile End Mission. She is also available for affordable private lessons.
The fantastic beautiful banner image on this blog is the work of Jonathan Himsworth. He’s better known for his Stadium Art Movement (soccer stadiums in dense urban settings), but he sure knows how to say “It’s all yoga, baby.”
it’s all yoga, baby has received quite a bit of praise:
- Quoted in The Globe and Mail article, The Oversexualization of Yoga
- Well+GoodNYC called it “a veritable think tank on the popularity of yoga and its cultural implications”
- Named one of the “in” yoga blogs for 2010 by the venerable YogaDawg
- Listed as one of the 100 Incredible Yoga Teachers Who Blog on the Nursing School Search Blog
- One of the “best yoga blogs,” according to the Cirkla holistic directory
- Included among (the highly prestigious) LVN to RN’s Best 100 Yoga & Meditation Blogs
- Made it onto some random list of Top 50 Yoga Blogs for a Healthy Mind and Body
it's all yoga, baby 
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June 2, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Linda-Sama
OMG, I LOVED ascent magazine, I was a subscriber. too bad it stopped publishing…
June 27, 2009 at 10:29 pm
EcoYogini
I used to live SO close to Rad’a!!! I can’t believe i didn’t know about it… the plateau is so fantastic 🙂
August 23, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Bob Weisenberg
Hi, Roseanne.
Enjoying your blog very much. Just added your link to my site.
Bob
http://www.yogademystified.com
@reweis
August 27, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Terra
Hi there! I’ve recently discovered your blog and am enjoying it very much. I wanted to let you know I’ve added it to my blog roll- hope that’s alright!
All the best!
June 13, 2010 at 7:03 pm
K
Over from 21.5.800
I love what you say about yoga. I go to a small place close to my home. The place I go to is close to home. Though its by no means huge, I often feel its an elitist hub. However the class I’m taking is affordable ($10 a class, 1 hour) and its for people needing modification. The people in the class tend to be more down to earth than in the “regular” yoga classes. I hope to move into a beginner class – but I dread the atmosphere. I live in So. Cal and it looks like all the options are the same or worse. I keep staying open to a solution.
August 5, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Jill Miller
Hi Roseanne, I loved Ascent…..I found it too late and then it vanished. So glad I found your blog here. Keep up the phenomenal work!
August 6, 2010 at 5:23 pm
M.E. Winks
Love the blog, and the conversations happening here! Great work Roseanne…
October 22, 2010 at 1:49 am
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June 25, 2011 at 7:28 am
Karuna Lynne
So glad I found your blog. Love, love, loved Ascent! Looking for inspiration on my Yoga blog. Trying to mix my corny sense of humor, love of writing and love of Yoga into a fun read. Come check it out, I’d really appreciate the feedback.