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Article: Punk rock moves become latest trend in yoga fusion
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- October 10, 2004
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REBECCA COOK, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
10-10-2004
Dateline: SEATTLE
The guitarist plugs in his amp, and the yoga instructor strips off her baggy skull-patterned boxers to reveal black bike shorts.
They both warm up for the latest twist on an ancient practice: punk rock yoga.
Power yoga, baby yoga, kickboxing yoga, and now this. Has yoga fusion finally gone too far? After all, yoga is a spiritual discipline aimed at creating a sense of deep quiet and inner peace, while punk rock is all about being undisciplined and LOUD.
It makes sense to instructor Kimberlee Jensen.
"It's the whole do-it-yourself ethic," said Jensen, 34. "Punk is democratic, nonhierarchical _ that's definitely the ...