tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010:/blogs/breath-body-balance//45/tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/breath-body-balance//45.30452- 2010-11-17T04:51:50Z Comments for Action Figures do Ashtanga Yoga Health, fitness, food and fun for the modern yogi and holistic Chicagoan. Movable Type 4.261 tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/breath-body-balance//45.30452 2009-11-20T14:05:49Z 2009-11-22T04:31:08Z Action Figures do Ashtanga Yoga An overview of the funny website yogabeans, where action figures do yoga. Maya Henderson http://www.chicagonow.com/profiles/MayaHenderson
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Aquaman teaches Silver Surfer and Storm Shadow Virabhadrasana I and II.

It's time for Yogabeans!, the hilarious website that shows action figures doing ashtanga yoga. 
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Led by Duke, the GI Joe Sigma 6 operatives study David Swenson's "Practice Manual" to see correct form for Parivritta Parsvakonasana.

Yogabeans was founded by Elastigirl (that's right, the mom from The Incredibles), who "found relief bending the kids' action figures into a satisfying urdhva dhandurasana (wheel pose)" when she got too busy for her own practice. 

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Instructor Ric Flair gets Batman and the Wasp ready for Dandasana.

I'm not sure what's more hilarious, the dialogue between the action figures or Elastigirl's attemps to get the plastic figures into complex ashtanga poses. But Yogabeans isn't just about funny pics, there's actually yoga philosophy and helpful pose adjustment tips included in each post, too.

Check out more Yogabeans action here.

Thanks, Laurie! 
]]> tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/breath-body-balance//45.30452-comment:132468 Comment from Jen on 2009-11-20 Jen http://www.chicagonow.com/profiles/Jsmith1012 Now I know what to ask for this Christmas! haha..

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