The latest viral yoga video to hit YouTube isn’t a hilarious spoof about the practice—it’s of someone demonstrating awe-inspiring asanas in a beautiful room set to beautiful music. In fact, there seems to be only one thing that sets this video apart from thousands of other videos posted to YouTube—the yogini in this video is wearing her underwear!!!
If case you haven’t contributed to the million page views the video has received since it was posted earlier this month, go ahead and take a look.
If case you haven’t contributed to the million page views the video has received since it was posted earlier this month, go ahead and take a look.
Like it ? Critics have taken aim at yoga teacher/model Briohny Kate Smyth and fitness chain Equinox, who created the video, saying that the sexualized message the video sends isn’t what yoga is all about. Last week Smyth responded to the criticism in an interview with Kathryn Budig, who has herself been the center of a similar controversy for her racy images in ToeSox ads :
The intention was to emphasize Smyth’s physique, but it was also to inspire others to practice yoga. “Equinox is not afraid to be sexy, as you can see in our ad campaigns,” said Miersch. “We like to be provocative, but provocative with a purpose–she’s not just walking around in her underwear in the video, but she’s showing her amazing, strong, yoga body.”explained Equinox’s Editorial Manager Liz Miersch.
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