These thought-streams are controlled by practice and non-attachment. Practice is the effort to secure steadiness. This practice becomes well-grounded when continued with reverent devotion and without interruption over a long period of time.
Yoga Sutras, 1.12-1.14
The thought-streams are five fold, painful and not painful. Right knowledge, wrong knowledge, fancy, sleep and memory. Right knowledge is inference, tradition, and genuine cognition. Wrong knowledge is false, illusory, erroneous beliefs or notions. Fancy is following after word-knowledge empty of substance. Deep sleep is the modification of the mind which has for its substratum nothingness. Memory is not allowing mental impressions to escape.
Yoga Sutras 1.5-1.11
Now, instruction in union.
Union is restraining the thought-streams natural to the mind.
Then the seer dwells in his own nature.
Otherwise he is of the same form as the thought-streams.
Yoga Sutras 1.1 – 1.4
Between the drinking, pre-meal snacking, dinner, and dessert, on average each American consumes between 3,000 – 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving. To put it in perspective, there are 3,500 calories in a pound. Can America really afford to gain another collective pound? 
Here are some non-shopping options for creative calorie cremation this Black Friday. 
Sex + Orgasm = approximately 200 calories burned, depending on ferocity.
Watching 1 hour of bad reality TV requires approximately 60 calories.
1 hour of power vinyasa yoga melts 500 calories.
Bickering for an hour torches at least 100 calories. Even more if your arguments are intense and full of grand of gesticulations. 
Vigorous cleaning burns 225 calories an hour. Don’t deny the house could use a once over. 
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
Lao Tzu
The idea of spending $100 on workout pants seemed ludicrous. Then one day it became clear why Lululemon is worth the investment. During yoga, your pants may be revealing more than you realize. Less substantial yoga pants are so transparent that the entire outline of your junk can be seen in certain poses. Straight up Penthouse Pet inner-labia bitches. 
Celeb-preferred and now ubiquitous, Lululemon, the pricey Vancouver-based company, has become the fitness apparel choice for runners, yogis, and gym bunnies. This shit ain’t cheap. Choke the price down. 
The thick, absorbent, wicking, compressing, miraculously flattering proprietary fabric won’t reveal your noni, and will flatter your body before you even work up a sweat. With common sense care, this gear last years. Serious durability means no buyer’s remorse.
Start with one pair of pants and marvel at how good they make your ass look, but please don’t become one of those dumbass bitches so intoxicated with the sight of her own ass that she uses these pants to shamelessly troll for men at the gym.
Happy Summer Solstice!
Celebrate the longest day of the year with 108 Sun Salutations.
Nobody wants to smell your stank pits. If you can smell yourself, you smell. Don’t impose your funk on others.
Quietly roll out your mat. You aren’t unfurling a scroll from the King, save the pomp and circumstance. Same with your towel, I really don’t appreciate the gust of wind that billows dust and hair all over me as you fan your towel about.
Don’t touch my mat, my towel, my water, or my person. Your mat is your space, my mat is my space.
This one’s for the yoga teachers, don’t confuse class with your American Idol audition. No matter how much you love chanting and the sound of your own voice, the whole class doesn’t want to listen to you chant for several minutes. A short chant is fine if that’s your thing, but save the anything over a minute for your personal practice.
Shut the fuck up. There are very few places left in the world where silence is honored and respected. The yoga studio room is supposed to be one of the last bastions of quiet. If you want to talk to your friend, go outside. Under NO circumstances should your cell phone or your shoes ever enter the practice space.
Learn the basics first. You should spend several weeks in beginner classes to learn alignment and form. As you progress you can advance in your classes, but if you lack adequate foundation you risk injury. 
Don’t be such a pussy. You are going to feel some discomfort; it’s just part of the process. Sharp pain is not. Take it easy, but don’t give up at the first pang of resistance. Yoga is character building because it teaches you how to cope with discomfort.
Namaste Bitches!