Comments on: SFO unveils world's first (?) dedicated yoga room within an airport http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Xeni Jardin http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1331122 Xeni Jardin Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1331122 "downward facing douche" “downward facing douche”

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1330894 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1330894 Punch + asana. Punch + asana.

]]> By: Dean Putney http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1330664 Dean Putney Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1330664 The room is free, I believe. It's to your right as you come out of security for Terminal 2. The room is free, I believe. It’s to your right as you come out of security for Terminal 2.

]]> By: Arthur Klein http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1330643 Arthur Klein Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1330643 Hi Xeni, i have been practicing yoga before flights right at the gate for years... I almost always have the flight crew ask about the yoga once we are in the air... on time a pilot asked if i could demo a headstand at 40,000 feet, so he could take and iphone pix.  I know that i look forward to flight delays of 90 minutes to 1 hour so i can practice... flying after a full practice is the BEST.   BTW anyone know if they are charging for use of SFO yoga room or is it free? Xeni as you know i have been practicing yoga since the days at MouseJockey and am so happy that you are reporting on Yoga too... YEAH!in Gratitude and Namaste,Arthur Klein http://yoga.arthurklein.com Hi Xeni,

i have been practicing yoga before flights right at the gate for years… I almost always have the flight crew ask about the yoga once we are in the air… on time a pilot asked if i could demo a headstand at 40,000 feet, so he could take and iphone pix.  I know that i look forward to flight delays of 90 minutes to 1 hour so i can practice… flying after a full practice is the BEST.   BTW anyone know if they are charging for use of SFO yoga room or is it free?

Xeni as you know i have been practicing yoga since the days at MouseJockey and am so happy that you are reporting on Yoga too… YEAH!in Gratitude and Namaste,Arthur Klein http://yoga.arthurklein.com

]]> By: Xeni Jardin http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1330609 Xeni Jardin Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1330609 Sanskrit for "punch that guy"? Sanskrit for “punch that guy”?

]]> By: Teller http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1330598 Teller Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1330598 Okay, I'm busted. Of course I don't give a crap about religious stuff in public places. Can't understand why anyone does. Liquidation Sale sign and picture of Buddha meditating is all the same to me. Okay, I’m busted. Of course I don’t give a crap about religious stuff in public places. Can’t understand why anyone does. Liquidation Sale sign and picture of Buddha meditating is all the same to me.

]]> By: ChickieD http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1330543 ChickieD Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1330543 There's a lovely meditation room in the Albany airport There’s a lovely meditation room in the Albany airport

]]> By: atomelectron http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1330421 atomelectron Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1330421 Micha,  This link should answer all your questions. http://www.flysfo.com/web/page... Bon Voyage! Micha,  This link should answer all your questions.
http://www.flysfo.com/web/page…

Bon Voyage!

]]> By: SoItBegins http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1330294 SoItBegins Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1330294 Is there a yogurt bar in the vicinity? Is there a yogurt bar in the vicinity?

]]> By: Skye MacLeod http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1330128 Skye MacLeod Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1330128 Schiphol also has a rather nice meditation room next to a bunch of comfy-looking chairs where you can take a nap.  Schiphol also has a rather nice meditation room next to a bunch of comfy-looking chairs where you can take a nap. 

]]> By: Ty_MY http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1330089 Ty_MY Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1330089 I know you're snarking.. Just FYI though Some forms of Buddhism are only a philosophy on the way to live : no worshipping, no elaborate temples or believing anything based on "faith", or picking overlords based on "reincarnation". Just meditation and introspection. Temples are mostly for the monks to live and give talks, not as place to pass around the donation pouch to put in one more chandelier. Buddha was a guy. So it's just a guy, the best guy there was at meditating. So it's just like plastering the Air Jordan Jumpman at a basketball court :D  I know you’re snarking.. Just FYI though
Some forms of Buddhism are only a philosophy on the way to live : no worshipping, no elaborate temples or believing anything based on “faith”, or picking overlords based on “reincarnation”. Just meditation and introspection. Temples are mostly for the monks to live and give talks, not as place to pass around the donation pouch to put in one more chandelier.

Buddha was a guy. So it’s just a guy, the best guy there was at meditating. So it’s just like plastering the Air Jordan Jumpman at a basketball court :D 

]]> By: caipirina http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1330066 caipirina Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1330066 Great, here in Addis Ababa we have instead 2 prayer rooms (one for each gender) ... at least they have really free wifi, which was very unexpected (as the internet here is generally bad / expensive)  Great, here in Addis Ababa we have instead 2 prayer rooms (one for each gender) … at least they have really free wifi, which was very unexpected (as the internet here is generally bad / expensive) 

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1330062 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1330062 Yeah, it's not like there's a 103 foot tall cross sitting on top of Mount Davidson or nuthin'. Yeah, it’s not like there’s a 103 foot tall cross sitting on top of Mount Davidson or nuthin’.

]]> By: Teller http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1330015 Teller Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1330015 Hold on there. Isn't Buddha a symbol of Buddhism, a religion? Now it's being promoted in a public place? In San Francisco? I am shocked. I am outraged. Hold on there. Isn’t Buddha a symbol of Buddhism, a religion? Now it’s being promoted in a public place? In San Francisco? I am shocked. I am outraged.

]]> By: Jane Rigby http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329993 Jane Rigby Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329993 I've been there!  Arrived SFO early for a flight home, so I took 10 min to stretch and breathe.  It's a small room, but serenely lit.  I was quite grateful for a few minutes of peace during a travel day.  Also, I love the icon on overhead signs:  silhouette  of buddha meditating.   I’ve been there!  Arrived SFO early for a flight home, so I took 10 min to stretch and breathe.  It’s a small room, but serenely lit.  I was quite grateful for a few minutes of peace during a travel day.  Also, I love the icon on overhead signs:  silhouette  of buddha meditating.  

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329943 Antinous / Moderator Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329943 I wasted five minutes trying to come up with a Sanskrit name for that asana, but failed. I wasted five minutes trying to come up with a Sanskrit name for that asana, but failed.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329946 Antinous / Moderator Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329946 If they'd put a yoga lounge <i>on</i> the plane, I might actually fly again some day. If they’d put a yoga lounge on the plane, I might actually fly again some day.

]]> By: Dean Putney http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329931 Dean Putney Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329931 I poked my head in the new yoga room last week. It's dimly lit, quiet, and fairly relaxing just to look in. I poked my head in the new yoga room last week. It’s dimly lit, quiet, and fairly relaxing just to look in.

]]> By: Madeline Ashby http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329879 Madeline Ashby Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329879 As a means of preventing deep vein thrombosis and shaking out some travel stress, this makes great sense. Plus, it's a great way to make sure your kids get a good run of activity in *before* the ride starts. As a means of preventing deep vein thrombosis and shaking out some travel stress, this makes great sense. Plus, it’s a great way to make sure your kids get a good run of activity in *before* the ride starts.

]]> By: Teller http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329862 Teller Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329862 Hope the pilots and stews take advantage of it. Hope the pilots and stews take advantage of it.

]]> By: LinkMan http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329863 LinkMan Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329863 That's why you're better off flying through ATL or PHL and ponying up for a private room at <a href="http://minutesuites.com/" rel="nofollow">MinuteSuites</a>.  I'm not 100% sure, but I'll bet there's enough room to do yoga (or whatever else you want). That’s why you’re better off flying through ATL or PHL and ponying up for a private room at MinuteSuites.  I’m not 100% sure, but I’ll bet there’s enough room to do yoga (or whatever else you want).

]]> By: LinkMan http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329855 LinkMan Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329855 Accredited by whom?  Schiphol has a branch of the Rijksmuseum, which is about as world class as it gets: http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/tentoonstellingen/schiphol Accredited by whom?  Schiphol has a branch of the Rijksmuseum, which is about as world class as it gets:

http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/tentoonstellingen/schiphol

]]> By: vinegartom23 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329798 vinegartom23 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329798 Doomed to smell like sweaty feet within a week. Doomed to smell like sweaty feet within a week.

]]> By: MrEricSir http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329791 MrEricSir Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329791 Now you can severely injure your spine <i>before</i> you stuff yourself into the cramped airplane seat for 15 hours. Now you can severely injure your spine before you stuff yourself into the cramped airplane seat for 15 hours.

]]> By: Snig http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329762 Snig Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329762 I've ambled myself through some of my tai chi when waiting, just the legs, and I skip the kicks.   I’ve ambled myself through some of my tai chi when waiting, just the legs, and I skip the kicks.  

]]> By: atomelectron http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329757 atomelectron Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329757 SFO has long been a proponent of humanizing the Airport environment.  SFO also features a world class exhibition environment and is the only accredited museum in an airport.  SFO Museum features approximately twenty galleries throughout the Airport terminals displaying a rotating schedule of art, history, science, and cultural exhibitions.  Check it out. SFO has long been a proponent of humanizing the Airport environment.  SFO also features a world class exhibition environment and is the only accredited museum in an airport.  SFO Museum features approximately twenty galleries throughout the Airport terminals displaying a rotating schedule of art, history, science, and cultural exhibitions.  Check it out.

]]> By: Xeni Jardin http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329743 Xeni Jardin Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329743 i'd punch that guy. i’d punch that guy.

]]> By: milovoo http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329737 milovoo Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329737 and you'll inevitably be stuck next to the guy in the photo, using his laptop and talking on his cell phone while doing yoga. and you’ll inevitably be stuck next to the guy in the photo, using his laptop and talking on his cell phone while doing yoga.

]]> By: SedanChair http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329735 SedanChair Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329735 I like the stock image. That guy just used his laptop to order the deaths of 1000 third-world children, and now he's meditating to consume their souls. I like the stock image. That guy just used his laptop to order the deaths of 1000 third-world children, and now he’s meditating to consume their souls.

]]> By: Amy Kling http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/sfo-unveils-worlds-first.html#comment-1329716 Amy Kling Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140820#comment-1329716 Yes! I'm glad someone is putting this idea into practice. I was just thinking about this when I took a 12 hour flight recently. It would have been nice to do some yoga in a studio immediately beforehand (rather than the stretching I managed to do at the gate before boarding). Yes! I’m glad someone is putting this idea into practice. I was just thinking about this when I took a 12 hour flight recently. It would have been nice to do some yoga in a studio immediately beforehand (rather than the stretching I managed to do at the gate before boarding).

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