The fame of others

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bloggers, Facebook, fame, Jennifer Aniston, super-fantastico-cool, Twitter, yoga bloggers brat pack, yoga bloggers hall of fame, Yoga Journal

Right, I’m gonna flaunt my connections to the glamorous world of the Yoga Bloggers Hall of Fame!

Things were all a-Twitter yesterday with a rumour (on the grapevine) there’d been a mention of the venerable Yoga Dork blog in the rather popular Yoga Journal magazine!

At first it was just hearsay, and then there was a confirmed sighting! Finally, there was extensive photographic proof!

Anyways, seems Yoga Dork wasn’t the only blogger I know who got a mention in the article. Not that I’m name-dropping or a groupie or anything, mind you…

But the article also included honourable mentions for Yoga, the Mind & Culture (Brooks)!!

Okay, there were others too. Blogs I haven’t read before (but probably will now).

So how cool is that?!

I’ll tell you – its super-fantastico-cool!!

It’s like Yoga Journal have called a trend – they’ve picked the first generation of brat pack yoga bloggers out there doin’ their thang.

Have to wonder though, now these kids have been noticed… will life change drammatically overnight? Will they forsake their friends and long term readers for a brand new celebrity following? Will they become friends with Jennifer Aniston (noted yogi) on Facebook?

Suddenly, the world has so many possibilities!

Maybe their blogs will be turned into books and/or movies??

Ironically, this article about yoga blogs isn’t available on Yoga Journal’s website (doh!), which would’ve added some lovely back links to everyone’s blogs. Oh well…

Hopefully, at least a handful of the gazillion readers of Yoga Journal will carry their mag to their computer and faithfully type in each URL, find out more about the above-mentioned blogs and stay on.

Even if that’s like, 1% of their readership, that’ll still be heaps and heaps.

As for me, I’m getting ready to ride on their coat-tails, becoming part of the entourage, wearing over-sized brand name sunglasses, driving real fast to avoid all the paps and living off the fortunes of others! 😉

Or well… maybe not. But I’m still super-pleased for those who’ve gained a little attention for their excellent yoga-writing ways!

~Svasti

Wow! I won the Arte y Pico blog award

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Arte y Pico, blog award, bloggers, creative, inspire

So, dear friends, this humble and mightily chuffed blogger has been honoured with the Arte y Pico blog award by none other than the incomparable Amy a.k.a Miss Sensuality!

Apparently the “Arte y Pico” award was created to be given to bloggers who inspire others with their creative energy and their talents, whether it be writing or artwork in all medias. When you receive this award it is considered a “Special Honor”.

Amy actually nominated me in July, but since I was incommunicado at that time, I wasn’t on top of such things. And for some reason, I’ve only just discovered the link back to my site now. Doh! But thank you Amy, for noticing this newbie to the blogging world and thinking my writing was worthy of said award!!

Anyway, moving right along… these are the lovely and kind words Amy had to say:

My 2nd pick for the Arte y Pico award is a blog entitled – Svasti: A journey from assault to wholeness…
This blogger is blatantly honest about her journey, her struggles with the residual fear and pain associated with an assault. Her writing is a raw look into the trauma and also the beautiful healing that is occurring on her journey back to wholeness. She is brave and a generous human being.

Aww, shucks… I’ve actually wondered whether my writing style is more of a turn off than anything coz it aint all sunshine and roses here on my blog, I know. But its absolutely LOVELY that some folks do like what I’m doing. Mucho appreciation from my corner!!

And now it’s my turn to give this award to five other blogs. The rules of this award are as follows:

1. You have to pick five blogs that you consider deserve this award in terms of creativity, design, interesting material, and general contributions to the blogger community, no matter what language.
2. Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog.
3. Each winner has to show the award and give the name and link to the blog that has given him or her the award itself.
4. Each winner and each giver of the prize has to show the link of “Arte y pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.
5. To show these rules.

Okay. So stay tuned. I’ll be posting my list of nominations for the Arte y Pico very soon.

~ Svasti xx