{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Jonathan Dolce","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/jonathan-dolce\/","title":"Yoga, Tai Chi Research Shows Public Librarians Already Know","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"W2HwM3tqGs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2017\/04\/yoga-tai-chi-librarians-already-know\/\">Yoga, Tai Chi Research Shows Public Librarians Already Know<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2017\/04\/yoga-tai-chi-librarians-already-know\/embed\/#?secret=W2HwM3tqGs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Yoga, Tai Chi Research Shows Public Librarians Already Know&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"W2HwM3tqGs\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Jonathan-Dolce-yoga.jpg","thumbnail_width":1040,"thumbnail_height":585,"description":"Yoga: the numbers are in According to a recent ALA-YaTsALL (Yoga and Tai Chi Sessions for America\u2019s Limber Librarians) survey, 21% of librarians are now offering public yoga and tai chi sessions. \u00a0Statistically, this marks the highest level of public library interest in fitness in recorded history.\u00a0 \u201cIt only made sense, really\u201d says lead researcher Ben Denstretch. \u201cWe have already been doing yoga and tai chi all these years. We simply had to put names with the repetitive poses we perform during\u00a0our daily work.\u00a0 Hatha, ashtanga, even bikram\u00a0when the a\/c goes out \u2013 we\u2019ve done it all!\u201d &nbsp; As a result, the increased popularity of yoga and tai chi in libraries has decreased membership in gyms. \u00a0Sadly, local chambers of commerce have noted this shift: \u201cMany former instructors are struggling, and switching industries\u201d.\u00a0 One instructor says, \u201cIt\u2019s good that I double majored.\u00a0 I still have massage therapy to fall back..."}