{"id":22,"date":"2012-12-04T23:45:01","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T23:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karenmacklin.com\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2016-04-07T00:38:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T00:38:22","slug":"journalism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aidanoflynn.com\/KarenMacklin-Test\/writing-bio\/journalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karen has written for more than a dozen publications, including\u00a0<em>The New York Times, San Francisco Weekly, Yoga Journal, Tricycle, Alaska Airlines Magazine, Alternative Medicine, Citysearch<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>The New York Blade<\/em>. She has written on nearly every subject, from politics to health to human interest and arts. She has worked as a theater reviewer, columnist, and beat reporter. She has also taught journalism at the university level in Guatemala City. In recent years, she has focused almost exclusively on feature writing, with a special emphasis on yoga and health.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a selection of some of her favorite stories from over the years.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul id=\"journalism-menu\" class=\"nav-menu\">\n<li class=\"menu-item\"><a href=\"#YogaHealthandSpirituality\">Yoga &amp; Dharma<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item\"><a href=\"#ProfilesandQ&amp;As\">Profiles and Q &amp; A<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item\"><a href=\"#NewsAndFeatures\">News &amp; Features<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item\"><a href=\"#ArtsCoverage\">Arts Coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"clear: left;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"clear: left;\"><a id=\"YogaHealthandSpirituality\" name=\"YogaHealthandSpirituality\"><\/a>Yoga &amp; Dharma<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfbg.com\/2014\/02\/25\/beautiful-path-now\"><strong>The Beautiful Path to Now <\/strong>(cover story),\u00a0<em>San Francisco Bay Guardian<\/em>, 2014<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/YogaWriter1.html\"><strong>The Yogic Writer: Heart of Darkness, Heart of Light <\/strong>(essay),\u00a0<em>Stone Voices<\/em>, 2012<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elephantjournal.com\/2012\/04\/in-defense-of-yoga-pants--yogis-of-the-west--karen-macklin\/\"><strong>In Defense of Yoga Pants <\/strong>(editorial),\u00a0<em>Elephant Journal<\/em>, 2012<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/AwakeningTheArtist1.html\"><strong>Awakening the Artist <\/strong>(feature on yoga and creativity),\u00a0<em>Yoga International<\/em>, 2011<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/MiraculousPractice1.html\"><strong>Miraculous Practice <\/strong>(feature on transformation),\u00a0<em>Yoga Journal<\/em>, 2011<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pranamaya.com\/blog\/special-features\/qa-david-newman-on-the-kirtan-craze-and-the-human-heart\/\"><strong>The Kirtan Craze and the Human Heart <\/strong>(Q&amp;A with David Newman),\u00a0<em>The Sacred Cow<\/em>, 2010<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/svoboda1.html\"><strong>Scholar&#8217;s Retreat\u00a0<\/strong>(Q&amp;A with Robert Svoboda),\u00a0<em>Yoga International<\/em>, 2010<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/OnSolidGround1.html\"><strong>On Solid Ground <\/strong>(feature on Jillian Pransky and Restorative Yoga), Yoga Journal, 2010<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/WinningStrategies1.html\"><strong>Winning Strategies <\/strong>(feature on yoga and endurance sports), Yoga Journal, 2010<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/Mudras1.html\"><strong>Meditation Mudras,\u00a0<\/strong><em>Yoga International<\/em>, 2010<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/PayItForward.html\"><strong>Pay It Forward\u00a0<\/strong>(Q&amp;A with MC Yogi),\u00a0<em>Yoga Journal<\/em>, 2010<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/PaulGrilley1.html\"><strong>Grilley&#8217;s Anatomy\u00a0<\/strong>(Q&amp;A with Paul Grilley),\u00a0<em>FitYoga<\/em>, 2009<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/Blossom1.html\"><strong>Align with Awareness\u00a0<\/strong>(profile on Scott Blossom),\u00a0<em>FitYoga<\/em>, 2009<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/yogajournalblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Samadhi &amp; the City,\u00a0<\/strong>weekly<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>column,\u00a0<em>Yoga Journal,<\/em>\u00a02007-2008<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/Afterburn1.html\"><strong>Afterburn\u00a0<\/strong>(personal essay on grief),\u00a0<em>FitYoga<\/em>, 2007<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/AntiAnxiety1.html\"><strong>The Anti-Anxiety Practice <\/strong><em>FitYoga<\/em>, 2006<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/BodyandBreath.html\"><strong>Body and Breath\u00a0<\/strong>(the intersection between yoga and Buddhism),\u00a0<em>Tricycle<\/em>, 2005<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/BoneDeep1.html\"><strong>Bone Deep <\/strong><em>FitYoga<\/em>, 2006<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/HaveAYogaNewYear.html\"><strong>Have A Yoga New Year <\/strong><em>SF Weekly<\/em>, 2004<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/RetreatInvigoration.html\"><strong>Retreat Invigoration <\/strong><em>SF Weekly<\/em>, 2004<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"ProfilesandQ&amp;As\" name=\"ProfilesandQ&amp;As\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"clear: left;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"clear: left;\">Profiles and Q&amp;As<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/GoodeForYou.html\"><strong>Goode For You\u00a0<\/strong>(profile on choreographer\u00a0<strong>Joe Goode<\/strong>),\u00a0<em>Citysearch<\/em>, 2001<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/LukeSkywalker1.html\"><strong>Luke Skywalker of the Lab\u00a0<\/strong>(profile on young AIDS researcher),\u00a0<em>Chelsea Clinton News,\u00a0<\/em>1998<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/PoiOhPoi.html\"><strong>Poi Oh Poi\u00a0<\/strong>(cover story on\u00a0<strong>Glitter Girl<\/strong>\u00a0Isa Isaacs),\u00a0<em>SF Weekly<\/em>, 2004<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/PaulGrilley1.html\"><strong>Grilley&#8217;s Anatomy\u00a0<\/strong>(Q and A with\u00a0<strong>Paul Grilley<\/strong>),\u00a0<em>FitYoga<\/em>, 2009<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/Blossom1.html\"><strong>Align with Awareness\u00a0<\/strong>(profile on\u00a0<strong>Scott Blossom<\/strong>),\u00a0<em>FitYoga<\/em>, 2009<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/StClaires.html\"><strong>St. Claire&#8217;s Medic Goes Hollywood <\/strong>(profile on writer\u00a0<strong>Joe Connelly<\/strong>),\u00a0<em>The Westsider<\/em>, 1998<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/Chess.html\"><strong>Chess is this Teenager&#8217;s Life\u00a0<\/strong>(profile on Brooklyn chess champion\u00a0<strong>Irina Krush<\/strong>),\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>, 1998<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/LizBurritt.html\"><strong>Curtain Call with Liz Burritt\u00a0<\/strong>(Q and A on San Francisco dancer),\u00a0<em>Theatre Bay Area,<\/em>\u00a02003<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/LoveConnections1.html\"><strong>Love Connections\u00a0<\/strong>(celebrity couple profiles on\u00a0<strong>Jimmy Breslin &amp; Ronnie Eldridge, Eli Wallach &amp; Anne Jackson<\/strong>),<br \/>\n<em>The Manhattan Spirit,\u00a0<\/em>1998<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"NewsAndFeatures\" name=\"NewsAndFeatures\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"clear: left;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"clear: left;\">News &amp; Features<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/TastesReal1.html\"><strong>Tastes Real\u00a0<\/strong>(feature on farmer&#8217;s market),\u00a0<em>SF Weekly<\/em>, 2010<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/NYT.html\"><strong>Soloists Unify as Bargainers\u00a0<\/strong>(feature on jazz musicians at New School),\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em>, 1998<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/UpYourAss.html\"><strong>Up Your Ass\u00a0<\/strong>(feature on producing Valerie Solanas&#8217; controversial play),\u00a0<em>Citysearch,<\/em>\u00a01999<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/AnimalCruelty1.html\"><strong>Who Would Do This?\u00a0<\/strong>(investigative report on animal abuse),\u00a0<em>Our Town,<\/em>\u00a01997<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/ArtinChelsea1.html\"><strong>Up Against the Wall\u00a0<\/strong>(feature on the new Chelsea art scene),\u00a0<em>The New York Blade<\/em>, 1998<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/GetOutofTown.html\"><strong>Get Out of Town Already\u00a0<\/strong><em>SF Weekly<\/em>, 2006<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/ATaleofTwoTheaters1.html\"><strong>A Tale of Two Theaters\u00a0<\/strong>(investigative report on Theatre Row),\u00a0<em>The Chelsea Clinton News<\/em>, 1998<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/TeensTurnTimid.html\"><strong>Could Teens Turn Timid?\u00a0<\/strong>(story on HIV testing law in NYC),\u00a0<em>The Westsider,<\/em>\u00a01998<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/Trump1.html\"><strong>Rooms With a View\u00a0<\/strong>(investigative report on Trump&#8217;s new towers),\u00a0<em>The Westsider<\/em>, 1998<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/SexMuseum1.html\"><strong>Sex Appeal\u00a0<\/strong>(cover story on new Museum of Sex),\u00a0<em>Our Town<\/em>, 1998<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/Sagehousing.html\"><strong>A SAGE Housing Choice\u00a0<\/strong>(feature on assisted living for gay and lesbian seniors),\u00a0<em>The Westsider<\/em>, 1999<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/SchoolUniforms.html\"><strong>Out with Pleated Skirts and Neckties\u00a0<\/strong>(short feature on FIT-designed school uniforms),\u00a0<em>The Westsider<\/em>, 1999<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"ArtsCoverage\" name=\"ArtsCoverage\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"clear: left;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"clear: left;\">Arts Coverage<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/SettingOff.html\"><strong>Jeff Greenwald&#8217;s Strange Travel Suggestions <\/strong><em>SF Weekly,<\/em>\u00a02004<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/YesMrPresident.html\"><strong>Fela Kuti: Black President <\/strong><em>SF Weekly,<\/em>\u00a02004<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/CloneHome.html\"><strong>Clone Home <\/strong><em>SF Weekly<\/em>, 2003<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/MargotGomez.html\"><strong>Marga Gomez: Jaywalker <\/strong><em>Citysearch<\/em>, 2000<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/Nocturne.html\"><strong>The Pianist <\/strong><em>\u00a0SF Weekly<\/em>, 2003<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/SedarisStory.html\"><strong>The Sedaris Story <\/strong><em>SF Weekly<\/em>, 2003<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/AnotherButterfly1.html\"><strong>I Never Saw Another Butterfly <\/strong><em>Citysearch<\/em>, 2001<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/TheKingAndI.html\"><strong>Ann-Margret Film Festival <\/strong><em>SF Weekly,<\/em>\u00a02002<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/TomStoppard1.html\"><strong>Tom Stoppard&#8217;s The Invention of Love <\/strong><em>Citysearch,<\/em>\u00a02001<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"float-box\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmacklin.com\/journalism\/Hair.html\"><strong>Gimme, Gimme Hair!\u00a0<\/strong>(includes interview with James Rado),\u00a0<em>The Manhattan Spirit<\/em>, 1998<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karen has written for more than a dozen publications, including\u00a0The New York Times, San Francisco Weekly, Yoga Journal, Tricycle, Alaska Airlines Magazine, Alternative Medicine, Citysearch, and\u00a0The New York Blade. She has written on nearly every subject, from politics to health to human interest and arts. 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