I uncovered a couple of yoga "finds" that you may enjoy. First, check out http://www.hulu.com/ and search movies for "yoga" and you'll come across an hour-long movie called "Yoga, Inc" - an exploration of yoga's development in the USA, and how the practice may be losing it's spirituality (and whether that's good/bad/or even yoga anymore). The movie also investigates the Bikram yoga franchise - again, is it still yoga if it is marketed and profited from? And can yoga be a competition? In the Olympics? Is it "yoga" when it is just the physical asana? Warning - about 26 minutes into the movie, the language gets fairly rated 'R'. Also on the Hulu website are several short videos of yoga practices - free to use!Along the same lines, a new book has come out: "The Great Oom: The Improbable Birth of Yoga in America". I haven't yet read it, but it looks quite interesting.
And finally, while it isn't about yoga, I have found a wonderful podcast that explores some of the "big" questions in life. Radiolab (http://www.radiolab.org/ or on iTunes) tries to explain scientific and social phenomena in a narrative style. I particularly enjoyed : "Placebo Effect", "Animal Minds", and "Limits". Not all of the podcasts are family-friendly, so keep that in mind before playing it in the car with little ears listening.
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