Yours truly, as well as Satya editor Catherine Clyne, current staffer Mo Wyse, Lawrence Carter-Long, writer Mia MacDonald, and former Lanternite Anne Sullivan, found ourselves among some bold-face names yesterday at the launch party for the newly reconstituted Jivamukti Yoga Center, now located only a few asanas away from Lantern's offices on Broadway between 13th and 14th streets.

Long-time yogi Sting was there with his partner, fellow activist Trudi Styler, as was Julia Butterfly Hill. Also present was Ingrid Newkirk of PETA, vegan hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and his on-again-off-again wife Kimora Lee, Karen Dawn of Dawnwatch, Dan Piraro and Ashley Lou Smith, and our very own Mark Whitwell. Also spotted among the crowd were actors Matthew Modine and Elizabeth Barkley, writer Jack Kornfield, and Asha Puthli, probably the foremost exponent of Indian song today.

En-chanting entertainment was provided by mantra rock stars Krishna Das and Michael Franti. Sharon Gannon and David Life, the co-founders of Jivamukti, and authors of a book that Lantern distributes, also introduced folks to Dharma Mittra, who performed yoga to the adoring crowd. Jivamukti Yoga Center now has a vegan juice and snack bar run by Matthew Kenney, founder of Pure Food and Wine, and more accommodating space for you to stretch and hang. It's the perfect place to call Om.