June 15, 2004

By: Kris Sheppard
Website: http://www.1st-in-fitness.com

Yoga Journal Wins Maggie Award for Best Health and Fitness Magazine for Second Straight Year

Yoga Journal, the country's highest-circulation yoga magazine, has just won its second consecutive Maggie Award for 'Best Health, Beauty and Fitness' Magazine. The awards, given by the Western Publications Association, reflect excellence in magazine and electronic publishing in the western United States.

We are honored that the Western Publications Association has named Yoga Journal 'Best Health and Fitness Magazine' two years in a row, says Hillari Dowdle, editor-in-chief of Yoga Journal. Our mission is to give readers the best writing and the most medically accurate information available on yoga today. We're delighted that the Western Publications Association has recognized this achievement.

Other recent awards for Yoga Journal include two consecutive Folio Editorial Excellence Awards for 'Best Health and Fitness Magazine' in the country and two consecutive Circulation Excellence Awards for outstanding circulation growth. Since 1998, the paid circulation of the magazine has more than tripled-from 90,000 to 310,000.

This year's two Maggie Awards bring the total number of Yoga Journal's Maggie Award wins in recent years to seven. Some others include 'Most Improved Consumer Publication', 'Best Profile' for the March/April 2000 feature 'Yoga's Bad Boy: Bikram Choudhury,' 'Best Editorial Photo' for a November 2002 photo by David Martinez; and 'Best Online Publication'.

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