, says
yes with its new line of Doo Yoga(TM) kids products featuring the image of the
beloved Scooby Doo on brightly-colored fitness-play kits and props.

Gaiam's Doo Yoga(TM) series includes:
-- Two Scooby-Doo BalanceBall(R) Kits - one for children ages 3-6 and one
for children ages 7-10, each of which includes a 30-minute fitness
DVD featuring award-winning fitness instructor and mother Madeleine
Lewis, a child-size BalanceBall and a pump (suggested retail price:
$19.

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BROOMFIELD, Colo.98).

About Gaiam
Gaiam, Inc.

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(Nasdaq: GAIA) is a multi-channel lifestyle media company
dedicated to providing solutions for the many facets of healthy, eco-conscious
living, Gaiam has earned its place as the market leader with award-winning
mind-body health programs, the highest-quality certified 100% organic cotton
furnishings and apparel, renewable energy solutions and more.

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The kits
include activity DVDs created with high -energy children's fitness instructors,
as well as yoga mats, mat bags and BalanceBalls(R).newscom . That's a
400 percent increase over the rate of obesity and overweight youths 20 years
ago.


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The lawsuit alleges Gaiam is using the Hugger-Mugger trademark to
confuse Internet users and divert Internet business away from
Hugger-Mugger to Gaiam."
Tom Chamberlain observed , "Any misrepresentation of Hugger-Mugger
as somehow being related to Gaiam, or that its products are sold by
Gaiam, is incorrect and reprehensible."
"If the emerging area of Internet sales does not follow the same
fair practices as other distribution channels, small business will be
particularly disadvantaged at the expense of predatory competitors.

Gaiam Introduces Scooby Doo Fitness Products for Kids

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"
"The use of deceptive and misleading search engine practices to
wrongly appropriate trademarks and sales is a direct attack on the
legal foundations of business law and fair practices .com or by calling 1-800-869-3603. For more
information about Gaiam, please visit http://www.

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com/cgi -bin/prnh/20050620/NYM099 )
"Our goal with the Doo Yoga(TM) line is to make fitness and health fun
for kids and easy for parents to incorporate into their daily lives," says
Gaiam Vice President of Marketing, Howard Ronder. These and all the poses are designed
specifically for children and described in step-by-step detail on a
poster that comes with each mat.

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Business Editors/Fitness Writers

SALT LAKE CITY----Hugger-Mugger
Yoga Products announced today that it has brought suit against Gaiam
(NASDAQ: GAIA) in Federal Court for willful infringement of the
Hugger-Mugger trademark.
-- Doo Yoga(TM) Mats featuring Scooby Doo in eight poses, including
"Flying Crow," "Down Doggy," and "Tall as a Tree," (suggested
retail price: $21.com, or call
1-800-869-3603.

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"Scooby Doo is familiar to
so many people and a favorite among children, and we've seen that his lively
image helps motivate children to be active. Time Magazine recently published a 21-page
special report on the declining state of America's health, with an emphasis on
encouraging people to get moving.

Sites whose primary purpose is to sell Yoga-related merchandise , including but not limited to clothing, props, books, music and video tapes.

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Our good name and reputation
are the very foundation of our long-term success.

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Upon information and belief, Gaiam has contracted with numerous
Internet search engines, including Google, MSN, About, Yahoo and Ask,
to use the Hugger-Mugger trademark as an Internet search term to
direct Internet users to Gaiam's website or product sources.com

Tom Chamberlain, President of Hugger-Mugger, said, "Hugger-Mugger
was founded over twenty years ago by Sara Chambers, an early leader in
the development of unique products for the practice of yoga.


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This
included the now industry standard of the tapas (R) sticky mat and
modern straps, among other innovations.
(Photo: http://www.98).
-- The Doo Yoga(TM) Mat Bag showing Scooby in "Upward Doggy" pose on the
front with a sturdy shoulder strap (suggested retail price:
$14.

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Gaiam's commitment to helping children establish healthful habits began
several years ago when the company introduced its first Yoga Kids(R) videos.

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"
"Therefore, we believe this case will be seminal in assuring the
rights of all businesses, large and small, against unfair
competition.
Gaiam later introduced three kids ' fitness kits that earned Parents' Choice
Awards and other honors for quality and creative content .

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"
Hugger-Mugger is seeking injunctive relief and treble damages
among other remedies.

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Thus,
customers are confused, mislead and diverted to Gaiam's Internet
website.

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For example, if an Internet user types in "Hugger-Mugger" to
conduct a search on Google, the results would produce the following
link on the screen:

Hugger Mugger
Yoga, Pilates, Chi + Fitness DVDs, Books,
Mats, Clothing + Much More
www.

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, Can Scooby Doo
inspire kids to get off the couch? Healthy lifestyle company Gaiam, Inc. The variety of
fitness approaches in Gaiam's programs help kids build confidence and learn to
enjoy being active through activities that blend movement, academics, fun
characters and familiar icons kids love.

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Former President Clinton announced this month that he has joined forces
with the American Heart Association to combat child obesity by encouraging
children to exercise and eat right .

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"
A whopping 16 percent of children and adolescents are classified as
overweight or obese , according to the American Heart Association.

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Hugger-Mugger Yoga Products Sues Gaiam Inc. in Federal Court for Internet Trademark Infringement

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The Doo Yoga(TM) line and all Gaiam products are available at
http://www.

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