Jon Gosselin, the embattled father of eight, who is most often seen hanging with girlfriend Hailey Glassman, wearing Ed Hardy t-shirts and smoking, has been on a spiritual quest as of late. And it looks like yoga is the lastest stop on his path to inner peace. In the video above, from Us Weekly, you can see the 32-year-old reality star trying his hand at a few basic poses.

Michelle Demus, Programming Director at Manhattan's Pure Yoga, looked at the snapshots of Gosselin and told the magazine that his body seems "closed off" and "holds a lot of tension."

Gosselin admitted last month that "I have allowed myself to become somewhat severed from my own moral anchor and be carried away by the challenges of fame." He added that he yearned to "reconnect with my deeper, more spiritual, more altruistic self."

What do you think? Could yoga really help Jon Gosselin ditch his bad-dad ways, or is this just another publicity stunt?

Instead of dressing up in costumes and bringing candy to school on Halloween, my son's teachers have opted for a harvest party instead. At first, I was wondering if he was going to be disappointed -- he's so thrilled about his "army guy" costume. But he's really excited about the party. So am I. I see it as an opportunity to send him to school with a healthier treat to pass instead of miniature candies. Some ideas:

• Fall Harvest Sandwiches. This recipe is from Kate Gosselin of Jon and Kate Plus 8. Cut the sandwiches into bite-sized treats with fall-shaped cookie cutters.
• Make a homemade harvest trail mix with almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, dried apples, and candy corn.
• Modify the standard Rice Krispie treat and use whole-grain cereal (like Cheerios) instead. (This still isn't very healthy ... but at least it's an improvement.)
• Ants on a log or apple ladybugs are a fun and healthy snack.
• Make these healthy pumpkin muffins in a mini-muffin tray so they're bite-sized.