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What do you mean by yoga?

by Fran on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 09:52:30 AM EST
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I see a diary brewing...

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 09:55:13 AM EST
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Good, when are you going to post it? :))

by Fran on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:16:31 AM EST
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No, no, it's you and my girlfriend that have the necessary knowledge.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:17:30 AM EST
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I've forgotten the necessary knowledge. Anyway, there's all sorts of religious/spritual beliefs tied up in it that I am not qualified to discuss on the basis that I don't believe a word of it.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:19:44 AM EST
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Chakrasespecially drive me up the wall. But even if you are not interested in following the yogi's path of spiritual enlightenment, it does seem that yoga helps a lot with centering, and that is useful.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:25:33 AM EST
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Absolutely. And it's not bad exercise either.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:27:55 AM EST
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I meant the assorted practices associated with the original forms that the modern western forms (DYNAMIC YOGA????) are derived from.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 09:57:29 AM EST
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Well, that is not what is yoga in India as I learned. The physical aspect of yoga is a rather small part. Most Indians are not doing that kind of yoga. That would be like expecting all Muslims to do the Derwish dance. The interesting thing is that yoga seems to be re-introduced to India through the Westerners traveling there. Originaly the physical or Hatha Yoga was a preparation for those seeking the spiritual path and enlightenment, preparing their body to be able to sit quietly for hours. Actually most people here in the West do Yoga for the side effects and not it's original purpose. At least at the beginning.

by Fran on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:07:03 AM EST
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Those would be the original practices western yoga is based on.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:15:28 AM EST
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Yes

by Fran on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:19:05 AM EST
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That would be Iyengar yoga.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:19:22 AM EST
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Charming.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:20:52 AM EST
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Iyengar yoga is one form of Hatha yoga named after its 'founder'B.K. There are different schools of Hatha Yoga, though Iyengar is one of the better know in the West.

by Fran on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:24:51 AM EST
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Really? With straps and props? One of the better known? Eeek.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:26:04 AM EST
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shoot!!! I should have checked your link first. What a silly picture. Thats the stuff that brings disregard to Yoga. Iyengar style uses lots of probs - most others do not.

by Fran on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:28:09 AM EST
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It's a wiki, you know? And you're an expert... And you have the copyright of any photographs you may have taken youself... You get my drift? By the way, I'd love to read a diary by you titled "What do you mean by Yoga?", really...

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:30:14 AM EST
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Ok. I see what I can do, however, it will have to brew a little more.

by Fran on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:35:40 AM EST
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Please brew... I mean, please do.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 11:03:10 AM EST
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That's what I thought. Don't confuse me like that.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2006 at 10:32:45 AM EST
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