What better than "A Yoga Manifesto" in The New York Times today to follow up yesterday's post on yoga's past, present, and future. Definitely recommended for reading and contemplation. Great comments, by the way, on yesterday's post as well. Thanks to all for the additional perspective. From Yoga to the People's homepage: Something to think about. … [Read more...] about The Back-to-Basics Yoga Movement
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Did America Steal Yoga from the Hindus?
To answer the title of this post, yes it did, at least according to this thought-provoking assessment of the apparently rocky relationship between Hinduism and the practice of yoga in the West. Aseem Shukla, co-founder of the Hindu American Foundation, writes, in essence, that the early Indian transmitters of yoga to the West sold out. They all just sort of said, "To heck with Hinduism, let's see the money!" Hinduism, as a faith tradition, stands at this pass a victim of overt intellectual … [Read more...] about Did America Steal Yoga from the Hindus?
It’s Time to Recycle Your Old Yoga Journals
Every few years I find my stack of yoga magazines piling up. Eventually I convince myself to pull out the scissors and cut out my favorite yoga articles, which I then place in three-ring binders for reference. I recycle the rest of the magazine. It's a bit painful to chop up the magazines, but it certainly proves a useful exercise in non-attachment... Happily, I recently discovered that every single page of Yoga Journal, all the way from issue number 1, which was 10 pages and cost 75 cents … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Recycle Your Old Yoga Journals
Self-Discipline and the Yogi
Excerpt from The Shambhala Guide to Yoga by Georg Feuerstein. In order to gain the unsurpassable bliss of the Self, the yogin willingly adopts a life of strict discipline. The aspirant begins by carefully regulating his or her moral behavior. This forms the bedrock of all types of Yoga. Reduced to its bare bones, yogic morality is the recognition of the universal Self in all other beings. The various moral rules expounded in the Yoga scriptures are a symbolic bow to the Self within the … [Read more...] about Self-Discipline and the Yogi
Getting close to busting out some Guerilla Yoga
With spring weather in the air, the chances of busting out some guerilla yoga increase dramatically :) Although definitely not a public place, beside the pool in my backyard worked quite nicely this morning for some sun salutations. Baby steps to yoga bliss...A few thoughts on staying inspired... And by the way, the Authentic Yoga app just keeps getting better. Version 1.3 now lets you create your own yoga routines. Namaste! … [Read more...] about Getting close to busting out some Guerilla Yoga
B.K.S. Iyengar Visits America…
...as chronicled in LIFE Magazine in 1956. Find out more about B.K.S. Iyengar's remarkable life at his official B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga website or at the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States website. Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level: physical, mental, spiritual. It is a practical method for making one's life purposeful, useful and noble. — B.K.S. Iyengar The book that made Iyengar a yoga icon: Light on Yoga … [Read more...] about B.K.S. Iyengar Visits America…
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