Comments on: Day 6: Puffing My Kidneys

By: tina

tina — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:09:37 +0000

Hi There,
The “kidney puff” is really nothing more then moving the lower front ribs down and back slightly to avoid the ribs sticking out, (a sign of weakenss) anyone who studies the body and participate in yoga, I feel should indeed become educated on their organs. What is wrong with bringing new information into students awareness, we are teachers afterall. The “Kidney loop” needs to be broken down to usable language I agree and that is just something the instructor needs to work on. I am intergrating anusara into my vinyasa that I teach. In the vinayasa and other style’s I witness no body intelligence, just “do it” and hope for the best.. many older folks 40 and above need to align the bones, open where we are over-protecting, strengthen where we are weak, this is what Anusara does. Open up your mind and try a really good teacher, prehaps at a Yoga conference, Hey there are really good vinaysa, hatha yoga teachers and really bad ones.

By: Leanna Jameson

Leanna Jameson — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:06:35 +0000

You have a point in saying that the language is key in teaching. However, I find that once one becomes familiar with the language of Anusara, it is very clear and concise. It is indeed as though you are learning a language, and in so doing, it can become overwhelming or even confusing. Afterall, we are talking about the human anatomy here. I have the same experience as the previous commenter with having been able to heal injuries with Anusara, and find the style to have dramatically changed my yoga practice.

By: Rebecca D. Peters

Rebecca D. Peters — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:13:11 +0000

This post made me feel a little protective of my beloved Anusara. One of the greatest things I’ve found about all my Anusara teachers is a very open class atmosphere and dialog. If I had been in your shoes, I would have just asked my teacher to be more specific about what they meant so I could get the full benefit of the practice. “Spiraling” of the thighs and “kidney loop” you refer to have helped me heal from decades of back pain and I’d be thrilled if you could experience the same.

By: karen batka

karen batka — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:13:49 +0000

Just wanted to say that I’ve have enjoyed visiting this site and chuckled aloud at your latest installment on yogic language quirks. While I love to collect precise and insightful language for my own practice, here’s a few perplexing ideas I’ve encountered over the years:
“Breathe into your own beingness”
“Find your own way out of the pose”
“The thought is the leading edge of the feeling”
Here are a few of my favorites:
“Focus on the gap between the in-breath and the out-breath”
“Let your Self be seen by yourself”
“Y’all khumbak real soon!”