There are many stereotypes about yoga practitioners, most of them silly and misconstrued. (I've stopped introducing myself as a yoga teacher at parties because I get the most inane comments about what we're supposedly capable of doing!) The one that puzzles even yoga practitioners themselves says that we shouldn't get too emotional - about anything. Like yoga and emotions just don't mix? Continue Reading: Where Do My Emotions Go in Yoga?
Everything is closed today. Hopefully everyone is enjoying a full day and evening without the daily pressures that leave us exhausted. The job, the commute, the family, the deadlines and then of course there's all the new things just added to our To Do list: exercise more, spend less, laugh more, worry less...
Many folks I know have "been meaning to" try yoga. Many others have "been meaning to get back" to...
Meditation, in yogic practices, is not usually given as much explanation time in beginners yoga classes as guidance on the positioning and alignment of asanas. In fact, many of the explanations used by yoga teachers actually arise from Buddhist meditation techniques. Partly this is due to the fact that Buddhist practices have more written material available - having been developed and maintained through Buddhist monastic traditions.
So what's the difference and isn't it...
Yoga can be studied in many different ways. My previous entry about yoga being something different in India from what is practiced here prompted a reply comment which requires a more in-depth discussion.
If you go to India, you won't find yoga studios on every corner (the way you might find them in, say, parts of Santa Monica or San Francisco!). What most non-Indian practitioners call yoga here- mainly the physical asanas -...
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