LINK: No More Dancers Doing Yoga on Youtube
What a great post! I highly suggest reading this. “Like” it and read it later if you dont have time or are rushed.
A blogger touches on the subject of what I call yoga porn - egs, those crazy time lapse video of girls in ‘bikini tops’ doing amazing asana with indie music playing in the background.
Here’s an excerpt:
Recently, a gentleman came in for his first yoga class ever and, out of curiosity, I asked: “When I say the words ‘advanced yoga’ to you, what is the first thing that comes to mind?” He replied: “Something I’ll never be able to do.”
For someone like myself, who defines “advanced yoga” as feeling healthy and enjoying life, the preconceived notion that advanced yoga means an exaggerated sense of physical prowess is profoundly disheartening. Of course, it’s possible to utilize yoga poses for all sorts of purposes. What is important to note is that just because people are doing the same yoga poses doesn’t mean they are practicing the same thing.If you’re new to yoga (or even if you’re old to yoga) don’t ever let anything i post on here get your nervous or intimidate you! This is really just an inspiration blog. Yoga is really NOT what I post on this blog! I’ll be the first to admit it.
I’ll try to post more ‘yogic’ material when I can …
If you want to try out a yoga class but are hesitant, realize that yoga should be all-encompassing. If you go somewhere and don’t quite “fit”, see if it’s where you are or where your mind is at!Namaste!! rawr.
YES! This.
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On being a good teacher
In the last class I attended the teacher was not particularly strong or flexible. He was an average, middle-aged guy, not some super ripped, athletic hunk who could do a one armed hand-stand. But it was the best class I’ve been to in a long time; he was clever, kind, and he clearly understood yoga and prana on a level that I don’t yet. I never had the chance to practice with Pattabhi Jois, but he also comes to mind; in his later years he looked quite different to some of his highly athletic students and no longer practiced his own series, but his teaching was hugely valued.
Nice to remember that being a good athlete does not make you a good yoga teacher, and vice versa.
hahahaha!
Finally a yoga one! Though I DO drink tons of smoothies. What I actually do is so relevant.
This made me giggle.
(Source: beeinspiredyoga)
2 step guide to having a beach body!
1) Have a body.
2) Take it to the beach!
Breath and energy
I went down to London this weekend and had the chance to take a wonderful yoga class in what might be called a vinyasa flow style. One thing this teacher shared was a Richard Freeman inspired emphasis on grounding on the inhalation and expanding on the exhalation.
This seems counter-intuitive. The in-breath is automatically associated with a feeling of expanding, enlivening, drawing energy upwards; the out-breath is automatically associated with a return to earth, a drawing down of energy. But yoga is about finding that place of balance between dualities (up and down, left and right, front and back, liveliness and calm, growing and grounding) and by subverting these automatic associations you can create a wonderful sense of balanced energies.
Give it a try; stand in samastitih, taking a moment to find a place of balance between the left and right sides and between the front and back of the body. On an in breath, raise your hands above the head but think about grounding down through the feet, sending roots into the earth. On the out breath, bring your hands down together through the heart chakra and back to samastitih, but think about expanding your chest, drawing your energy upwards and outwards.
5 breaths like this left me feeling more yogic than an hour of Ashtanga!
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It’s a beautiful sunny day here in Manchester and I’m off work… time for some outdoor yoga :)
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