I’ve been keeping to myself lately, so I haven’t weighted in on all sorts of interesting yoga news. Most everything has been said already.. but here’s an abridged version of my two-cents on the biggest yoga stories to break in the last few weeks.
1. Yoga can wreck your body. No shit! That’s why teachers are so careful to tell you to bend your front knee at a 90 degree angle in standing poses, get the guidance of an experienced teacher before you try an advanced pose like Headstand, and never EVER move your head when you’re practicing Shoulderstand. Why are people acting like this is a breaking news story? I’m tired of reading about it. Stop. Please.
2. Companies use sexy yoga models to sell stuff. Yes.. And this is different from companies using sexy non-yoga models to sell things how? I just don’t see why this is a big deal. BTW, I know the point of this spoof video (below) was that yoga actually is NOT sexy. But in fact, I think it’s way sexier than the first video. It’s a dude… doing yoga.. and being funny at the same time. It wouldn’t make me buy anything, but I still think it’s pretty sexy.
3. T-Rex hates Chaturanga. T-Rex, T-Rex, T-Rex… Didn’t your teacher tell you that the poses you hate most are the ones you need to practice the most!? Try using a tower of blocks under your little hands (paws? claws?) Poses were meant to be modified after all. Or maybe just start with Plank.. and work your way up to Chaturanga. I think you’ll get there.
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Love this! And, I'm with T-Rex: I hate Chaturanga, too… Glad you're blogging again!
I love T-Rex! Maybe we can have mega blocks made just for him…
You had me at "Yoga can wreck your body. No shit!" Love it!
LOL that t-rex cracks me up every time. you know what they say… t-rexs were angry bc they didnt hug enough =P
Okay this was funny. I kept laughing as I read your comments on each subject. Nothing like the so called "news" stating the obvious. Grateful for yoga instructors. I am pretty sure I would have injured myself without good guidance.
Am loving your two cents! Two thumbs up!
On a related note, just read the new book The Science of Yoga. Although I can't say I discourage people from reading it, I found it to be annoying.
Written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning NYT reporter and yogi, it focuses on seemingly endless research proving that the fitness benefits of yoga are highly overrated and misrepresented, and the dangers understated. Then it makes a non-segue to the last chapter, which spends an inordinate amount of time talking about the connection between yoga and sex in great — but to me, completely irrelevant — detail.
As you said, you can hurt yourself, no shit. But serious injuries relative to practice time are statistically insignificant. And I don't care what "research" says, it is always easy to find research to fit any conclusion. I — and many others — am walking proof of the fitness benefits.
As for yoga and sex, well, whatever. Maybe it's good for your bedroom life, maybe not. All I know is that when I am trying to hold scorpion, the only banging I'm thinking about is my head.
All in all I thought it was a stupid book. That's about the most concise review I can give.
haha – i love the "t-rex hates chaturanga"! too funny!
thanks for sharing
namaste,
cailen
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