The article is written by a UK yoga instructor…
:o I am the only one who thinks this article is not funny?
It is also a bit irksome that this reflection on yoga will be read by[I] a lot[/I] of people in the UK, due to the Guardian is the largest and most respected newspaper.
But what really bothers me, is that the person who wrote this article teaches yoga! As it shows so much cynism and lack of respect towards her students.
I must admit I found parts of it rather funny. The comments which follow the article are far more cynical…
People will always have differing opinions, that’s just life.
I would not let it bother you, people will use any opportunity like this one to justify their negative perceptions, perspectives and opinions…it’s their defences kicking in.
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I would not let it bother you, people will use any opportunity like this one to justify their negative perceptions, perspectives and opinions…[B]it?s their defences kicking in[/B].[/QUOTE]
Hm… I wouldn’t mind if it were written by a student, and would find it kind of funny.
but this is coming from a yoga instructor…makes me wonder what some of my yoga teachers really are up to, and their motivation to teach.
One has several stations on the Yoga path. Realization makes all the difference. Teachers (these days very few teachers are “gurus”) and students alike, if and as long as Yoga concepts are not experienced there are abundant opinions; because the beholders are mired in the “self” and that is judgmental and divisive.
Only experience starts putting the puzzle together as one realises common threads, holistic concepts and the oneness. The long period of vedas, is full of individuals with apparently conflicting views, but there were sages who showed that the world we live in is still one and many views don’t make many worlds.
Yogis on the advanced stations would smile at the article and if the teacher/ writer is taking himself seriously, would let him grow.
[QUOTE=trivia;65991]but this is coming from a yoga instructor…makes me wonder what some of my yoga teachers really are up to, and their motivation to teach.[/QUOTE]
There are good and bad teachers in any discipline. I don’t believe any teacher is perfect, one of my teachers always says she learns the most from her students! She does not profess to living a pure yogic lifestyle, but I can appreciate her for who she is regardless and wish her well on her own path of growth and discovery.
Not a very uplifting article though it has its amusing moments. As a UK resident I can also say that it is absolutely not my experience of any of the (many) yoga classes I’ve attended over the years.
Rest assured though the Guardian certainly is not the most widely read newspaper in the UK. Its circulation figures for August were 354,000 a day - probably one of the very least read daily newspapers here.
Maybe slightly cynical but a well-deserved kick in the pants to a lot of yoga practitioners. I found myself laughing out loud at several points. I think the author has a certain clarity of observation and expression. Judging from the number of comments, I’d say the article either rings true or touches a nerve with a lot of people.
I swear I’ve never taken this instructors class, yet she knows so much about me.
I glanced at it, though for the most part I don’t particularly care who’s written what about yoga. In nearly every circumstance it is merely another distraction of sorts. Entertaining? For some. A true look inside yoga? No, more like a true look inside the author’s self-professed personality disorder.
Ah yes, the borderline personality disorder. Such a convenient rock to pick up and throw. It kind of makes you wonder why she left it out there. As far as personality disorders go, the article seems more passive-aggressive than borderline.
"No, more like a true look inside the author’s self-professed personality disorder. "
HA HA …that is what I also thought.
The author got paid to write an article. Reaching out to the masses and making fun at yoga business’s expense. Very light-weight fare and I wouldn’t give much more thought. I doubt it will make much of an impression, except to those already determined to dislike yoga.