Hello everyone,
I have just registered at this forum as it seemed to represent a vibrant and passionate community. I have started doing yoga last year, having been interested in Eastern philosophy and practices in general for a few years now, mainly as a practical complement to the modern values I seemed to be stuck to, not as a belief to adhere to. Practicing yoga and reading about it for example in Sri Aurobindo’s essays has inspired me to take it a little bit further and now I am developing a product that supports people in yoga practice. All of this is happening in the context of my work at the department of Industrial Design at the Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. So my reasons for joining are twofold in that I am personally interested in developing myself through yoga, and also would love to share ideas with you about how electronic products could contribute to making yoga more accessible to people, and guide them along their personal path. Of course there is the Wii Fit, but I’m thinking of something that works directly on the body, for example in a garment, and that would enable people to truly get into the flow of yoga. Anyway, I have some questions about that which I will post in the general forum, as this was merely an introduction. I look forward to having some inspiring and fruitful conversations with you.
thanks,
Ralph