Yoga compititions :o
I try not to judge things via video but I admit I fail most of the time at that but this somehow seems wrong to me on some level. I mean I am glad that this will bring people into yoga and hopefully make them more healthy but somehow it all seems to be missing the point somewhere along the line.
Yoga competitions
http://yogacup.com/Video/2009Men.html
I don’t even look at such things anymore SCMT.
I find them so ridiculous that I choose not to put any energy into them.
Competitions are so clearly for Ego as the soul has no care whether it comes in first or 50th.
I read an article in yoga journal once about yoga competitions – my sigh of relief came when the writer used quotes to illustrate several “competitors’” support and admiration of each other. For these folks, it was more of a jam session than a competition. (I am not claiming that jam sessions are Ego-less.)
But I second your confusion.
I’m not sure that I get it either, but in India, these competitions have been going on for a long time. B.K.S. Iyengar got his start after winning one of them.
I think competitions could be useful for people who want to be teachers, for example, to demonstrate their skill. Teaching Yoga is, after all, a competitive business. I wonder what is the standard for judging?
This kind of thing eliminates the aspect of religion or philosophy and meditation from yoga. This may be anathema to some, but for others it’s a relief.
Also I read somewhere about a competition that Bikram put together, but I don’t know if this is it.
they should test their meditation aspect of it by pouring honey on them and seeing how long they can meditate with ants eating the honey
Thanks, with all the other stuff I am trying to figure out it is nice to know I am not completely missing the point
He, he, he – justwannabe, that’s great.
(You go first. ; )
I think competition is a very good platform. Don’t know about other but it keeps me motivated to pursue something and get better at it. Ego is a human nature, nothing wrong about it.
Digestive gas is part of human nature too – doesn’t mean you feast on beans before a first date.
Had such a good laugh now, thanks. 
[QUOTE=Techne;19951]Digestive gas is part of human nature too – doesn’t mean you feast on beans before a first date.[/QUOTE]
:):)
I won’t feast on beans; but if beans is part of my everyday food, I won’t skip it either.
[QUOTE=yalgaar;19950]I think competition is a very good platform. Don’t know about other but it keeps me motivated to pursue something and get better at it. Ego is a human nature, nothing wrong about it.[/QUOTE]
I also believe the self is made of several components. It’s all about balance. Denying one part of the self in favour of another creates imbalance and unhappiness. Just as the pursuit of materialism to feed the ego and suppressing the spiritual will eventually lead to dis-ease, so will the suppressing the natural ego. The trick is to know who you are entirely and keeping your ‘self’ balanced.
[QUOTE=Techne;19687]He, he, he – justwannabe, that’s great.
(You go first. ; )[/QUOTE]
lasted two hours, now your turn
What gets me is not that yoga has joined the competitive arena. It’s how it is to be judged. How do you win? I have the same issue with synchronized swimming, diving, ice skating, dancing, etc. I just don’t get it. Winning based on subjective decisions is ridiculous.
In team sports like football, hockey, baseball, soccer, etc. the team with the highest score WINS. In golf, the guy with the lowest score WINS. In backgammon, the person that has borne off all his men WINS. There is no issues regarding the judge and whether he or she prefers red shorts over blue.
Know what I mean?
[QUOTE=FlexPenguin;19970]What gets me is not that yoga has joined the competitive arena. It’s how it is to be judged. How do you win? I have the same issue with synchronized swimming, diving, ice skating, dancing, etc. I just don’t get it. Winning based on subjective decisions is ridiculous.
In team sports like football, hockey, baseball, soccer, etc. the team with the highest score WINS. In golf, the guy with the lowest score WINS. In backgammon, the person that has borne off all his men WINS. There is no issues regarding the judge and whether he or she prefers red shorts over blue.
Know what I mean?[/QUOTE]
kind of like politics, republican or democrat
[quote=SCMT;19644]Yoga compititions :o
I try not to judge things via video but I admit I fail most of the time at that but this somehow seems wrong to me on some level. I mean I am glad that this will bring people into yoga and hopefully make them more healthy but somehow it all seems to be missing the point somewhere along the line.
Yoga competitions
http://yogacup.com/Video/2009Men.html
http://yogacup.com/Video/2009Women.html
http://yogacup.com/Video/2009Youth.html[/quote]
That is not what I consider yoga
I just got back from my yoga class and tried the competition thing. I came in second. It was close though.
[QUOTE=FlexPenguin;19979]I just got back from my yoga class and tried the competition thing. I came in second. It was close though.[/QUOTE]
well you know what ricky bobby says, "if you aint first, your last"
So the one who beat you, did they beat my two hours as well?
[QUOTE=justwannabe;19980]well you know what ricky bobby says, "if you aint first, your last"
So the one who beat you, did they beat my two hours as well?[/QUOTE]
I made up a lot of ground in shavasana - just not enough. Rematch on Thursday may be picked up by NBC. Check your local listings.
It was picked up and I have scheduled some commercials