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Earlier this year, Bill Maher got into a discussion about Eastern spirituality and made the claim, ‘Yoga is just stretching.’One piece of traditional yoga ideology is being reconsidered: the yamas and niyamas. Historically one would not be allowed to study if these ethical rules of conduct were not adhered to. If you weren’t practicing these social and personal codes—not stealing, not participating in violence, speaking and acting truthfully, reflecting on your inner nature, and so forth—you were not considered prepared for the deeper experiences of sense withdrawal and meditation.
Let’s discuss these relationships between yoga and politics tonite. Email: dan@yogastudents.orgTwitter: @yogastudents Facebook.com/yogastudents |
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Pose of the week:Matsyasana
Fish pose |