Bit to harsh, even if they are weirdos.
Just ban all those stupid roll up mats they have to have and carry round.
And maybe wearing those silly tights things that always seem to be too short for them and stop halfway down their calves.
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Yoga still banned in Alabama.
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Bit to harsh, even if they are weirdos.
Just ban all those stupid roll up mats they have to have and carry round.
And maybe wearing those silly tights things that always seem to be too short for them and stop halfway down their calves.
psionl0
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If the objective is to create as many criminals as possible (like the war on drugs is intended to do) then just banning mats won't work.
I think you under-estimate the evil powers of the roll up mats.
No expert, but tey seem to be similar to "the one ring" in the the Hobbit and Lord of the rings"
I have seen one older Yoga person who looked a bit like Gollum, if I squinted
The Atheist
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Let's not forget the real crime of yoga: yoga pants.
Sure, they look great on a toned body, but the women I see in yoga pants are all 5 feet tall and 300 pounds, and when a woman has rolls of fat oozing over the top of her yoga pants not even eye bleach works.
Sure, they look great on a toned body, but the women I see in yoga pants are all 5 feet tall and 300 pounds, and when a woman has rolls of fat oozing over the top of her yoga pants not even eye bleach works.
psionl0
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You might be right. Arguments over whether a mat is a "yoga" mat or not could keep the legal system rolling in additional revenue for years.
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They are standard everyday clothing for women of all ages and athleticism in the UK.
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They are standard everyday wear for women of all ages and athleticism in the UK.
It is not wrong in regards to how much of yoga is done in the UK. The USA may be different.
The old evilest things in humanity hiding in plain site trick.
We have all seen it.
It is like leg warmers all over again.
Puppycow
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I had the same thought, but then again, is it really? I think in the west it's like just a kind of exercise now. I could be wrong, but that's how I perceive it.
Like meditation, for example. Even atheists can do yoga (I don't, but I'm not opposed to it on principle.)
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As a Kata for breathing, stretching and planking it seems unobjectionable
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It isn't.
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Gateway fallacy
quadraginta
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Years ago we just called them "mats" and used them under our sleeping bags when camping.
I may even still have a couple stored with camping gear.
Then why is it that religious study is a required part of the certification of yoga instructors, taking up a large fraction of Yoga Alliance certification courses?
autumn1971
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In Alabama? **** yes. Probably most of every district school board is at least a majority flat-earthers.
I’ve lived there. They are every bit as ignorant and uneducated as any stereotype would suggest.
While I agree generally with what you're saying, I disagree about the significance of Sanskrit names being used. The use of Japanese names for the various throws in Judo, even when taught in the west, is also not of religious significance, it's just people doing Judo are often interested in both the martial art and it's cultural/historical origins. When I train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu we still call it an Omaplata not a "shoulder-lock", but not for quasi-mystical or spiritual reasons. Just because that's what our teacher called it we he taught us the technique.
Thirty years ago there were very few well trained people in the west teaching yoga. You mostly had to go to India. Of course those Indian teachers called the poses by Sanskrit names, and those students used those names when they came home and taught classes to their students. For a lot of postures there really isn't even an English translation. What do you call Marichyasana D? It's a type of spinal twist, but there are plenty of other spinal twists. You could explain it: half-lotus, bent knee bound spinal-twist or something, but that's long and complicated. Marichi is just the name of a sage, so doesn't really lend itself to translation.
We have a similar thing in Salsa cubana. The vueltas, anything beyond the basic steps, are almost always in Spanish, for instance:
setenta, setenta complicado, ochenta, a Bayamo, mariposa, puente.
That the leader of a rueda always calls the names in Spanish makes it possible for people to participate in ruedas or classes all over the world.
I think that is the same in the case of yoga classes.
setenta, setenta complicado, ochenta, a Bayamo, mariposa, puente.
That the leader of a rueda always calls the names in Spanish makes it possible for people to participate in ruedas or classes all over the world.
I think that is the same in the case of yoga classes.
Mostly. You end up getting a mixture of Sanskrit names, translated names, and newly made names. You're more likely to hear "downward dog" than "adho mukha svanasana", and a lot of people will call "badha konasana" "butterfly" or maybe "cobbler's pose" neither of which are a direct translation which would be "bound angle pose".
So, if you know the Sanskrit names but not the local language, it might still be hard to follow.
It depends somewhat on the teacher though. If you go to an Ashtanga class with someone authorized by Sharath you're likely to just get Sanskrit names.