by Jonathan | Dec 30, 2011 | Discussions, Modern Yoga
After what I shared (viewable here) another participant, John, had the following to say: I told myself I would not get involved in this discussion again but it appears to have veered back to the premise that it is our decision as yogis to define what Yoga is, the...
by Jonathan | Dec 15, 2011 | Discussions, Learning Yoga, Teaching Yoga, Yoga
Today on the Yoga Instructors & Practitioners group on LinkedIn the following question was asked (abbreviated by me): How does one “turn off” the Teacher’s Mind? I’ve been teaching a little over a year now and I find it difficult to change...
by Jonathan | Jul 18, 2011 | Discussions, Modern Yoga
The discussion I participated in on LinkedIn about the American “Yoga circus” continued for many days. Part 1 of my contribution to this discussion is posted in this blog here. Part 2 is posted here. A number of the people involved in this discussion were,...
by Jonathan | Jul 18, 2011 | Discussions, Modern Yoga
Last week, and earlier, I participated in a discussion which started with this statement: 90 percent of yoga is just a way to make some extra cash. I don’t expect much sympathy for this post, but really if anyone studied yoga of the past compared to yoga of today it...
by Jonathan | Jul 6, 2011 | Discussions, Modern Yoga
I’ve been having a lively discussion on LinkedIn about the use or “misuse” of the word “Yoga” in the American yoga scene. I am posting here my comments in that discussion as they may prove useful or at least entertaining for you as you...
by Jonathan | Jul 1, 2011 | Discussions, Yoga
A discussion came up on a LinkedIn group for Yoga Teachers and Instructors. The question was: How do you deal with having a mixed group of people in one class? Having a pre-natel, beginner, intermediate and an older person maybe in the same class….. The gist of the...
