Gym (not) yoga is perfect for you.

Anonymous wrote:Jumping on this thread in order to post a relevant song from my favorite TV show, Crazy Ex Girlfriend.

Man, that show was so good at being simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking.

Anonymous wrote:I don't like non-Indian yoga teachers or practitioners. Don't appropriate my culture. And stop saying "nasmaste" to end a sarcastic comment.

The best teachers I've studied under have been from Puerto Rico and Malaysia and actually, Arlington VA. You either commit to your shit or not.

But unlike OP I think the crazy handstands and arm balances are fun and a "kick ass workout".

I don't like non-Indian yoga teachers or practitioners. Don't appropriate my culture. And stop saying "nasmaste" to end a sarcastic comment.

Jumping on this thread in order to post a relevant song from my favorite TV show, Crazy Ex Girlfriend.

The people who take this seriously as a religion should be the ones objecting the most to the kind of misunderstanding/bastardization of it on the part of yoga instructors. They're the ones making money off of an uninformed, watered-down version of something that's religious for you.

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Anonymous wrote:No. I love yoga. I believe in the energy bodies. I actually buy into it all. But I don’t want to hear about it during flow. I want to hear & focus on my breath. I want to be a part of a sanga (community) that is flowing together. Not an hour long dribble about nurture vs. nature. Yup, that happened. Offer what you advertise.
I find that older/more mature teachers are able to offer kick ass class while weaving in some higher level tidbits. It’s the younger ones that babble about bs for the entire hour

That's been my experience, too. It's kind of cute when a 26 year old who lives with their parents and has never known true hardship babbles on and on about gratitude/positive energy/The Universe. You just need to beeeelieeeeve, man, and put out positive vibes, and everything will be okaaaay. Sure, kid, let me know how that works for you when you lose a child, or end up with an abusive partner, or are diagnosed with cancer.

I will fully admit I was once one of those 26 year olds and cringe when I think back to the things I've said

Totally agree with this--26 year old please come back and tell me to just be positive about you've had a couple of parents die or a spouse with cancer or a child with special needs. I'll take a positive thought here or there but shut up already. Your teacher training class did not get you an MDiv.

Now that yoga is so popular you can find yoga studios that are more about the exercise aspect and less about the spiritual. I like a combo of both but I agree some teachers never shut up. I go to down dog studios in Clarendon dc and Bethesda. The teachers are Baptiste certified and focus more on the physical and less on the kumbaya.....they do start and end class with an “ohm” which I find relaxing and a nice release. Like a deep yawn. They call the poses in plain English for the most part. Not the Sanskrit. And they don’t show off and do poses themselves. They do adjust (pre covid) and will not adjust if you let them know. Personally I love to be adjusted.
Anyway. I think they offer a good practice. And a great “workout”. I started there simply to get in shape. I have become more focused and “spiritual” as a result because subtle cues resonate with me. But they are definitely not preachy. Yoga is a meditation though. It always has been. But many forms of excwrsize are a meditation. Which is a good thing. Think of how calm and centered you feel after a good run if you are a runner for example.

I truly dont think you understand yoga.

THis is what ultimately frustrated me with going to yoga classes. Too many yuppie women running in and treating it the same way they would treat a crossfit class.

And tbh, contrary to what you stated in your OP, LOTS of things burn more fat than yoga. Like pretty much every other form of exercise. So people who actually do yoga are usually doing it for mindful/spiritual reasons. Anyway, it seems way over your head so just head over to the Zumba class where your manic energy will fit right in

People and schools like to tell people it’s not a religion in order to get your money and get you to come and do yoga so it does not conflict with your religion, it has turned into a money making industry. It is very much part of my religion it is integrated into my religion andi Indian culture.everything about it is integrated from the way of life to the prayers and songs we sing. The west has turned it into exercise and people that never fully emerge themselves into it never actually really know what yoga is all about. To fully experience it one has to emerge themselves into the Indian culture. Everyone is just doing Asana’s. Yoga changes the way the think and look at the word it humbles you and it is just being exploited in this day and age. It sad to see what whole have done to my religion and culture.

Anonymous wrote:No. I love yoga. I believe in the energy bodies. I actually buy into it all. But I don’t want to hear about it during flow. I want to hear & focus on my breath. I want to be a part of a sanga (community) that is flowing together. Not an hour long dribble about nurture vs. nature. Yup, that happened. Offer what you advertise.
I find that older/more mature teachers are able to offer kick ass class while weaving in some higher level tidbits. It’s the younger ones that babble about bs for the entire hour

That's been my experience, too. It's kind of cute when a 26 year old who lives with their parents and has never known true hardship babbles on and on about gratitude/positive energy/The Universe. You just need to beeeelieeeeve, man, and put out positive vibes, and everything will be okaaaay. Sure, kid, let me know how that works for you when you lose a child, or end up with an abusive partner, or are diagnosed with cancer.

I will fully admit I was once one of those 26 year olds and cringe when I think back to the things I've said

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Anonymous wrote:WHY do people on this forum feel the need to embed-quote 15 posts to argue with one line? FFS, just quote the point you're addressing so the rest of us don't have to scroll through endless iterations of your pointless back-and-forth squabbling.

Have you considered not reading it if you find it pointless?

Not reading it. But forced to scroll past all the nonsense to find the occasional post actually making a new point of interest.

Anonymous wrote:WHY do people on this forum feel the need to embed-quote 15 posts to argue with one line? FFS, just quote the point you're addressing so the rest of us don't have to scroll through endless iterations of your pointless back-and-forth squabbling.

Have you considered not reading it if you find it pointless?

Anonymous wrote:Maybe Pilates would be a better choice.

OP,

I took yoga once and walked out of the class it was so annoying. But I liked Pilates. Even then some of the teachers will drone on about the method or other crap.

WHY do people on this forum feel the need to embed-quote 15 posts to argue with one line? FFS, just quote the point you're addressing so the rest of us don't have to scroll through endless iterations of your pointless back-and-forth squabbling.