Comments on: Competitive Yoga: Vicious or Vindicated? Ask Bikram

By: Lululemon Goes for Gold, Poaches Olympic Spirit With “Cheer”

Lululemon Goes for Gold, Poaches Olympic Spirit With “Cheer” — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:51:29 +0000

[...] we say, Yoga just isn’t a big enough market anymore. Not yet anyway. Just wait until Bikram brings it to the Olympics in 2012! [Montreal Gazzette] Earlier…Competitive Yoga: Vicious or Vindicated? Ask Bikram [...]

By: Santa Bikram Concedes His Love of Shopping for Junk and Speaking the Truth

Santa Bikram Concedes His Love of Shopping for Junk and Speaking the Truth — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:58:24 +0000

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By: Is Yoga a Competition? | Yoga In My School

Is Yoga a Competition? | Yoga In My School — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:19:46 +0000

[...] that the competitions emphasize. To see the two sides of the argument visit YogaDork’s Competitive Yoga:Vicious or Vindicated: Ask Bikram and the flipside at the Bikram Yoga NYC blog Yoga Competition: Perspiration and [...]

By: Bikram NYC Responds to Yoga Competitions: “Enlightenment has nothing to do with it”

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:34:19 +0000

[...] weeks ago we posed the precarious question: Competitive Yoga: Vicious or Vindicated? and more essentially “can you win at yoga?” And not surprisingly lots of YD readers [...]

By: Brenda P.

Brenda P. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:34:05 +0000

Every time I hear about the yoga at the Olympics idea I keep thinking…what’s the point. Exposure? Yeah, like all the coverage rhythm gymnastics and synchronized swimming gets…

Fame and greater glory for Choudhury’s students? As if the Chinese won’t swoop down with a few of their pre-teen acrobats and win all the medals…

Bringing yoga to the masses? Oh please, enough of that justification!

By: Bob Weisenberg

Bob Weisenberg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:38:58 +0000

Oh, Elizabeth. Is that ever an important fun fact! Where did you find that out? I’d like to read more.

Well, at least I was correct in saying it wasn’t the American commercialization of Yoga. It was the Brits!

Thanks for filling us in.

Bob Weisenberg
http://YogaDemystified.com

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:26:27 +0000

What’s missing here is that competitive asana did NOT originate with the ancient yogis in India, but sprouted out of Colonial India and British Gymnastics competitions. So sure, they have asana competitions in India, but they are about as native as bangers and mash.

By: Bikram Badmouths Madonna, No Private For You!

Bikram Badmouths Madonna, No Private For You! — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:17:32 +0000

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By: yogaballs

yogaballs — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:50:29 +0000

Balls! Would you train for an exhibition? Highly unlikely.

By: Bob Weisenberg

Bob Weisenberg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:32:59 +0000

Just watched the video. Perhaps we should all be encouraged that the place and the crowd was so small!

Ok, get ready for this. Even I, Mister Embrace Diversity, think this is mostly about contortion and not-so-much about Yoga. And this really doesn’t begin to compare to Cirque de Soleil or Chinese acrobatics or a decent Circus act.