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	<title>Comments on: UPDATE: Graspin&#8217; Aspen Yoga Teacher Scandal, Charges Upgraded: 2 Felony Counts!</title>
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		<title>By: Anastacia Hunter</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anastacia Hunter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It seems that we are all struggling to find our way in these fast times. We are all human. Steve Rogers taught me some incredible yoga. He is gifted and he is imperfect, as we all are. We are all seeking homeostasis, trying to find our way, get our needs and urges met, and strike a balance or pose!

In Steve’s defense, over the years of practicing with him, I watched many a consenting adult woman engage him and turn on the sexy. Many woman were seductive and seeking his attention and encouraged his advances. When his attention shifted to the next new thing, often RAGE ensued in these consenting and encouraging women. It is my opinion, that some men are always willing to engage and test limits with consenting females. Females, as adult women, need to take responsibility for the power of their sexuality and once unleashed, not be shocked by the advances and consequences. The women I witnessed Steve Rogers engage, were the same ones who later (when he moved on to the next enticement and no longer made that woman feel special and like the ONE and only,) were the same women who later turned their involvement and interactions with Steve, in retrospect, into something ugly! Although consenting at the time, somehow these women were left feeling violated and victimized, because they are NOT taking full responsibility nor being honest with their roles in the interactions. Steve never was inappropriate with me, because my boundaries were clear and I kept it about the yoga, and so did he. When responsibility is taken, when adults take pride in controlling their own sexuality, then there seems to be less fingers pointing and blaming others!

Namaste’
Anastacia Hunter</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems that we are all struggling to find our way in these fast times. We are all human. Steve Rogers taught me some incredible yoga. He is gifted and he is imperfect, as we all are. We are all seeking homeostasis, trying to find our way, get our needs and urges met, and strike a balance or pose!</p>
<p>In Steve’s defense, over the years of practicing with him, I watched many a consenting adult woman engage him and turn on the sexy. Many woman were seductive and seeking his attention and encouraged his advances. When his attention shifted to the next new thing, often RAGE ensued in these consenting and encouraging women. It is my opinion, that some men are always willing to engage and test limits with consenting females. Females, as adult women, need to take responsibility for the power of their sexuality and once unleashed, not be shocked by the advances and consequences. The women I witnessed Steve Rogers engage, were the same ones who later (when he moved on to the next enticement and no longer made that woman feel special and like the ONE and only,) were the same women who later turned their involvement and interactions with Steve, in retrospect, into something ugly! Although consenting at the time, somehow these women were left feeling violated and victimized, because they are NOT taking full responsibility nor being honest with their roles in the interactions. Steve never was inappropriate with me, because my boundaries were clear and I kept it about the yoga, and so did he. When responsibility is taken, when adults take pride in controlling their own sexuality, then there seems to be less fingers pointing and blaming others!</p>
<p>Namaste’<br />
Anastacia Hunter</p>
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		<title>By: UPDATE: Graspin’ Aspen Yoga Teacher Scandal, Charges Upgraded: 2 Felony Counts! &#171; anastaciahunter</title>
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		<dc:creator>UPDATE: Graspin’ Aspen Yoga Teacher Scandal, Charges Upgraded: 2 Felony Counts! &#171; anastaciahunter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] UPDATE: Graspin’ Aspen Yoga Teacher Scandal, Charges Upgraded: 2 Felony Counts!. [...]</description>
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		<title>By: When Yoga Adjustments cross the line of Appropriate. &#124; elephant journal</title>
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		<dc:creator>When Yoga Adjustments cross the line of Appropriate. &#124; elephant journal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] tough—there&#8217;s been some lawsuits when yoga teachers (remember the &#8220;Graspin&#8217; Aspen&#8221; yoga teacher) (ab)use their power, auhoritative position and trust to &#8220;touch&#8221; [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Rob</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Did I miss your further update to this case being dismissed?  Along with Aspen Times link reporting such? At least their revelling in the salacious and prurient is somewhat understandable from the point of view of non-practitioners. But as for self-styled yoga dorks, I find this unbelievable as would anyone who knew or took a class from Steve Rogers. If somebody considers an adjustment &#039;unacceptable&#039; they should have the courage to simply say so, get up and walk away. The idea of turning to the legal system and custodial sentences  is unconscionable. Fortunately, the judge saw it right away.  No case to answer. Any hope of large awards from the studio&#039;s (rich) owner were dashed. Along with Steve&#039;s career in western Colorado. Meanwhile you should take this stuff down (which I found in an unrelated Aspen yoga search) after the final outcome. There is nothing good in this for the whole yoga community.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did I miss your further update to this case being dismissed?  Along with Aspen Times link reporting such? At least their revelling in the salacious and prurient is somewhat understandable from the point of view of non-practitioners. But as for self-styled yoga dorks, I find this unbelievable as would anyone who knew or took a class from Steve Rogers. If somebody considers an adjustment &#8216;unacceptable&#8217; they should have the courage to simply say so, get up and walk away. The idea of turning to the legal system and custodial sentences  is unconscionable. Fortunately, the judge saw it right away.  No case to answer. Any hope of large awards from the studio&#8217;s (rich) owner were dashed. Along with Steve&#8217;s career in western Colorado. Meanwhile you should take this stuff down (which I found in an unrelated Aspen yoga search) after the final outcome. There is nothing good in this for the whole yoga community.</p>
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		<title>By: Swami Param</title>
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		<dc:creator>Swami Param</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just another example of the inevitable outcome of the phony yoga movement. The list just keeps on growing from Rama, Muktananda, Desai, Yee, Saidman, etc.

Real Yoga is, of course, Hinduism (and related religions); anything else is 100% phony and, inevitably,  leads to these scandals. 
What a sham(e).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just another example of the inevitable outcome of the phony yoga movement. The list just keeps on growing from Rama, Muktananda, Desai, Yee, Saidman, etc.</p>
<p>Real Yoga is, of course, Hinduism (and related religions); anything else is 100% phony and, inevitably,  leads to these scandals.<br />
What a sham(e).</p>
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