Comments on: Yoga Teacher FAIL…Is that Pattabhi Jois? [photo]

By: Enunna

Enunna — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:26:42 +0000

This looks more like a win than a fail.

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By: Kumbaya

Kumbaya — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:14:20 +0000

Fingers in the soup….dirty old man.

By: vichet

vichet — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:03:28 +0000

@Sarah: this old man did a good job, the two women is healed and he got sexual pleasure as compensation too

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By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:49:12 +0000

Do you think there was sexual intent from Pattabhi Jois? I do not think so. I think he did it to help his students. The adjustment works, its stimulates mula bandha directly like the heel does in Janu Sirsasana B . Mula bandha with breath is the ashtanga practice. If you really think Brahaman householder, and by all accounts sweet old man, had sexual, intent then that changes things. But there is nothing inherently wrong if this was done on a helpful basis, and the student wanted this help.

Are we not past the phase of thinking any touching of our pelvic floor is necessarily sexual? Are you kidding me?

A fiduciary relationship exists between the doctor and patient, but patients can consent to a pelvic exam.

If an adult ashtanga practioner believes stimulation of mula bandha is helpful, then they have every right in the world to get it, and he has every right in the world to give it. To go as far as Linda does by describing ashtanga students as incapable of exercising consent in this situation is going crazy far! It does not matter if you don’t believe mula bandha is worthwhile. Ashtangis as adults can exercise their own judgement and believe it is, and seek help from teachers in developing it it. I think my teacher gives this adjustment to some people , no big deal.

I have heard directly from a nearly 40 year practioner and world renowned teacher, and she is grateful that Guruji did this for her. She said there was never anything sexual about it. No different than a healthcare worker touching you for a very specific purpose or treatment you seek.

That 6o something year old accomplished teacher, woman, and mother, nor adult ashtanga practioners need radical paternal protection. You might think ashtanga yoga and this adjustment is bad but morality dicates that as adults ashtangis can exercise autonomy and believe in and practice all of it.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:34:08 +0000

What a legend – long live the menage a trois.

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By: Carina

Carina — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:20:11 +0000

Yes, it’s him! While he was a yoga master, he was also notorious for giving these “mula bandha adjustments” to female students. My Ashtangi friends were smart enough to tell him beforehand not to go there.