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And the dialogue continues! If you’re following along at home wellness superstar Deepak Chopra and Professor Aseem Shuklah have had some words about the origin/”theft” of yoga and its ties to Hinduism. Check out the earlier discussion to catch up. Well, with Deepak all “Yoga isn’t Hindusim, and therefore not in bed with religion” etc [...]
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Uh oh, it’s a rumble! Here’s the yoga beef:
- Professor Aseem Shukla says: Yoga is Hindu, and it’s a total sham Western fools don’t recognize!
- Deepak Chopra says: What you talkin’ bout, Shukla? Yoga did not originate in Hinduism, it’s so way older than that.
If you haven’t read the comments over at Professer Aseem Shukla’s [...]
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Family and Students united on Sunday May 31 in Mysore, India to bid farewell to Guruji. All gathered for the ceremony (known as Vaikunta Samaradhane) to mark the conclusion of the mourning period.
See the flickr stream
Read more from a yogi who was there at LazyMysoreDays blogspot.
Huge thanks to elephantbeans, and Drishti Blog whose keen eye [...]
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Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois (July 26, 1915 – May 18, 2009)
All good things must pass. Nothing lasts forever. Of course. But there are still some things we like to take for granted, that we hope will never leave us. Today we, and yoga dorks all over the world, mourn the passing of modern Ashtanga [...]
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The word on the yoga blogs…all about keeping ‘things’ in place.
Yoga Mat Sticky Origins: Have you ever wondered who created the yoga mat? Maybe it was while you were hovering face down in plank staring at the pool of sweat gathered below your nose. We sweat on and beat up our mats so much, but [...]
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That’s what Swami Niranjananand Saraswati says:
Patna: Yoga is commonly believed to be a practice started by Sadhus and Sanyasis of India in the ancient times, but it is not true. One will be surprised to know that first yoga exercise had been introduced in Baghdad in Iraq and later in Iran and Moracco. This was [...]
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