Lydia [JG said:
" post_id=317248 time=1642575134 user_id=57]Yes, Kino is really good at the mindful aspect of yoga. She really dedicated her life to yoga, for more than 20 years now. I don't do Asthanga yoga, but the poses are the same in hatha, so it's good to read through her books for a good idea on how to do them. Same with BKS Iyengar.
Is there a reason why it's called Ashtanga Yoga?
I get annoyed at Yoga from a Westerner perspective on the personalization of Yoga. I understand it is a generic template that can be modified by a person. For example using blocks I'm aware of that aspect maybe a seated forward bend with a block on your head to bend just enough you "stretch" but not enough it is over bearing against the weight of your body.
I think the problem is there isn't Godly assistance. I'm sure the Gods never intended Yoga to be a fierce competition of individualism or hyper-individualism. For example you mentioned Iyengar I know that is a good Yoga for someone who is learning or wanting to educate others on it. It takes two years as a student and a further two years with a educator/s training almost everyday. IF you wish to pursue it in professional manner. Something that isn't wrong I know not everyone has time for professional financial earning but for learning to do it right i.e. avoid pain, discomfort, damage it seems interesting.
Unfortunately not to sound like spirituality should not be rewarded with financial and or otherwise; I disagree I'm sure in the time of the Gods people got various rewards for spiritual publicity. But I view this aspect as hyper-competition of spiritual practices. Do my practice no do mines no mines etc.etc.etc. it seems without the Gods and advanced Human and trainers it seems everything sputters around into a hyper-individualized competition of my XYZ is better than your XYZ.
That's the thing funny enough I have my yoga routine it's a JOS routine put together by HP.Cobra I've added to it. For example doing Tree position and L/R side bends. But other than that my routine is the same. I don't enjoy physically doing things my physicality is lacking. I'll admit I've had a few short lived highs lifting and stressing my body at times and getting a relaxing, chemical high. But other than a few bits and effects I don't go out of my way to physicalize.
I think if you studied my chart and sat down and talked to me, which even if you viewed my physical body. You'd immediately notice I mostly care about mental, spiritual properties. Not spiritual as we study it but in a I ignore the carnal body. You'd probably notice I learn for the sake of learning and have a deep internalization and over-reliance on intuition. Basically with my zodiac and astro chart you may even state I seem to have a lot of feminine astrological features for a man. Like the astrologer before he deleted his blogsite "Feminine divine acquisition and Witch powers providing further femininity". Now obviously it does not mean I want to be a Woman, change myself, it just means that for a guy I have a lot of properties dealing with the Yin side of things.
I understand the whole bag with Yoga. But doing physical exercises or doing certain things has not changed me or done anything or whatever. I guess I just don't want to waste my time when I have more important things like thinking, processes, or just relaxing. I'll do it but don't expect miracles with me.
If you saw my body you'd realize I'm not into physically existing. Reminds me of a few years ago my father got pissed off at me before I shouted shit back to him, I was opening myself up more so I didn't stay quiet which I regret ever talking back and changing myself to being a person who replies back and talk I'd rather just keep quiet. But he said "How the hell can you my son be weaker than me. When I grew up I was the weakest kid but I always lifted the most. A child is supposed to be stronger than their parents". Yeah maybe in a normal world but not in clownworld, that time of existence has long, long passed by; reminds me of a video recently from Tim Pool mentioning testosterone rates are at a 20 year low, 20 years ago people had more testosterone.
Now you know why I say and repeat stuff like life sucks or like is a piece of shit. Or humanity sucks or I hate humanity. Like the Aquarian quote I love Humanity but hate the people. Funny it gets to the point sometimes that I hate both. I'm probably making myself sound like some nihilistic anarchist I guess in learning and feeling about myself I am nihilistic and very cutthroat maybe even delving into anarchy. But that is my personal internal study of my body. Reminds me of the emails between my friend when I studied both the JoS '36 Dugdale MK and the '39 Dr.Dalton MK and funny enough I still don't know WTF NS is. I just understand it as a guy going on political rants on why most people and most professional politicians are pieces of shits and don't know jack shit on politics nor history.