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WHAT INDIA'S TRADITIONAL YOGA TEACHERS WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT YOGA

6/20/2018

 
As part of the International Day of Yoga celebrated in June, Time Magazine reporters asked some traditional yoga teachers from India about Yoga. Here's what some of them said:
Dr. Rajalakshmi, instructor, Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute

“Your body is the first instrument given to you to understand this world and yoga helps you use it in the best way to maximize your experience. But to do that you need to focus on multiple things: the mind, the body, the spiritual and the physical. Getting in to the correct asana is good but you must also train your mind not to oscillate.“

Swami Hari Om Ananda, instructor, International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center

“Yoga is a medium. It helps connect your body to your mind, and on a larger scale it connects the micro, which is you, to the macro, which is the universe. It helps practitioners experience the world around them from within and not base their lives solely on external objects.

The problem now is that courses are designed without knowledge of basic elements and that can lead to health problems. Your mind and body need to be free of toxins, otherwise the energy in your body will clot. And bad energy in the system can harm you. Being aware of traditions is useful in having a holistic experience.“

Swami Sarvapriyananda, minister and spiritual leader, Vedanta Society of New York

“There is some vulgarization and distortion of yoga today and that’s sad. The motivation seems to be commercial. I think there needs to be some level of standardization and it’s encouraging to see the Indian government take steps in this direction. But on the other hand, we have to acknowledge that yoga is continuing to thrive and survive because the global community has embraced it. It’s important to recognize the freedom to innovate and share yoga to ensure it reaches as many people as possible.“

( read more at :  http://time.com/5315571/international-yoga-day-2018/  )




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