I thought the article was well written and well researched. And I bet most of the comments are from yoga teachers afraid of losing $2. You can get seriously hurt doing yoga. Yoga in the west is all about money and ego. When practiced as a form of exercise, it is fine. The problem starts when schools try to make it a spiritual practice. If schools and teachers are honest and advertise only as exercise, there would not be a problem. How can spirituality exist when you sell $150 designer yoga pants and $30 yoga classes. Bravo to the NY Times!!!
On Six Reasons To Ignore The 'New York Times' Yoga Article
I thought the article was well written and well researched. And I bet most of the comments are from yoga teachers afraid of losing $2. You can get seriously hurt doing yoga. Yoga in the west is all about money and ego. When practiced as a form of exercise, it is fine. The problem starts when schools try to make it a spiritual practice. If schools and teachers are honest and advertise only as exercise, there would not be a problem. How can spirituality exist when you sell $150 designer yoga pants and $30 yoga classes. Bravo to the NY Times!!!