Comments on: Earth Yoga

By: Ram Godar

Ram Godar — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:23:15 +0000

One must always remember that Yoga is one and Unique though the forms and styles are different. Yoga is like an ocean and the different forms and styles you mentioned are like the rivers that unite with the ocean. Ultimately all forms and styles of yoga leads to one goal that is physical health and mental bliss.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:52:25 +0000

:: What is your ultimate intention for this short and precious life? :: Once you can answer this, then check your immediate intentions: yoga, sex, eating, doing the dishes, shopping, blogging/commenting on a blog, etc. and see if your mind and heart are reflecting your ultimate intention in the practice of living each moment…"oneness beyond description".

As Padma said, not easy.

By: Brooks Hall

Brooks Hall — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:06:11 +0000

Thank you, Carrie! I am so glad that you enjoy it.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:50:15 +0000

I always enjoy your blog

By: Brooks Hall

Brooks Hall — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:28:09 +0000

These are great questions: an authenticity check-in!

By: Padma Kadag

Padma Kadag — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:34:15 +0000

Yes,definately, the marketplace is the yoga these days. I am skeptical that the future can correctly reinvigorate the guru/devotee relationship. First, a stainless guru must be found…then a worthy student. I am concerned that we are very comfortable with our practices we find in the marketplace to the point where we are thinking we are "being" loving and compassionate and expressing that verbally. Are we really able to accomplish a yogic life in the authentic sense? Or are we playing "house"? Is Love and compassion mere catch phrases? What are we really accomplishing?

By: Brooks Hall

Brooks Hall — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:28:40 +0000

Yes, Padma, the way we practice yoga is very different from the way yoga was traditionally taught in India. American culture is processing yoga technique, and I can’t say what will happen in the future. But it does seem that we have brought some of our competitive, marketplace-style thinking to the yoga. And I think that certain aspects of that might be getting in the way of our spiritual development.

By: Padma Kadag

Padma Kadag — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:41:19 +0000

It seems that the "branching out " is already taking place. That individuals already are trying other "schools" of yoga by branching out. But I am not sure that is a good thing. I can say from my experience that people, first of all, have a short attention span and so they "branch out" out of boredom, secondly, yoga as it was first practiced in India, and still practiced to some degree, required/s guru devotion, which really is not understood here on that same level. Faith in your guru developed with faith through accomplishment of your yoga. With faith comes love and compassion. Why would anyone need any other yoga or practice if this was the result? If we are really being more compassionate toward others from our yoga…then why change? Or maybe individuals are not really getting the results they had expected or their motivation for doing yoga has nothing to do with selflessness. Selflessness is not easy. I

By: Brooks_Hall

Brooks_Hall — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:49:09 +0000

So true, EcoYogini!

By: EcoYogini

EcoYogini — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:42:58 +0000

I dunno Brooks, I do like your metaphor, sometimes the simplest ones are what can help begin the process in analyzing or considering a more complex issue. Also, the simpler the analogy, the more likely it will be universally appreciated and understood.