Yoga Criminals

[Guest guest]

Question. Does attending a class led by a yoga criminal make one a criminal by

association?

[Guest guest]

Watch out. Ole Pinchy B*tt is going to jump down

your throat for that one. He will assume that you did

attend and give you grief over it.<br><br>I, on the

other hand, will assume that if you did attend, you are

checking things out so you can form your own opinion. Go

for it.

[Guest guest]

no of course not only idiots like SPW are criminals...who is so stuck on himself

that he don't see past his own projections

[Guest guest]

<<David Life>><br><br>yes, guruji

really must stop certifying criminals like david life.

senor, as the valiant soul who repeatedly exposes

guruji's poor judgment, from now on please have him check

with you before certifying anyone. if this behavior

continues we pure yogis will be forced to rise up against

him, perhaps even crowning el senor as the new lord of

the eight limbs.<br><br>yours in purity,<br>yomama

[Guest guest]

one of these days i could see myself on that

list....lol....while i respect ashtanga i also do honestly love taking

classes that mix asanas from different series....its

change and a challenge and for me, fun. You can add me

to the list!

[Guest guest]

<< one of these days i could see myself on

that list...lol...while i respect ashtanga i also do

honestly love taking classes that mix asanas from

different series...its change and a challenge and for me,

fun. You can add me to the list! >><br><br>Jess

- To "respect ashtanga" while thinking nothing of

being put on a list of yoga criminals is a

contradiction in itself - hopefully you will realise that quite

soon.<br><br>Also, mixing asanas from different series can be fun.

But choosing just ONE yoga style - e.g. Astanga Yoga

- and then sticking with it and pursueing it with

determination, is actually the better way if you want to achieve

real and lasting progress in Yoga. Just a suggestion.

[Guest guest]

You are right, Alan - that's the question, of

course: do those lists have any value at all? There was a

time when I thought these lists to be useless.

However, I now believe that they can actually be quite

helpful; since clearly there are cases of abuse ("yoga

criminality") within the astanga-yoga system. Also, such

"lists" are not unique to Astanga. You can find them in

other yoga systems too, like Iyengar Yoga for example.

[Guest guest]

Yes. Don't get me wrong - I think there are

standards of honesty about teachers' qualifications that

should be maintained. I think discussions about things

like Jess's recent experience are valuable. But I

don't think a self-appointed online lynch mob is

necesssarily the best way to police anything.

[Guest guest]

The lists put out here by the "self-appointed

online mob lynch" can hopefully be openly discussed -

that's what a public message board is supposed to be for

after all, isn't it? - as well as changed, if need be.

I think that all in all Senor Pinche Wey is doing

quite a good job. However, I myself would put at least

two names OUT of his list of "yoga criminals": those

of David Life and Sharon Gannon.

[Guest guest]

<<To "respect ashtanga" while thinking

nothing of being put on a list of yoga criminals is a

contradiction in itself .<br><br>... assuming one believes that

such lists have any kind of value or authority

>><br><br> **************<br><br>And assuming that

'ashtanga' refers only to the 'Ashtanga Yoga' for which this

club is named and not the ashtanga yoga of Patanjali.

[Guest guest]

Let's see omprem.... hmmmm. I surrender. You really are superior to the rest

of us! Your mom and dad must be so proud of you.<br>FBL