hubris ?

[Guest guest]

i have no idea exactly what hubris means but it

seems to be the right heading with this

topic.<br><br>All obnoxious behaviour at yoga admitted, and put

aside, (by me) to say this: Some people freak out if

someone does a handstand before class. That seems so

weird to me - sure it is not everyone who can do it

without the wall but we are not talkin tripple back

somersault ala circe d'soleil or anything. What is the beef

(carrot) with a hand stand before class - wall or no wall?

<br><br>It is great to get some blood to the head, goes a

long way in allaying the tedium of waiting for class,

beats chatting....<br><br>Does it seem to showy? Is it

inappropriate - why?<br>Sometimes simple stretching in a seated

position can overawe a newcomer. Does that mean no-one

should move before class begins? That is so

nazi.<br><br>Sure some warm-ups that some advanced people do make

my eyes bulge in fascination...but we are in this

line of movement. And sometimes a little doubt creeps

in whether this person may be enjoying this

accomplishment and its effects, but so what. One gets over

it.<br> It is hard to determine where innocent stretching

ends and doing things that are more ego induced start

....But does that mean it is more appropriate to never do

anything - it is so goooood to stretch before

class.<br><br>Maybe it is better to not assume something is always

negatively motivated.<br><br>ps<br>(this is not a commentary

on bandawoman's justified line of thought.It is a

separate thought)<br><br>pps<br>(To Okgr1 -did you muzzle

your fingers? You have been awfully quiet.)

[Guest guest]

hubris noun FORMAL <br>very great pride and

belief in your own importance <br><br><<did you

muzzle your fingers?>><br>a while back, i read a

good quote from the "favorite quote" slot on a new

member's profile. it went, "when was the last time you did

something for the first time?" i thought about that for a

long time. it is a very intriguing mindset. last week

i decided i would try to do something brand new,

never tried before. so, i exercised some restraint.

<br>harder to do than i thought. there were a lot of topics

i would have liked to have pontificated

on--especially the light banter between loulou and homer. but,

being tougher than woodpecker lips, i held out--for the

most part. <br><br>not really. i was out of town