Jivamukti Yoga?

[Guest guest]

I confess: I have always been fond of Jivamukti's

website <a href=http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com

target=new>http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com</a> . Last time I did

the virtual tour through the center -a new feature

there- and I was quite impressed.<br><br>But it seems to

me that some members on this board do not have a

high opinion of it (I don't know if it's because

Jivamukti teaches an eclectic mix of different yoga styles,

or simply because the place is a hit among real and

would-be showbiz stars?)<br><br>Also, I haven't got yet

what this "Jivamukti Yoga" is about. Maybe it's an

Ashtanga variation pepped up with Sanskrit chanting and

lectures on yoga philosophy?<br><br>I have been in Milan,

in Italy, at the end of last year. I thought that in

the homeland of Italian Ashtanga heroes Lino Miele &

Tina Pizzimenti it would be easy to find books on

Ashtanga Yoga. I visited Milan's (as well as Italy's, for

that matter) largest bookshop, "Hoepli", and in its

yoga department (where interestingly, I was the only

living being there), I saw everything from Aurobindo

Yoga to Kundalini -and a de luxe edition of the

"Kamasutra"- but no Ashtanga books, no chance. However, I

found an old copy of the "Yoga Journal" on the

bookshelf, which informed me that David Life & Sharon Gannon

are planning a book on Jivamukti Yoga. I intend to

stick to Ashtanga, but maybe the Jivamukti book could

be useful as a source of inspiration...

[Guest guest]

I visited the Jivamukti site today. <br><br>Since

I'm one of the fortunate ones blessed with an

excellent shala only a few miles away from where in live in

California, my initial feeling was gratitude. Jivamutkti

seems to me to be very expensive, and I'm very cheap.

<br><br>Thinking about it some more, I think that Jivamukti must

be a good thing if it's bringing astanga yoga to

people. Any kind of support for practice is a good

support as long as it doesn't exploit or hurt others, and

if people are attracted to what J is offering, there

must be something positive there.<br><br>If not, new

schools and shalas will arise in NYC.