Guest guest Posted February 15, 2001 Report Share Posted February 15, 2001 Yoga is not about exercise but purification. Until you learn and understand this you will only be going through the motions of yoga but the value of what you attain is nothing.<br><br>If you want a great workout, go to a gym and use the treadmill.<br><br>El Senor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2001 Report Share Posted February 15, 2001 While what you said is true, health is body and soul... In order to be healthy in mind and soul, one must also be held with a body which is healthy and working in tune with the mind. To be present in your body and aware of it...<br>I am on a treadmill an hour every day of the week... and I lift weights. I am in great physical condition. I do yoga not for the sake of fitness, but for the sake of YOGA. HOWEVER, it IS none-the-less a great workout. I leave feeling powerful and strong and present in the moment and whole. That IS a great workout for the mind and soul. The challenge of ashtanga as opposed to kundalini or other slow gentle types of yoga is a great challenge both mentally and physically. While yoga is about much more than "fitness" (In fact is not about fitness at all) we cannot act as if those benefits are not in existance. They are. I also practice Bikram yoga. I gravitated to these because the physical challenge was stimulating to me on many levels.<br>Just my two cents.<br>Owlfire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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