Guest guest Posted December 21, 2000 Report Share Posted December 21, 2000 Hi! Why do we go barefoot while doing yoga? Socks are so warm on these cold winter mornings. Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2000 Report Share Posted December 22, 2000 hi.. I think it has more to do with just traction... our feet are what connects us to the ground/earth and i feel by removing the socks it creates a better awareness that we are one with the earth... the energy flow from earth to "human" is greater when barefoot, and blocked when wearing fabric on the feel and especially when wearing rubber soled shoes..(rubber does block the flow of electricity so more subtle energy would be more prone to blockage i imagine) also there is a connection to the removing of socks and shoes as a reverent act in Eastern cultures, and this might also stem from the former belief (if only subconsciously in modern societies) am i close in my assumption? hehe although, yeah... it helps to relax the muscles more when you are not gripping your feet in sock trying to stop your self from slipping around so maybe both physical, mental, spiritual aspects are in play today. not sure if they had need for socks in ancient India.. (or present india for that matter..hehe =) ) Sat Nam!... and Happy Holidays! Akire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2000 Report Share Posted December 22, 2000 one word - traction or you can say... so we don't fall on our butts... ) It's also more grounding. kelly mitchell Media Principia-Ex-centris Montreal,Quebec www.ex-centris.com <http://www.ex-centris.com> Jerry Kadansky [jkadansky] Thursday, December 21, 2000 7:21 PM Kundaliniyoga Re: Wearing Socks Hi! Why do we go barefoot while doing yoga? Socks are so warm on these cold winter mornings. Connie "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY" - Yogi Bhajan You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the eGroups Member Center (My Groups), or send mail to Kundaliniyoga- NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE! WEB SITE: kundalini yoga KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from kundalini yogaclasses.html Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Popular publishers since 1988 of books on Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2000 Report Share Posted December 22, 2000 LadyOStars [LadyOStars] Friday, December 22, 2000 10:33 AM Kundaliniyoga RE: Wearing Socks hi.. I think it has more to do with just traction... our feet are what connects us to the ground/earth and i feel by removing the socks it creates a better awareness that we are one with the earth... .......this is what I meant by "being grounded"....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2000 Report Share Posted December 22, 2000 Sorry gang but I just had to respond to this post. Some of the statements made about "connection to the Earth" just don't meet with reality very well. I hope you will forgive me. > I think it has more to do with just traction... This makes sense. > our feet are what connects us to the ground/earth > and i feel by removing the socks it creates a better > awareness that we are one with the earth... the energy > flow from earth to "human" is greater when barefoot, and blocked > when wearing fabric on the feet and This doesn't so much (to me). Virtually _none_ of us (in the US) do yoga on the ground - either dirt or rock or grass. We are indeed disconnected from the "Earth" for the most part by doing yoga in studios and classrooms, especially if these are on the 5th floor of a high rise building. I would think that the carpet/carpet glue and the synthetic foam pad underneath would do far more in blocking energy flow from the earth than cotton or wool (natural fibers) socks ever could. And what about the six layers of poly*whatever it is that they put on wood floors so we don't get splinters. > also there is a connection to the removing of socks > and shoes as a reverent act in Eastern cultures, As far as I know, people in Korea and Japan keep their socks on, only removing their outdoor shoes and replacing them with indoor slippers. Those are the only two "Eastern" cultures I consider myself very familiar with though. Now maybe they go sockless in the Himalayas, but somehow I kinda doubt it. > not sure if they had need for socks in ancient India.. (or present india for > that matter..hehe =) ) India is a HUGE place and with some of the highest mountains in the world there, I'm certain they had cause to wear socks. Not everywhere in India is hot and muggy all year round. Now if you had said something about whether they could _afford_ socks, that might have had some merit. Generalization to follow: I think we romanticize how people in other countries and other times lived. I believe I can say this with some authority as I have studied history and have lived in foreign countries. People over time have done: what was possible, what made sense, what made their lives easier and or more comfortable. Hope this didn't sound too negative but I figured a dose of reality was in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2000 Report Share Posted December 22, 2000 Sat Nam, We take off our socks because it facililtates the flow of energy. Energy enters the left foot and goes out the right. And I agree it is cozier with socks on this cold weather. In the ashram in Millis a couple of us used to walk in the snow with barefeet to go to Sadhana. Believe me we had to walk quick and have our shoes in hand so as not to get too cold, i.e. frozen. It is delicate. Certainly can't do it very long. Just enough to get the stimulation. After that my feet were warm all day. It was very exilerating. It is one of the few ways I have found to stay warm. I am usually very cold. Have a peace, warm and happy holiday season. Sat Nam, Gururattan Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2000 Report Share Posted December 22, 2000 I remember Yogiji telling a story one time about a man who passed out at a yoga class because he was wearing socks and had somehow blocked the energy flow. Yogiji warned us never to do yoga while wearing socks. Steve Porter "Gururattan K.Khalsa" wrote: > Sat Nam, > > We take off our socks because it facililtates the flow of energy. Energy > enters the left foot and goes out the right. > > And I agree it is cozier with socks on this cold weather. > > In the ashram in Millis a couple of us used to walk in the snow with > barefeet to go to Sadhana. Believe me we had to walk quick and have our > shoes in hand so as not to get too cold, i.e. frozen. It is delicate. > Certainly can't do it very long. Just enough to get the stimulation. After > that my feet were warm all day. It was very exilerating. It is one of the > few ways I have found to stay warm. I am usually very cold. > > Have a peace, warm and happy holiday season. > > Sat Nam, > > Gururattan Kaur > > > "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY" > - Yogi Bhajan > > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the eGroups Member Center (My Groups), or send mail to > Kundaliniyoga- > NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE! > WEB SITE: kundalini yoga > > KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from > kundalini yogaclasses.html > > Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Popular publishers since 1988 of books on Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2000 Report Share Posted December 22, 2000 Om shanti..... shanti..... shanti..... In a message dated 12/22/2000 7:54:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, uraso2 writes: > > > Sorry gang but I just had to respond to this post. Some of the > statements made about "connection to the Earth" just don't > meet with reality very well. I hope you will forgive me. > > > I think it has more to do with just traction... > > This makes sense. > > > our feet are what connects us to the ground/earth > > and i feel by removing the socks it creates a better > > awareness that we are one with the earth... the energy > > flow from earth to "human" is greater when barefoot, and blocked > > when wearing fabric on the feet and > > This doesn't so much (to me). Virtually _none_ of us (in the US) > do yoga on the ground - either dirt or rock or grass. We are > indeed disconnected from the "Earth" for the most part by doing > yoga in studios and classrooms, especially if these are on the 5th > floor of a high rise building. I would think that the carpet/carpet glue > and the synthetic foam pad underneath would do far more in > blocking energy flow from the earth than cotton or > wool (natural fibers) socks ever could. And what about the six > layers of poly*whatever it is that they put on wood floors so > we don't get splinters. > > > also there is a connection to the removing of socks > > and shoes as a reverent act in Eastern cultures, > > As far as I know, people in Korea and Japan keep their > socks on, only removing their outdoor shoes and replacing > them with indoor slippers. Those are the only two "Eastern" > cultures I consider myself very familiar with though. Now > maybe they go sockless in the Himalayas, but somehow I > kinda doubt it. > > > not sure if they had need for socks in ancient India.. (or present india > for > > that matter..hehe =) ) > > India is a HUGE place and with some of the highest mountains > in the world there, I'm certain they had cause to wear socks. Not > everywhere in India is hot and muggy all year round. Now if you > had said something about whether they could _afford_ socks, > that might have had some merit. > > Generalization to follow: > I think we romanticize how people in other countries and > other times lived. I believe I can say this with some authority > as I have studied history and have lived in foreign countries. > People over time have done: what was possible, what made sense, > what made their lives easier and or more comfortable. > > Hope this didn't sound too negative but I figured a dose of reality > was in order. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2000 Report Share Posted December 23, 2000 Makes sense to me....and answers some of my own questions....but I work in a chronic care hospital, Huntington's Disease unit, where alot of emphasis is focused on fall-prevention......I observed one of the patients doing much better in his bare feet as far as ambulating, than in his covered feet, the feet have an enormous amount of nerve connections which give the brain alot of information about the ground or surface a being is on campInc wrote: > Sorry gang but I just had to respond to this post. Some of the > statements made about "connection to the Earth" just don't > meet with reality very well. I hope you will forgive me. > > > I think it has more to do with just traction... > > This makes sense. > > > our feet are what connects us to the ground/earth > > and i feel by removing the socks it creates a better > > awareness that we are one with the earth... the energy > > flow from earth to "human" is greater when barefoot, and blocked > > when wearing fabric on the feet and > > This doesn't so much (to me). Virtually _none_ of us (in the US) > do yoga on the ground - either dirt or rock or grass. We are > indeed disconnected from the "Earth" for the most part by doing > yoga in studios and classrooms, especially if these are on the 5th > floor of a high rise building. I would think that the carpet/carpet glue > and the synthetic foam pad underneath would do far more in > blocking energy flow from the earth than cotton or > wool (natural fibers) socks ever could. And what about the six > layers of poly*whatever it is that they put on wood floors so > we don't get splinters. > > > also there is a connection to the removing of socks > > and shoes as a reverent act in Eastern cultures, > > As far as I know, people in Korea and Japan keep their > socks on, only removing their outdoor shoes and replacing > them with indoor slippers. Those are the only two "Eastern" > cultures I consider myself very familiar with though. Now > maybe they go sockless in the Himalayas, but somehow I > kinda doubt it. > > > not sure if they had need for socks in ancient India.. (or present india > for > > that matter..hehe =) ) > > India is a HUGE place and with some of the highest mountains > in the world there, I'm certain they had cause to wear socks. Not > everywhere in India is hot and muggy all year round. Now if you > had said something about whether they could _afford_ socks, > that might have had some merit. > > Generalization to follow: > I think we romanticize how people in other countries and > other times lived. I believe I can say this with some authority > as I have studied history and have lived in foreign countries. > People over time have done: what was possible, what made sense, > what made their lives easier and or more comfortable. > > Hope this didn't sound too negative but I figured a dose of reality > was in order. > > > "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY" > - Yogi Bhajan > > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the eGroups Member Center (My Groups), or send mail to > Kundaliniyoga- > NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE! > WEB SITE: kundalini yoga > > KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from > kundalini yogaclasses.html > > Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Popular publishers since 1988 of books on Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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