Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 Sat Nam. I am a Kundalini Yoga Teacher and was having a discussion with someone who had just taken a one day course outlining the basics and history of various forms of yoga. It seems that the teacher who was teaching this course informed him that the postures in yoga only came about after the British occupation of India in the 19th Century, that they were the results of various "field exercises" taught by the military. I stated to him that I believed this was certainly not the case that the postures have been around for several thousand years and were based upon observations of internal processes and the studying of various animal movements by yogis throughout history, as this is what I was taught. Does anyone have any further input? Adesh Singh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 you are certainly correct about the origins of asanas, I have a quote from Yogiji or maybe Gurucharan that gives the beginings of KY at 20,000 or so years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 Hi Adesh In the immortal words of General Norman Schwarzkopf, this is Bovine Scatology, or BS for short! :-) Sat Nam! Gordon - MarkJLozano Kundaliniyoga Monday, September 08, 2003 12:55 PM Kundalini Yoga History of Asanas Sat Nam. I am a Kundalini Yoga Teacher and was having a discussion with someone who had just taken a one day course outlining the basics and history of various forms of yoga. It seems that the teacher who was teaching this course informed him that the postures in yoga only came about after the British occupation of India in the 19th Century, that they were the results of various "field exercises" taught by the military. I stated to him that I believed this was certainly not the case that the postures have been around for several thousand years and were based upon observations of internal processes and the studying of various animal movements by yogis throughout history, as this is what I was taught. Does anyone have any further input? Adesh Singh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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