Alabama upholds a ban on yoga in school citing fears of the practice spreading Hinduism

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[–]jet199Instigatrix 5 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

Yoga is barely hindu.

Modern yoga was created by con artists out of purely spiritual practices and British gymnastic exercise books as a way to molest vulnerable people.

Pretty much all the first yoga gurus had sexual abuse scandals around them.

[–]NodeThis is my flair. There are many like it, but this one is mine. 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Is the kind of yoga that has gurus considered modern? That was more of a cult thing from back in the 60s and 70s. Not that cults don't still exist, but I thought modern yoga had moved beyond that kind of thing.

TriYoga is the meditative trinity of posture, breath and mind. Prana-inspired and systematically introduced, TriYoga unites pranayama and mudra with dynamic and sustained asanas. The TriYoga Flow has the inherent qualities of rhythmic pacing, relaxation-in-action, wavelike spinal movements and economy of motion.

When the movement of asana, breath and mudra harmonize, the inner flow of prana is experienced. Continued practice makes the body~mind a fit instrument for meditation and for life.

Maybe I was wrong about the cult/religious aspect, although Kali Ray is not exactly a 'sexual abuser' type.

[–]jet199Instigatrix 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Did you see the Bikram documentary?

It's still mostly rapey gurus.

[–]NodeThis is my flair. There are many like it, but this one is mine. 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Haven't seen it, but that's kind of the whole point of being a guru. Most people being dumb herd animals just makes it easier.