What does Yoga do to your Body?

What does Yoga do to your Body?

Andrea Bobby

Andrea is a teacher and lifelong practitioner of Classical Yoga. Born in Thanjavur, India, she now resides in Ontario, Canada with her husband-to-be and their two German Shepherds. As the founder of BODY MIND LIGHT, she strives to propagate the authentic, original wisdom of Yoga to the world through her ONLINE SHOP and her CLASSES & MEDITATIONS. Read more...

2 Responses

  1. Alex says:

    It’s important for people to understand that asanas constitute only a percentage of Yoga. In the west, people (predominantly white people) miss the mark when it comes to getting the full benefits of this practice and understanding that Yoga is something you ARE, not something you DO.

    I once came across an article written by this blonde celebrity millionaire Yoga “teacher” called Kino MacGregor. She had post after post of her doing advanced poses in a bikini while ranting on and on about people who hate her. Probably the furthest thing from Yoga you can get! This is precisely why you don’t see many Indian Yoga practitioners in the public eye – it’s because Indians understand that Yoga is an internal state. It’s not “Hey look at me;” it’s not gymnastics; and it’s certainly not petty. I don’t go to Yoga classes in the West anymore because it’s so whitewashed, colonized and does not encompass the abundance of Yoga.

    Keep giving us more information about vibrations, about mantras, about breathing, about mental health, about devotion, about thought and about self-study – all IN ADDITION to asanas. That’s what Yoga actually is.

    • Marjorie says:

      There are all type of ridiculous yoga classes out there. I’m a yoga practitioner and travelled to India so that I can learn the authentic yoga, but what I see here in the States is garbage. Sadly, the typical American consumer doesn’t know any better and ends up missing out on experiencing what Yoga really is.

      Pay $100 to roll out my mat and play with goats? No thanks!
      Get a membership at a top health club just to watch a white lady in a turban totally butchering Sanskrit mantras? No thanks!
      Go to an Ashtanga class to be surrounded by a bunch of women competing with each other about who’s wearing the best Lululemon pants? No thanks!

      It’s hard to find a real Yoga class these days!

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