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Yoga Masters Scott and Ida chat about various aspects of yoga from history and philosophy to practice and science. Through lively and thoughtful discussion, Yoga World communicates the meaning of...
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Yoga Masters Scott and Ida chat about various aspects of yoga from history and philosophy to practice and science. Through lively and thoughtful discussion, Yoga World communicates the meaning of these concepts in a simple way to explore how they impact yoga today. Part research, part conversation.
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Yoga World
Yoga World
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7 DEC 2023 · Why do we practice yoga postures? What are the benefits that we hope to get, and what have teachers told us will happen? This episode digs into the purpose and benefits of posture practice, especially in the past hundred years. Two big schools emerge, one of subtle energy and one of the body. Finally, what is the scientific evidence of any of it?
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23 NOV 2023 · Continuing the conversation about alignment from the last episode, the discussion veers into 'prana' and 'virtue.' How does the body affect the flow of prana? For that matter, what is prana? And how does our physical alignment affect or symbolize our moral nature? Scott and Ida discuss these questions, along with abundant references and tangents.
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16 NOV 2023 · Scott and Ida discuss the nature of "alignment" throughout the last hundred years. Did older texts talk about alignment? When did it become important, and how did that change the way we practice yoga? Is alignment a good idea? They cover early pioneers such as Krishnamacharya, Shivananda and Yogendra, as well as Iyengar and Jois, all the way into the modernity of Birch.
This episode is the first of two about alignment, covering the first three "buckets" of what it means.
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24 NOV 2021 · Prior to the Yoga Sutras, the body is mostly held still to facilitate meditation. Also, a discussion of the Jain practices of austerity to burn karma. And an exploration of the Buddhist walking meditation, a practice that intentionally moves the body!
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10 NOV 2021 · We dig into the Yoga Sutras to see what they say about asana practice. They are briefly explained as part of the eight-limbed system, and often included in arguments about disease and health. Are they a suitable form of meditation? Is modern asana practice squeezed into the Yoga Sutras via a loophole?
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3 NOV 2021 · Following last week's episode which looked at yoga postures in the main texts of hathayoga, this week we look at postures in the earliest hathayoga as well as the tantric practices that influenced them. Plus discussion of the three (or four) ways to use the body in spiritual practice. And a brief appearance of Tibetan Buddhism.
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27 OCT 2021 · What are yoga postures like in hathayoga? Scott & Ida dig into a couple Hatha texts and compare the asana instruction to modern practice.
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15 OCT 2021 · Season 3 of Yoga World is all about asana! Myths, questions, history- a whole bunch of fascinating topics that relate to the practice of yoga postures. Heat? Oxygenation? We will dive into the concept of yoga as health.
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23 SEP 2020 · Scott & Ida consider the whole century, including its progression, its changes, and the questions left unanswered. Is yoga healthy? Do the internal organs relate to the chakras? Is yoga inherently peaceful? They cover lots of territory as they sort out the entire season's topics.
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16 SEP 2020 · In the 1990s, yoga becomes powerful and hot. The birth of "Power Yoga", and everyone ties their teaching back to the Yoga Sutras. AG Mohan stimulates a conversation about the paradox of belief.
Yoga Masters Scott and Ida chat about various aspects of yoga from history and philosophy to practice and science. Through lively and thoughtful discussion, Yoga World communicates the meaning of...
show more
Yoga Masters Scott and Ida chat about various aspects of yoga from history and philosophy to practice and science. Through lively and thoughtful discussion, Yoga World communicates the meaning of these concepts in a simple way to explore how they impact yoga today. Part research, part conversation.
show less
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| Author | Ghosh Yoga |
| Organization | Ghosh Yoga |
| Categories | History |
| Website | www.ghoshyoga.org |
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