Saturday, 9 March 2013

The 8 limbs of Yoga : Ashtanga Yoga Confluence 2013

Away for a few days

 Here are some more videos from the Ashtanga yoga Confluence. 

 These from Amanda Manfredi, Thank you for sharing them Amanda. 

 see also my earlier post
Updated: AYC Videos: Panel questions. How I met Guruji, his legacy and what's changed

 The 8 limbs of Yoga


Ahimsa With Dena Kingsberg


Asteya With Tim Miller


Aparigraha with David Swenson


Saucha with David Swenson


Svadhyaya With Eddie Stern
 
Tappas With Tim Miller


Satya with Nancy Gilgoff


Brahmacharya with Nancy Gilgoff



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2 comments:

Yogini B said...

Thanks for posting these Anthony! I have to say I don't really think that the version of "Women and Yoga" presented here is historically accurate. While there's no doubt that colonialism changed a lot of things in India, the romanticised notion that in pre-colonial times the universe was balanced and women were revered is overly simplistic. Yes, there were female deities and "feminine purity" (blech) was idealised, as in many other cultures. The same texts he refers to contain stories of violence and brutality against women, the most famous being when Rama casts out Sita after her rescue, accusing her (yes, accusing) of having been raped. The only way she can gain back his "love" is by proving her virtue, i.e. that she was not raped. While the points he makes are interesting, that perspective just doesn't hold up, historically, nor does it do us (male and female yogis) any favours to simply paint a rosy picture over these kinds of issues.

10 March 2013 at 06:47
Anonymous said...

not directly confluence related but thought you might be interested in this blog post i stumbled on....

http://www.herstwellness.com/2011/09/the-so-called-tradition-of-ashtanga.html

11 March 2013 at 05:57

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