the widespread popularity of yoga and meditation influenced "lifestyle" is a double edged sword. on the one hand it is great that more people are drawn to these transformative practices. on the other it is very easy for it just to become a style, a way of identifying, a surface level belief system, a fetish for those seeking a hip new positive ego mask. what can then get overlooked is the actual work, the series of initiations into mind/body awareness, the process of gaining insight, healing and genuine growth via getting underneath the pretension. this is a deep philosophical and psychological journey! the physical postures can be a doorway into powerful, vulnerable and revelatory self-reflection. but this takes courage and commitment and most of all - curiosity: a willingness to be in an actual inquiry rather than just buy the t-shirt and try to master the party tricks...
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:21:29 +0000
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