tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140116430796777887.post5462868913159543685..comments2023-05-16T00:19:10.534-07:00Comments on One More Step | Reverend Ricky Hoyt: yoga in schoolsRick Hoyt-McDanielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466114281907605221noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140116430796777887.post-19399445241499675962007-12-04T13:01:00.000-08:002007-12-04T13:01:00.000-08:00I believe some who begin with "inauthentic" yoga w...I believe some who begin with "inauthentic" yoga will seek out the real thing if they need to. Many enter new endeavors by the back door i.e. buying a "Romantic Arias" cd and then finding they love opera and follow through with that new passion.<BR/>I think many people do religion of all sorts on many levels as well. Each finds his/her depth. I am just happy when people find something they like which makes their lives richer (and maybe healthier). LucyLucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02151847573698510804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140116430796777887.post-35408573119291295982007-11-30T09:57:00.000-08:002007-11-30T09:57:00.000-08:00I would be happier if the Needham school didn't ca...I would be happier if the Needham school didn't call it yoga. If there's no spiritual content then it really isn't yoga. Plus, renaming it "stretch and relax class" would avoid any first amendment complications. What saddens me, outside of the public school context, is all those people who think they're doing "yoga" at the strip mall and are being taught to equate "spiritual" with mere relaxation - rather than the intense mental concentration and focus that real spiritual work requires.Rick Hoyt-McDanielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09466114281907605221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140116430796777887.post-53443794787014783302007-11-30T01:39:00.000-08:002007-11-30T01:39:00.000-08:00Most of what is taught as Yoga in strip mall stor...Most of what is taught as Yoga in strip mall store fronts across America has little to do with getting close to ones divine center. The words divine and spiritual are avoided to make the classes acceptable to the broadest possible paying public.<BR/>The Needham school program could have, by using another title, avoid the religion issue altogether. It could be considered gym for everyperson. And instead of humiliating the non-athlete with required team sport, the benefits breathing deeply, being still and quiet amoung peers are equally accessable to all .Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02151847573698510804noreply@blogger.com