A Secular Franciscan looks at the world... with a more jaundiced eye than ever... and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text... (with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)
Monday, April 09, 2007
A great article
on the perversion of an ancient practice to fit in with our fast-food, instant gratificiation, self-centered culture:
(sigh) I like yoga. It is a calming both physically and mentally. As I lack a studio or class within a reasonable distance, I have enough instructional videos and dvds to open my own ashram.
What kills me is when one company - that does some good videos - provides it's own "boutique yoga" equipment, charging outrageous prices for the same quality I can get at the nearest Canadian Tire. However, "New Age" has become synonomous with "Overpriced, trendoid and air-headed". However as P.T. Barnum has said "there is a sucker born every minute."
To this truth I will add, "There will always be bozos among us."
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(sigh) I like yoga. It is a calming both physically and mentally. As I lack a studio or class within a reasonable distance, I have enough instructional videos and dvds to open my own ashram.
What kills me is when one company - that does some good videos - provides it's own "boutique yoga" equipment, charging outrageous prices for the same quality I can get at the nearest Canadian Tire.
However, "New Age" has become synonomous with "Overpriced, trendoid and air-headed". However as P.T. Barnum has said "there is a sucker born every minute."
To this truth I will add, "There will always be bozos among us."
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