Kum Nye

[steve]

Good question, for me it is much closer to calisthenics/hatha yoga.

It does not substitute for tsa lung or trul khor which are less isometric, more movement/breath/intention oriented.

I get a very different result from them - core strengthening, hip flexibility, some emotional release and central clearing. 

 

I tried to research the lineage and there is nothing to be found online on Hansard's teacher. 

I did find some negative accusations related to Hansard and sexual abuse of students - https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12,25113,page=1

Not sure I buy that this is Bön in origin.

[Vajra Fist]

9 hours ago, steve said:

Good question, for me it is much closer to calisthenics/hatha yoga.

It does not substitute for tsa lung or trul khor which are less isometric, more movement/breath/intention oriented.

I get a very different result from them - core strengthening, hip flexibility, some emotional release and central clearing. 

 

I tried to research the lineage and there is nothing to be found online on Hansard's teacher. 

I did find some negative accusations related to Hansard and sexual abuse of students - https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12,25113,page=1

Not sure I buy that this is Bön in origin.

 

Yes, I spotted that too on Christopher Hansard. 

 

I think Stephanie Wright's book came out around the same time the 5 Tibetan Rites entered the mainstream, so was very much of its time.

 

My brain being as contrary as it is, soon after posting this I started a regular practice, not of kum nye, but of the 5 rites. 

 

That also seems slightly inauthentic, when viewed in light of classical yantra yoga, but nevertheless an excellent calisthenics regime.

[hierundjetzt]

Anybody still following this practice by Stephanie Wright?

[steve]

3 hours ago, hierundjetzt said:

Anybody still following this practice by Stephanie Wright?

 

I do daily squats and like the posture she described in her book. I think squats are magic. I don’t do the full series any longer.

[hierundjetzt]

17 hours ago, steve said:

 

I do daily squats and like the posture she described in her book. I think squats are magic. I don’t do the full series any longer.

you mean just regular bodyweight squats? Why do you think they are magic?

[steve]

1 hour ago, hierundjetzt said:

you mean just regular bodyweight squats? Why do you think they are magic?

 

Yes, as I get older, I find sitting in the squat position to be wonderful for my hips and low back, promoting strength and flexibility.

It's a position many of us in the West are unfamiliar and uncomfortable with, favoring always sitting in chairs.