Mudryah Posted September 19, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/magazine/how-yoga-can-wreck-your-body.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2& Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h.uriahr Posted September 19, 2013 The point of the article it seems is that the ego is bad.Everything is capable of causing harm if you let the ego get involved, even tai chi. Â Good awareness article though. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jetsun Posted September 19, 2013 I always thought Yoga was aggressive, trying to force things to open never seemed like the correct approach to me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted September 19, 2013 Balance in all things.... hehehe 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seeker of Wisdom Posted September 19, 2013 Well, this is just common sense. Â Anything can be done to excess, and it's clearly stated by Patanjali that asana should be comfortable. Yoga can wreck your body... if you aren't sensible about it. Â That's without even acknowledging that asana, which is heavily overemphasised these days, is really just one part of yoga. Put in pranayama, meditation, etc, and there's a risk of really screwing up your mind... if you aren't sensible about it. Â Obviously anything designed to result in utter transformation of mind and body has the potential to harm you if it is misused. That doesn't make the thing itself something to be avoided. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flolfolil Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) ... Edited July 8, 2015 by Flolfolil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
