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Yoga and Pilates: What’S the Difference? by Sherri R
Yoga and Pilates: What’s the difference? By Sherri R. Betz, PT, GCS, PMA®-CPT Have you ever wondered… “What are the differences between Yoga and Pilates?” Someone jokingly said, “The difference between Pilates and Yoga is that in Yoga you close your eyes and think about god and in Pilates you keep your eyes open and think about your abs!” One guru said the purpose of Yoga is to become more flexible so that you could sit comfortably to meditate. Yoga certainly is more than that. I write this in trepidation of offending the beautiful Yoga and Pilates practitioners around the world. I hope to distill some of the information about Yoga and Pilates looking at some of the differences and similarities between them to help practitioners understand these popular forms of movement. My yoga practice began in Louisiana (when no one did yoga there!) at about the age of 15. At the local library, I happened to pick up The Sivananda Companion to Yoga and started trying out some of the poses and breathing. Actually, I skipped the breathing and avoided it for many years until I did my Pilates training and was forced to learn to breathe! Now I am devoted to my Ashtanga/Vinyasa Yoga practice and my Pilates work to keep my body in shape and to add a spiritual component to my life. It has been very interesting to compare a movement practice that has been around for 2000 years with one that has been around for only about 80 years. Yoga: Navasana (Boat Pose) Pilates: Teaser Common Forms of Yoga Practice in the United States: Yoga was brought to us by Hindus practicing in India. -
—The History of Hatha Yoga in America: The
“The History of Hatha Yoga in America: the Americanization of Yoga” Book proposal By Ira Israel Although many American yoga teachers invoke the putative legitimacy of the legacy of yoga as a 5000 year old Indian practice, the core of the yoga in America – the “asanas,” or positions – is only around 600 years old. And yoga as a codified 90 minute ritual or sequence is at most only 120 years old. During the period of the Vedas 5000 years ago, yoga consisted of groups of men chanting to the gods around a fire. Thousands of years later during the period of the Upanishads, that ritual of generating heat (“tapas”) became internalized through concentrated breathing and contrary or bipolar positions e.g., reaching the torso upwards while grounding the lower body downwards. The History of Yoga in America is relatively brief yet very complex and in fact, I will argue that what has happened to yoga in America is tantamount to comparing Starbucks to French café life: I call it “The Americanization of Yoga.” For centuries America, the melting pot, has usurped sundry traditions from various cultures; however, there is something unique about the rise of the influence of yoga and Eastern philosophy in America that make it worth analyzing. There are a few main schools of hatha yoga that have evolved in America: Sivananda, Iyengar, Astanga, and later Bikram, Power, and Anusara (the Kundalini lineage will not be addressed in this book because so much has been written about it already). After practicing many of these different “styles” or schools of hatha yoga in New York, North Carolina, Florida, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Paris as well as in Thailand and Indonesia, I became so fascinated by the history and evolution of yoga that I went to the University of California at Santa Barbara to get a Master of Arts Degree in Hinduism and Buddhism which I completed in 1999. -
Aspectos Científicos Y Beneficiosos Del Culto Tantrico
Scientific and beneficial aspects of tantra cult Ratan Lal Basu Revista Científica Arbitrada de la Fundación MenteClara Artículos atravesados por (o cuestionando) la idea del sujeto -y su género- como una construcción psicobiológica de la cultura Articles driven by (or questioning) the idea of the subject -and their gender- as a cultural psychobiological construction Vol. 1 (2), 2016 ISSN 2469-0783 https://datahub.io/dataset/2016-1-2-e09 SCIENTIFIC AND BENEFICIAL ASPECTS OF TANTRA CULT ASPECTOS CIENTÍFICOS Y BENEFICIOSOS DEL CULTO TANTRICO Ratan Lal Basu [email protected] Presidency College, Calcutta & University of Calcutta, India. Citation: Basu, R. L. (2016). «Scientific and beneficial aspects of tantra cult». Revista Científica Arbitrada de la Fundación MenteClara, 1 (2), 26-49. DOI: 10.32351/rca.v1.2.15 Copyright: © 2016 RCAFMC. This open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (by-cn) Spain 3.0. Received: 01/04/2016. Accepted: 01/05/2016 Published online: 20/07/2016 Conflicto de intereses: Ninguno que declarar. Abstract This article endeavors to identify and isolate the scientific and beneficial from falsehood, superstition and mysticism surrounding tantrism. Among the various ancient Indian religious and semi-religious practices, tantra cult has got the most widespread recognition and popularity all over the world. The reason for this popularity of tantra has hardly been from academic, spiritual or philosophical interests. On the contrary, it has been associated with promises of achievements of magical and supernatural powers as well as promises of enhancement of sexual power and intensity of sexual enjoyment, and restoration of lost sexual potency of old people. -
Paolo Proietti, Storia Segreta Dello Yoga (Pdf)
Formazione, Promozione e Diffusione dello Yoga 2 “Ma chi si crede di essere lei?” “In India non crediamo di essere, sappiamo di essere.” (Dal film “Hollywood Party”) Ringrazio Alex Coin, Andrea Ferazzoli, Nunzio Lopizzo, Laura Nalin e Andrea Pagano, per il loro prezioso contributo nella ri- cerca storica e nell’editing. 3 Paolo Proietti STORIA SEGRETA DELLO YOGA I Miti dello Yoga Moderno tra Scienza, Devozione e Ideologia 4 5 INDICE PRESENTAZIONE: COSA È LO YOGA ........................................................ 7 LA GINNASTICA COME ARTE DEL CORPO ............................................. 25 SOCRATE, FILOSOFO E GUERRIERO ...................................................... 35 CALANO, IL GYMNOSOPHISTA .............................................................. 43 LO STRANO CASO DEL BUDDHISMO GRECO ........................................ 47 ERRORI DI TRADUZIONE ....................................................................... 55 LA LEGGENDA DELLA LINGUA MADRE ................................................. 61 I QUATTRO YOGA DI VIVEKANANDA .................................................... 71 L’IMPORTANZA DELLO SPORT NELLA CULTURA INDIANA .................. 101 LA COMPETIZIONE COME VIA DI CONOSCENZA ................................. 111 POETI, YOGIN E GUERRIERI ................................................................. 123 KṚṢṆA, “THE WRESTLER” ................................................................... 131 I GRANDI INIZIATI E LA NUOVA RELIGIONE UNIVERSALE. .................. 149 I DODICI APOSTOLI -
The Rise of Bengali Yoga (Excerpt from Sun, Moon and Earth: the Sacred Relationship of Yoga and Ayurveda)
The Rise of Bengali Yoga (Excerpt from Sun, Moon and Earth: The Sacred Relationship of Yoga and Ayurveda) By Mas Vidal To set the stage for a moment, the state of Bengal is an eastern state of India and is one of the most densely populated regions on the planet. It is home to the Ganges river delta at the confluence of the Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers. Rivers have always been a sacred part of yoga and the Indian lifestyle. The capital of Bengal is Kolkata, which was the center of the Indian independence movement. As yoga began to expand at the turn of the century through the 1950s, as a counter-cultural force opposed to British occupation, the region also struggled against a tremendous set-back, the Great Bengal Famine of 1943- 44, which took an estimated two to three million lives. India battled through this and eventually gained independence in 1947. Bengal managed to become a womb for bhakti yogis and the nectar that would sustain the renaissance of yoga in India and across the globe. Bengali seers like Sri Aurobindo promoted yoga as an integral system, a way of life that cultivated a dynamic relationship between mind, body, and soul. Some of the many styles of yoga that provide this pure synthesis remain extant in India, but only through a few living yoga teachers and lineages. This synthesis may even still exist sporadically in commercial yoga. One of the most influential figures of yoga in the West was Paramahansa Yogananda, who formulated a practical means of integrating ancient themes and techniques for the spiritual growth of people in Western societies, and for Eastern cultures to reestablish their balance between spirituality and the material. -
England and Had Practiced Law In
England and had practiced law in on the other hand, maintained Europe and India before moving that plaintiff was fired when it to Los Angeles to join was revealed she was not licensed Choudhury’s team. During her to practice law in California. two-year employment as Plaintiff asserted everyone knew Choudhury’s legal advisor, she was studying to take the bar plaintiff quickly realized her job and her job duties did not require would involve handling her to be licensed in the state. allegations against Choudhury for the sexual harassment and assault Plaintiff called Petra Stark, a of his yoga students and teacher former lawyer in President trainees. Barack Obama’s administration, who was also fired by After initiating an investigation of Choudhury, to testify female sexual harassment claims, teacher trainees massaged the 69- On January 26, 2016, the jury plaintiff claimed to have year-old guru and combed his returned a unanimous verdict in experienced the same demeaning hair, adding that meetings with federal court against founder of and abusive behavior from him were held in his bedroom Bikram Yoga, Bikram Choudhury. Plaintiff claimed and on his bed. Ms. Stark further Choudhury, awarding more than Choudery threatened to have her testified to witnessing Mr. $6.4 million in punitive damages killed or deported for making Choudhury force a 23 year old for the sexual harassment, complaints about his sexually trainee to give him a massage and discrimination, and wrongful harassing behavior. After two later oral sex during a late- termination of former legal years of employment, plaintiff evening limousine ride. -
A SURVEY of YOUTH YOGA CURRICULUMS a Dissertation
A SURVEY OF YOUTH YOGA CURRICULUMS A Dissertation Submitted to The Temple University Graduate Board in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY By Robin A. Lowry August, 2011 Examining Committee Members: Ricky Swalm, Advisory Chair, Kinesiology Michael Sachs, Kinesiology Catherine Schifter, Education Jay Segal, Public Health ii © Copyright By Robin A. Lowry 2011 All Rights Reserved iii ABSTRACT A SURVEY OF YOUTH YOGA CURRICULUMS By Robin A. Lowry Doctor of Philosophy Temple University, 2011 Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair: Ricky Swalm, Ph. D. Introduction: Yoga is increasingly recommended for the K-12 population as a health intervention, a Physical Education activity, and for fun. What constitutes Yoga however, what is taught, and how it is taught, is variable. The purpose of this study was to survey Youth Yoga curriculums to identify content, teaching strategies, and assessments; dimensions of wellness addressed; whether national Health and Physical Education (HPE) standards were met; strategies to manage implementation fidelity; and shared constructs between Yoga and educational psychology. Methods: A descriptive qualitative design included a preliminary survey (n = 206) and interview (n = 1), questionnaires for curriculum developers (n = 9) and teachers (n = 5), interviews of developers and teachers (n = 3), lesson observations (n= 3), and a review of curriculum manuals. Results: Yoga content was adapted from elements associated with the Yoga Sutras but mostly from modern texts, interpretations, and personal experiences. Curriculums were not consistently mapped, nor elements defined. Non-Yoga content included games, music, and storytelling, which were used to teach Yoga postures and improve concentration, balance, and meta-cognitive skills. -
Using Bikram Yoga for Stress Management in the Daily Lives of College Students
Using Bikram Yoga for Stress Management in the Daily Lives of College Students Sarah Gordon Abstract College students experience higher-than-normal levels of stress. Chronic exposure to stress may lead to physical and mental illness. Introducing a regular practice of Bikram yoga, a form of yoga performed in a hot room developed by Bikram Choudhury in the 1970s, could be an effective stress-management technique for college students. Traditional yoga is an established alternative therapy for promoting health through meditation, reduction of the stress hormone Cortisol, and release of beneficial mood-stabilizing neurotransmitters. Preliminary studies show that Bikram yoga can be profoundly beneficial in the same areas as traditional yoga. However, little is known about the effect of stress reduction when implemented into the routine of the college student. This study aims to identify the physiological and psychological benefits experienced by college students during an eight-week Bikram yoga intervention, in which they will attend a 90 minute Bikram session twice a week. The control group will continue their normal exercise routines twice a week. All subjects will be evaluated prior to the intervention, weekly, and upon completion for their stress-related indicators using the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ), a College Student Stress Scale (CSSS), a Stress-related Physical Health Symptoms Checklist, and a Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Both groups will have their weight, resting heart rate and blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation (SpO²), and Cortisol measured within 10 minutes of each Bikram yoga session or the control exercise activity. Through comparison of the test and control group, the findings should indicate a significant reduction in the college student’s perceived stress and overall health indicators, as well as any stress-related symptoms. -
Bikram Yoga and the Quest for Federal Copyright Protection of an Asana Sequence
Bending Over Backwards for Copyright Protection: Bikram Yoga and the Quest for Federal Copyright Protection of an Asana Sequence Katherine Machan* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................... 29 II. BACKGROUND ........................................... 30 A. History of Bikram Yoga ............................. 30 B. The Legal Battles .................................... 32 III. ANALYSIS OF BIKRAM'S COPYRIGHTS .................... 36 A. The Book: Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class .......... 36 B. Bikram's Yoga College of India Beginning Yoga D ialogue ............................................. 40 C. The Asana Sequence ................................. 48 IV. APPLICATION TO THE LAWSUITS ......................... 58 V . CONCLUSION ............................................. 59 I. INTRODUCTION In some form or another, the practice of yoga, with its roots in ancient India, has existed for over 5,000 years. Bikram Yoga, a compar- atively recent addition to this yoga tradition, is now one of the fastest growing styles of yoga in the United States.' Founded by Bikram Choudhury over 30 years ago, Bikram Yoga consists of twenty-six pos- tures, conducted in precisely the same order each time, over a ninety minute period, in a room heated up to 115 degrees. Recently, Bikram * Katherine Machan received her BA from the University of Virginia in May 2000 and her JD from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall) in May 2004. She is cur- rently an associate in general litigation at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. 1 Nora Isaacs, Hot, Sweaty, and Scandalous, Salon.com (Apr. 4, 2003) at http://www.salon. com/mwt/feature/2003/04/04/bikramrindexnp.html. 30 UCLA ENTERTAINMENT LAW REVIEW [Vol. 12:1 Yoga has been making headlines across the country not only as an in- creasingly popular form of yoga, but also as the subject of ongoing in- tellectual property litigation. -
Yoga Styles Handout
Paramahansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic, Yoga Styles Autobiography of a Yogi. ANUSARA YOGA Anusara (a-nu-SAR-a) means "following your heart," or "to Yoga is a Sanskrit word of many meanings. It may refer to the move with the current of divine will." It is a style of yoga "union of the self with the divine." It may be used to cite the developed by John Friend, whose main Hatha influence was methods or disciplines used to achieve such union. It may B.K.S. Iyengar. Anusara Yoga is described as heart-oriented, encompass certain meditative practices. It may refer to a Hindu spiritually inspiring, yet grounded in a deep knowledge of theistic philosophy with many schools of thought about spiritual outer- and inner-body alignment. Each student's various life and liberation. abilities and limitations are deeply respected and honored. ASHTANGA YOGA Generally, the word yoga refers to an integration of physical Ashtanga Yoga (often also called Power Yoga) was first and mental exercises designed to balance and unite the mind, developed by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and is an aerobic, muscle- body, and spirit. Various branches of yoga emphasize a shaping, mind-sculpting, physically demanding workout. particular approach to this integration. Jnana Yoga takes the Students move through a series of flows, moving from one path of knowledge or wisdom; Bhakti Yoga is the path of posture to another to build strength, flexibility, and stamina. devotion; Karma Yoga is the path of action or service; Tantra Room temperatures are often set high to promote Yoga is the path of ritual; Raja Yoga is the path of meditation; detoxification through increased perspiration. -
Le Yoga Bikram À Travers Le Filtre Des 5 Éléments Par Marie TSIRLIS
Le yoga Bikram à travers le filtre des 5 éléments Mémoire de Neuro-Training promotion 2016-2018 Marie-Hélène Tsirlis 1 « L’énergie crée la fonction, la fonction crée l’organe ». L’univers (dixit José Chouraqui ) « Les mots du corps sont les mots de l’âme, ainsi on ne doit pas chercher à guérir le corps sans chercher à guérir l’âme ». Platon « Ne me jugez pas sur mes succès, jugez-moi sur le nombre de fois où je suis tombé et où je me suis relevé à nouveau ». Nelson Mandela « Le yoga permet d’aller de la périphérie vers le centre, d’une perception grossière au niveau de la réalité physique, à une perception subtile, du domaine de l’énergie ». Yoga-sutras, Patanjali 2 Thanks !!!!!! Mille mercissssssss à toutes les personnes exceptionnelles que j’ai la chance d’avoir dans ma vie, la liste est très longue, à toutes celles qui n’y sont pas restées, à toutes celles qui y entreront un jour et à toutes celles qui n’en feront jamais partie. Des mercis particuliers à mes enfants Julie et Grégor, je grandis tous les jours grâce à eux, et à mes parents, pour tout ce qu’ils m’ont apporté et qu’ils m’apportent encore. Merci aux professeurs de yoga qui sont sur ma route et qui m’apprennent la patience, la détermination, l’équilibre, la concentration et la respiration. Et merci José et la promo de dingues 2016-2018 !!!!!! Tout ça c’est de l’amour, et la chose la plus importante dans la vie, c’est l’amour !!!!! …. -
Yoga-Stellungen Maximilian Klausner Diplom-Betriebswirt, Auditor Für Managementsysteme Yoga-Lehrer
Yoga-Stellungen Maximilian Klausner Diplom-Betriebswirt, Auditor für Managementsysteme Yoga-Lehrer Yoga-Stellungen / Asanas Inhalt: Vorbemerkung Geschichte der Yoga-Stellungen / Asanas Anzahl der Yoga-Stellungen / Asanas Einzelne Yoga-Stellungen / Asanas Fotogalerie der Yoga-Stellungen / Asanas (Quelle: wikipedia) Vorbemerkung Yoga-Stellungen, in Sanskrit als Asanas (āsana, „der Sitz“) bezeichnet, sind überwiegend ruhende Körperstellungen, besonders im Hatha Yoga. Asana ist die dritte Stufe des Raja Yoga (bzw. Ashtanga Yoga oder Kriya Yoga) nach Patanjali. Die anderen sieben Stufen des Raja Yoga sind Yama, Niyama, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana und Samadhi. Wichtig bei der Ausübung ist das bewusste Hineingehen, der richtige Atem, bewusstes Halten und das bewusste Auflösen des Asana. Yoga-Asanas sollen bei ihrer Ausführung immer zwei Qualitäten enthalten: Stabilität und Wohlbefinden (sthira-sukham asanam. Yogasutre 2.46). Es ist sinnvoll, speziell zur Kräftigung der Muskulatur gedachte Asanas bzw. welche, die schwierigere vorbereiten, dynamisch im Atemrhythmus auszuführen. Asanas dienen nicht nur körperlicher Geschmeidigkeit und vitaler Kraft, sondern auch einer guten Körperbeherrschung. Sie harmonisieren Körper und Geist. Yoga und die Asanas beruhen auf körperlichen Erfahrungen, bei denen es mehr auf die praktische Durchführung ankommt als auf das theoretische Wissen über die unterschiedlichen Wirkungen. Eine der angestrebten Wirkungen ist es, den Gedankenfluss zur Ruhe zu bringen. Das gelingt besser, wenn während des Übens nur das Nötigste gesprochen wird und ein passives „Geschehenlassen“ zugelassen wird – das Gegenteil zu Gymnastikübungen, die auch gesundheitsfördernd, meistens aber leistungsorientiert sind. Im Yoga geht es grundsätzlich nicht um Leistung, Erreichenwollen und Erfolge - Yoga ist kein Wettbewerb. Die perfekte Stellung einzunehmen ist weniger wichtig als durch sie eine spirituelle Qualität zu erleben, also beispielsweise zu spüren, dass man so in Ordnung ist und statt belastender Gedanken seine Mitte findet.