tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post8031466225982543691..comments2024-03-21T00:30:14.738-07:00Comments on Yoga in the Dragon's Den: Could bad posture in some Ashtangis be overcompensation for an inflated ego? Nobelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-27751695412113666282013-05-11T19:43:29.355-07:002013-05-11T19:43:29.355-07:00Interesting. Now I'm beginning to wonder if th...Interesting. Now I'm beginning to wonder if the world could not perhaps be divided into two groups of people: Those who want to pull others' shoulders down, and those who don't.Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-78467856176991166782013-05-11T05:22:46.029-07:002013-05-11T05:22:46.029-07:00Even though i do slouch i want to straighten other...Even though i do slouch i want to straighten others i see slouching. i resist doing so but would really like it if someone pulled my shoulders when i'm in a slouch.marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18154090758201984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-35918935247748124802013-05-10T09:20:15.635-07:002013-05-10T09:20:15.635-07:00Sounds good. I'll work on that :-)Sounds good. I'll work on that :-)Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-56580869345600556772013-05-10T07:40:12.797-07:002013-05-10T07:40:12.797-07:00Well, u've nailed it in one. I can't go ar...Well, u've nailed it in one. I can't go around telling pple to stand up straight:-\ so all I do is grit my teeth and look elsewhere. Would never venture into teaching cause half arsed uttana/paschimotanasanas would drive me (n any potential students) mental... Meanwhile, for the sake of my cyber sanity, pretty pliz drag those shoulders down? That way, should we ever meet, all u'll get from me is a big smile:-)Arwennanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-2268650175360805872013-05-09T21:05:22.901-07:002013-05-09T21:05:22.901-07:00Wow... I did not know that bad posture drives you ...Wow... I did not know that bad posture drives you so nuts. Well, I suppose you could try going around manually pulling down the shoulders of whatever yogis you happen to find slouching/protruding their bellies, and maybe also remind them to engage udiyana bandhas. Not sure what else I can say here... oh, I suppose I should also pray that I will never run into you in real-life; I'm not sure what I would feel about somebody coming out of nowhere to give me a real-time lecture about bad posture... Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-39460224690689665782013-05-09T15:02:08.450-07:002013-05-09T15:02:08.450-07:00Hi Nobel,
No offence intended. I forebore from co...Hi Nobel, <br />No offence intended. I forebore from commenting in ur initial posture post in an attempt to remain sthiti! But since you have raised the issue again, I need to say that BAD POSTURE DRIVES ME NUTS!!! Esp. amongst yogis! What excuse is there for consistent slouching coupled with that ridiculousness that has pple standing around pretending they're pregnant (you know that thing where pple slouch + protrude their lower bellies) AAAAARRRRRGGGHHH!!! Practice ur yoga beyond the mat! Drag those shoulders down! Engage udiyanna! ALL THE TIME! End of!Arwenna...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-85795155966916331472013-05-09T10:13:34.331-07:002013-05-09T10:13:34.331-07:00I think I do remember Owl writing that somewhere a...I think I do remember Owl writing that somewhere as well; Owl has written so many wise things over the years, it's hard to keep track :-) So yes, perhaps we do consciously or unconsciously slow down the process until we are ready...Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-47272496916834407062013-05-09T03:10:21.074-07:002013-05-09T03:10:21.074-07:00Ah, slouching or "adopting other transformati...Ah, slouching or "adopting other transformation-stunting behaviors." There are an awful lot of those, I think. Was it Owl who wrote that many of us slow down the whole process of transformation by half-assing the practice in one way or another? Perhaps we slow it down until we are ready. It's interesting to bring it all into the conscious level so that at least we can be aware of what we're doing or not doing and why. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com