Yoga Movie: Who Owns Yoga?

Controversy over Religious/Spiritual aspect
"Social science research has proven that just doing the poses and just doing yoga breathing is enough to cause spiritual transformation" - lawyer representing parents of Encinitas school district

Day 24: Seated Asanas (John)

Day 23: Voice, Sound & Vibrations (Devan)

Weekend Study: Cellphones and Music (John)

Having a need to fill up emptiness, loneliness
Always doing - try being

Day 22: Teaching Assignment 2 (John)

• Rather than talking from the script in your head - be in the moment, walk around and find inspiration in the students
• Move around, don't get rooted in one spot. It helps the thought flow
• Space to breath versus space to think - people can tell if you're trying to figure out what to do next and will check out
• Owning the space includes time - take your time
• Not obligated to say everything you know about the pose

Day 21: Pranayama and Asana (John)

Bee pranayama

Day 20: Bhaj Govindam (Shastri)

"'is'-ness is my business" - Shastri

Day 19: The Science of Relaxation (Louis)

What distinguishes yoga from other sports is the science of relaxation.

You can control involuntary systems of the body through the breath.

Day 18: How to Best Describe a Pose (John)

The best words that the most people understand
For example, instead of "engage the core," describe the physical action with "draw the belly in."

Day 17: A Day without John (Mimm)

Day 16: Special Populations (Hillary)

Day 15: Why Learn Anatomy (Louis)

You don't need to know anatomy to teach yoga. The requirement comes from a Western attitude of wanting to know, to dissect and analyze every posture. But anatomy is helpful in your own practice, in helping other's practice.

"Each and every joint in my body has its own freedom...I can articulate it piece by piece" - BYS Iyengar