There is no doubt that male and female brain in general value and appreciate different things.
For instance, I would never spend $500.00 or more for a Dallas Football game (though I know some women may) or thousands of dollars in an expensive car as a result of a midlife crisis.
Ah! but give me a romantic movie or spending a weekend doing Yoga and listening to an inspired soul and I am there.
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Reading this article made me confirm in a hilarious way how foreign some of the yoga practices can be for a new student.
Picture this, my husband had a stuffy nose and I suggested using the Neti Pot. He wanted to know what that was and as I am explaining the technique, his faced changed from surprised to horror and rejection before running away and saying "you yogis are crazy, I can't do that to my body!"
I have heard many students going to a class because they can practice without that "chanting and weird stuff some teachers do at the beginning of class", and some others might be looking for something beyond the poses. All that might be the reason why there are so many yoga styles. The goal of Yoga Sanga, is to offer points of view on different traditions so prospect students will find their match.
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Shanti,
Rocio
haha this post made me laugh, it really is outstanding how different people can seem when we only look at the obvious (breathing funny, meditating, or spending lots of money on something we dont understand) but i feel that if we are able to understand the reasons , or at least understand that there are reasons in people's behaviors that we dont necessarily have to completely understand or agree with but we should respect, thanks!!
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ReplyDeleteYou are right, we can be different in so many ways but at the end of the days that is what gives us ways to learn and grow and as you said, learn to respect. Thanks!
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