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Yoga History, Philosophy, and Spirituality

December '07
Okay, so this page has been back-burnered. I put the site together for a media class, and since haven't had the time to focus on it. This semester was spent on epidemiology and a research project on polyamory vs monogamy. It's been fun, but I miss this!

My course of study now focuses on the health, so the history, etc. (my previous topics of study) are not fresh. So many interesting things to ponder, and eventually these will get the attention they deserve.

New questions have come in, and I'll answer them and continue to tend to the site. be well ~ anastasia

FAQ

Q: What are the specific spiritual aspects of yoga? I like that we don’t focus on this.

Q: What’s up with the chanting in some classes? What are we supposed to believe in here? It creeps me out.    —V.L.

Q: How do the esoteric and spiritual aspects of yoga relate to human creativity? —C.A.F.

Q: I’m interested in knowing more about how and through which strategies the cult of the body entered the sphere of mental development.    —A.T.

Q: How did yoga actually reach the West and why does a stronger emphasis seem to focus on the bodily/physical rather than the mental/psychological aspect of the discipline.    —A.T.

answers to come!

 

 Alice laughed: ‘There’s no use trying,’ she said.
‘One can’t believe impossible things.’
‘I daresay you haven’t had much practice,’ said the Queen.
‘When I was  younger, I always did it for half an hour a day.
 Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things
 before breakfast.’        

—Lewis Carroll