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25 Responses to “2007 Bikram Yoga championships Amsterdam”
Well, the private message you sent me saying “Who the **** are you moron?” shows a lot about your open mind You really don’t need to explain anything further …
You think that this is not showing the ‘big picture’ but your own self-righteousness limits you from understanding the purpose of this practice and demonstration. I won’t try to explain further because your closed mind needs to open first.
3:56 looks awesome! The posters below are way too serious about yoga. The important thing is that it looks good and reduces muscle tears while running.
It is a journey of inner discovery and improving your quality of life and you cannot possibly compete with anyone in that, if you do, you have no idea about yoga. All these “modern” yogas like power yoga, bikram yoga and what not are you money making systems … and have nothing to do with a real yoga, just to attract the popular masses … What about a prayer competition ?
Yes, it is good to give some exercise to the body, but to falsely mistaken it for yoga (as done largely today) is a bit strange. Yoga is NOT some supergymnastics. “Yoga chitta vritti nirodha” (first of the Panjali Yoga Sutras). Yoga in its essence is a total opposite to any “competition”. You can compete in gymnastics, in football but not in yoga … That’s a complete nonsense … What about a competition in meditation, pranayama or say mula bandha ? ) Yoga is the way towards one’s own essence
the point of this competition (stated by Bikram) is to attempt to share his type of yoga with as many people as possible. The ‘champions’ of this competition tour the world as inspirations to other practitioners. You are correct that yoga is also an inner activity, but the word ‘yoga’ means union… union of the heart, body, mind, soul, etc. Don’t bash it until you try it, because I know from experience, that this particular yoga can lead to a very spiritual journey.
This gymnastics has very little to do with yoga (as described in the classical yoga texts). “Competition” in yoga is something yet more absurd … it is against the very essence of yoga. What these people show here, is just a mere gymnastics a superficial body acrobacy. Real yoga is an inner activity, not a show for public.
This is so beautifull it made me cry when i saw it for the first time…
Its a shame that it is so hard for a lot of people to see an ability in someone else and being able to enjoy it…its called jealousy or envy…
yogis practiced yoga as a way of life, they used to live a well secluded life of a hermit.yoga was way of spiritual attainment for them.but everybody cant do that, can we?? we ve got to live our life, so to bring a little bit of sanity and balance(and for good health of course) ppl will practice yoga, i guess this is the main purpose (other than watching a **** yoga instructor in full flow) to practice yoga nowadays..
I’m unable to post the supporting links I want to back this statement up, but yoga competition has been in India for over 2000 years now, and is a rich part of it’s history. Here’s another quote.
Yoga competition is part of Indias rich history [...] Competitions have been taking place for 2,000 years now, albeit in a more philosophical form.
[...]
In asana competition, yogis (male yoga practitioners) and yoginis (female practitioners) inspire others in the community to learn more about yoga.
November 22nd, 2009 at 4:44 am
grossman
what is ths music?
November 24th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
jeanne
You ****** viol,
That message wasn’t private. It was for all to see. You think that you are exposing what I did? Oh no. You’re just another nimrod.
November 26th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
chespo
Well, the private message you sent me saying “Who the **** are you moron?” shows a lot about your open mind
You really don’t need to explain anything further …
November 28th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
jeffrey
violin, yes your addition is spectacular.
November 30th, 2009 at 11:39 am
lippert
If you have nothing to say, maybe better not to say it ?
December 3rd, 2009 at 1:35 pm
jeannette
You think that this is not showing the ‘big picture’ but your own self-righteousness limits you from understanding the purpose of this practice and demonstration. I won’t try to explain further because your closed mind needs to open first.
December 4th, 2009 at 2:38 am
hilbert
3:56 looks awesome! The posters below are way too serious about yoga. The important thing is that it looks good and reduces muscle tears while running.
December 6th, 2009 at 3:28 am
franwal
It is a journey of inner discovery and improving your quality of life and you cannot possibly compete with anyone in that, if you do, you have no idea about yoga. All these “modern” yogas like power yoga, bikram yoga and what not are you money making systems … and have nothing to do with a real yoga, just to attract the popular masses … What about a prayer competition ?
December 8th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
jimmy
Yes, it is good to give some exercise to the body, but to falsely mistaken it for yoga (as done largely today) is a bit strange. Yoga is NOT some supergymnastics. “Yoga chitta vritti nirodha” (first of the Panjali Yoga Sutras). Yoga in its essence is a total opposite to any “competition”. You can compete in gymnastics, in football but not in yoga … That’s a complete nonsense … What about a competition in meditation, pranayama or say mula bandha ?
) Yoga is the way towards one’s own essence
December 9th, 2009 at 1:27 am
angewood
cenolbaj: I’d give your post 1000 thumbs up!!
December 9th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
marjorie
the point of this competition (stated by Bikram) is to attempt to share his type of yoga with as many people as possible. The ‘champions’ of this competition tour the world as inspirations to other practitioners. You are correct that yoga is also an inner activity, but the word ‘yoga’ means union… union of the heart, body, mind, soul, etc. Don’t bash it until you try it, because I know from experience, that this particular yoga can lead to a very spiritual journey.
December 12th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
katrto
That’s FAKE Bikram !
December 13th, 2009 at 6:26 am
noriega
I’ll tell you what it is: Hard as hell, LOL!!!!
December 14th, 2009 at 10:46 am
anla
This gymnastics has very little to do with yoga (as described in the classical yoga texts). “Competition” in yoga is something yet more absurd … it is against the very essence of yoga. What these people show here, is just a mere gymnastics a superficial body acrobacy. Real yoga is an inner activity, not a show for public.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:46 am
ashleon
these are beautiful postures
thank you for the beautiful expression
December 18th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
lillian
jesus
christ……………
December 21st, 2009 at 10:16 pm
pearson
incredible!!!
December 24th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
weber
Calling this Yoga, or calling it not Yoga are both wrong. It is what it is in the eye of the beholder and the beheld
December 27th, 2009 at 2:04 am
higgin
lol
December 30th, 2009 at 11:44 am
brenda
wow. so beautiful.
December 30th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
grossman
This is so beautifull it made me cry when i saw it for the first time…
Its a shame that it is so hard for a lot of people to see an ability in someone else and being able to enjoy it…its called jealousy or envy…
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:36 am
swims
This looks impossible….
January 2nd, 2010 at 11:01 pm
david
yogis practiced yoga as a way of life, they used to live a well secluded life of a hermit.yoga was way of spiritual attainment for them.but everybody cant do that, can we?? we ve got to live our life, so to bring a little bit of sanity and balance(and for good health of course) ppl will practice yoga, i guess this is the main purpose (other than watching a **** yoga instructor in full flow) to practice yoga nowadays..
January 3rd, 2010 at 2:58 am
.nelson
1 MC YOGA competition pls..fail
January 4th, 2010 at 2:53 am
hargrove
I’m unable to post the supporting links I want to back this statement up, but yoga competition has been in India for over 2000 years now, and is a rich part of it’s history. Here’s another quote.
Yoga competition is part of Indias rich history [...] Competitions have been taking place for 2,000 years now, albeit in a more philosophical form.
[...]
In asana competition, yogis (male yoga practitioners) and yoginis (female practitioners) inspire others in the community to learn more about yoga.