April 22, 2008
Had to take a break from morning yoga yesterday and today. Work took priority. I should be back in action tomorrow. I have been reading the latest Yoga Rahasaya. There are several pages just on Trikonasana. I am workig on the Hanuman Chalisa video. I hope you all will like it.
Namaste
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I ran across your blog accidentally and read about your trip with interest. I have to ask - what is a Yogi?
Simply said - "A yogi is one who practices yoga". Follow this Blog and I hope you will get a more broader sense of what it means to be a yogi.
If you start learning and practicing yoga, more specifically Iyengar yoga that may help you get on a path to become one yourself! Hope this helps and thanks for reading the blog.
Namaste
Here is a definition from Wikipedia:
A yogi (Sanskrit, feminine root: yogini) is a term for a person, traditionally male, who practices various forms of the path of Yoga, maintaining a steadfast mind, the process of transcending the lower self. These designations are mostly reserved for advanced or daily practitioners. In contemporary English yogin is an alternative rendering for the word yogi. This word is often used to describe Buddhist monks or any lay person or householder who is devoted to meditation.
The Shiva-Samhita text defines the yogi as someone who knows that the entire cosmos is situated within his own body, and the Yoga-Shikha-Upanishad distinguishes two kinds of yogins: those who pierce through the "sun" (surya) by means of the various yogic techniques and those who access the door of the central conduit (sushumna-nadi) and drink the nectar[1].
Thanks for the great information! How do you become a yogi? Does it require leaving one's personal life/needs/wants/family?
No it doesn't - far from it. . There are many pathways for a yogi. Starting with an asana practice is a begining. I would highly suggest start by taking a yoga class, if you can find an iyengar yoga studio, even better. Visit www.bksiyengar.com and look for an iyengar yoga studio in your area.
Namaste
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