tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post2409704792967810403..comments2023-05-18T11:00:46.711-05:00Comments on linda's yoga journey: I am my shadow selfLinda-Samahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-1731575150806416012009-06-14T05:04:42.101-05:002009-06-14T05:04:42.101-05:00Wonderful post on such a true subject. So often yo...Wonderful post on such a true subject. So often yogis are depicted as those who are always and only <i>good</i>. In reality, we have to see the truth beyond duality, but to do that, we have to see the presence of duality itself. This means recognizing that humankind, and each of us, has a dark side. How can we work through to what is beyond us if we do not acknowledge all aspects of ourselves?<brAvrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379879128926883952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-17068325580177635422009-06-06T07:53:09.836-05:002009-06-06T07:53:09.836-05:00I love this post! I quite dislike the om namah shi...I love this post! I quite dislike the om namah shivaya and the om shanti kinds. I though all Americans liked that kind of thing. I am happy I cam across your blog when I was searching for something on KYM.Indiahttp://www.yogzilla.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-89378763775575780962009-05-29T19:05:02.762-05:002009-05-29T19:05:02.762-05:00thank you so much....shanti!thank you so much....shanti!Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-60572852334932282092009-05-29T15:26:03.579-05:002009-05-29T15:26:03.579-05:00An amazing and inspiring post! I love your voice, ...An amazing and inspiring post! I love your voice, your attitude and your real experience of yoga. I've added you to my blogroll so I can get regular doses of inspiration. Thanks for keeping it real!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-17669277507707944192009-05-19T05:06:00.000-05:002009-05-19T05:06:00.000-05:00This is so true and I also love Sean Corne. She is...This is so true and I also love Sean Corne. She is fantastic. :)Eco Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-16864625552984692532009-05-17T07:56:00.000-05:002009-05-17T07:56:00.000-05:00oops confused the paragraph with what Amanda said....oops confused the paragraph with what Amanda said.<br />But regardless your post sums up all my feelings with these new ager types. All Tibetian bowls and no dharma.Jolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477357896484726644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-18705996374359539972009-05-17T07:53:00.000-05:002009-05-17T07:53:00.000-05:00I could not agree with you more.
Especially with y...I could not agree with you more.<br />Especially with your second to last paragraph, you hit the nail on the head.Jolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477357896484726644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-7220327206225983582009-05-16T03:03:00.000-05:002009-05-16T03:03:00.000-05:00Linda, this is a brilliant post. Worth the wait. H...Linda, this is a brilliant post. Worth the wait. Happy birthday, BTW - you are amazing. <br /><br />I don't like the breathy Om Namah Shivaya crowd, but then, I guess they could be into much worse things. The Om Namah Shivaya crowd, about 15 years ago, were the love and light beam me up Scotty dolphin-chanelling, angel-seeking New Agers. I've written a post about my journey through this quagmire Amandahttp://anthroyogini.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-65770605331060280392009-05-15T08:15:00.000-05:002009-05-15T08:15:00.000-05:00Grace, I totally, totally agree with you.Grace, I totally, totally agree with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-78536691836144819592009-05-14T20:06:00.000-05:002009-05-14T20:06:00.000-05:00thanks, Ellen! you're sweet...and you don't look ...thanks, Ellen! you're sweet...and you don't look over 40! must be all that Bikram!Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-51301743778913063392009-05-14T18:54:00.000-05:002009-05-14T18:54:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting this! I continue to be so inspi...Thanks for posting this! I continue to be so inspired by you. Feel like my life is just now beginning to open up at the tender age of 42.EllenMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09128772493426640380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-51286875873860912022009-05-14T18:47:00.000-05:002009-05-14T18:47:00.000-05:00what two readers had to say:
"I totally identifie...what two readers had to say:<br /><br />"I totally identified with your post. The "ethereal smilers" I think are totally annoying to us, because people who have worked through their CRAP can so easily seen when other people are just completely REPRESSING their anger. Trying to be pretty and shit rather than REAL. And that's just CREEPY. I can't be around people like that for more than few Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-87849472309943201032009-05-14T10:09:00.000-05:002009-05-14T10:09:00.000-05:00What a thought provoking post!
It all boils down t...What a thought provoking post!<br />It all boils down to not judging or labeling either our students or teachers. The “White suburban do-gooder” may come across as superficial but may really want help from the bottom of their heart. The “Om Namah Shivay” types may sound insincere but may have found their bliss in chanting. Labeling people is quite dangerous. Being non judgmental is after all Random Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766355766170830990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-17640119637073179692009-05-14T06:32:00.000-05:002009-05-14T06:32:00.000-05:00I was thinking about this this morning about "the ...I was thinking about this this morning about "the om namah shivaya types with the ethereal smiles..." and I thought this isn't just a yoga thing, I know some born again Christians who are like this. The have that air about them and yet they're talking about sinners and the end of world (as if they're happy about it) and then hug you good bye with a "god loves you" and it just feels so insincere-Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696349282379608085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-39493760201194129042009-05-13T21:24:00.000-05:002009-05-13T21:24:00.000-05:00"If Yoga isn't pushing you outside your comfort zo..."If Yoga isn't pushing you outside your comfort zone, it ain't really Yoga." I'd add that if you think you're comfortable looking at your shadow, you're not looking at your shadow.<br /><br />Great, great post.Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123239664107084602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-51515906530517068062009-05-13T15:43:00.000-05:002009-05-13T15:43:00.000-05:00Great post. This is something I think about now an...Great post. This is something I think about now and then (usually when I've encountered the breathy wispy types you've mentioned, and I have to bite my tongue in order not to laugh). I love yoga, but as a kind of pagan I guess (not the candle magic kind, mind you) I get a good balance of the peace and love with the take a look at your shadow self and getting in touch with your inner hag:)<br /><Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696349282379608085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-16548960037563971002009-05-13T15:04:00.000-05:002009-05-13T15:04:00.000-05:00don't get me wrong -- chanting OM NAMAH SHIVAYA an...don't get me wrong -- chanting OM NAMAH SHIVAYA and other mantras is one of my favorite things to do! I LOVE CHANTING!!!! and I wish more American yoga teachers would do it.<br /><br />but I was speaking of a certain type of person who you see at yoga studios and retreats who always walks around with that half-smile on their face looking like they are lost in their own 24/7 samadhi and every Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-3616827115460006572009-05-13T14:32:00.000-05:002009-05-13T14:32:00.000-05:00Agreed! I often thought that some of the yoga cla...Agreed! I often thought that some of the yoga classes I have attended focused too much on the positives in life. It's about discovering the deeper nature of the universe, not feeling happy all the time.<br /><br />I wonder about some of the people who go to class, release lots of tension, feel relaxed with the music and saris hanging around, then go back to their same life. Like a day at the Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279459860575414504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-82968448891394221462009-05-13T14:14:00.000-05:002009-05-13T14:14:00.000-05:00don't let that stop you, grrl. just teach from th...don't let that stop you, grrl. just teach from the heart.Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-62821640398490193662009-05-13T14:11:00.000-05:002009-05-13T14:11:00.000-05:00I would like to get certified this fall and teach ...I would like to get certified this fall and teach at least a couple classes free of charge to help those who might need yoga but cannot afford it, but I did wonder if I would just come off as a white/Latina, rural do-gooder. :)<br /><br />I have a friend who is incarcerated (DWIs) and a best friend (and mother of two) who is on parole and on another downward spiral. I know I don't know where theyAprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726934451877573118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-75509342347026696192009-05-13T14:09:00.000-05:002009-05-13T14:09:00.000-05:00"I usually do not trust the om namah shivaya types..."I usually do not trust the om namah shivaya types with the ethereal smiles..." <br /><br />Boy oh boy do I agree with you there. Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-33575436581113023282009-05-13T13:51:00.000-05:002009-05-13T13:51:00.000-05:00This is a great post. I should have more words to ...This is a great post. I should have more words to express, but I don't. Thanks.Greghttp://casagregorio.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-85298851150901822872009-05-13T13:39:00.000-05:002009-05-13T13:39:00.000-05:00You are the bomb. Loved this post.You are the bomb. Loved this post.Gumbomumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980918964916316176noreply@blogger.com