tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post4778963140072553605..comments2023-05-18T11:00:46.711-05:00Comments on linda's yoga journey: yoga whores* for the corporate dollarLinda-Samahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-14012679505356054142010-06-29T22:28:40.468-05:002010-06-29T22:28:40.468-05:00thank you, my friend.
you get it. ;)thank you, my friend. <br /><br />you get it. ;)Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-4455480610787678292010-06-29T19:57:39.694-05:002010-06-29T19:57:39.694-05:00Critical thinking, and not just accepting everythi...Critical thinking, and not just accepting everything as it is, is important if we are to see through our own egos and our own illusions. <br /><br />And it seems to me that if people are taking offence at your post or Roseanne's, they're missing the point.<br /><br />I don't believe you are criticising anyone personally in your post, more it's that you're saying "Wake up,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-57643817786711643352010-06-28T23:36:21.202-05:002010-06-28T23:36:21.202-05:00@Dr. Jay....agree with you absolutely that not all...@Dr. Jay....agree with you absolutely that not all corporate sponsorship is bad...of course museums, etc. need it nowadays...but that schwag bag you describe? blech. do we really need more crap? can we change the paradigm?<br /><br />like I my last question in my post...when is enough, enough?<br /><br />I don't see wearing lululemon pants as the "problem"....the problem ain'Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-87694603750503840562010-06-28T22:46:13.879-05:002010-06-28T22:46:13.879-05:00Yoga whores?! Really?! Man, I'm obviously goin...Yoga whores?! Really?! Man, I'm obviously going to the wrong classes...<br /><br />Ahem<br /><br />Seriously, the Max Strom quote reminds me of a mass yoga event I went to--which, actually, raised a lot of money for breast cancer survivors and was generally a very positive experience. The one thing that really turned me off, though, was the "schwag." Everybody who raised a certain YogaforCynicshttp://yogaforcynics.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-47071220175299812072010-06-28T22:18:54.581-05:002010-06-28T22:18:54.581-05:00Linda: I agree. I think that it's right to dra...Linda: I agree. I think that it's right to draw the line at kangaroo slaughter, abusive labor practices, etc. too. Thanks to you & Rosanne for pointing out these hard issues and refusing to stay in gauzy feel-good-but-don't-think land.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954595575931726418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-52949909456244289392010-06-28T22:14:01.968-05:002010-06-28T22:14:01.968-05:00for Carol re "selling out":
when any co...for Carol re "selling out":<br /><br />when any corporate spokesperson decides to represent the company, do they have a responsibility to find out more about the company's ethics (addidas + kangaroo leather) before they set themselves up as a representative of that company? ESPECIALLY in a holistic type business like yoga?<br /><br />just askin'Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-33686058499527282742010-06-28T18:21:06.575-05:002010-06-28T18:21:06.575-05:00@crisitunity: "and learn about the philosoph...@crisitunity: "and learn about the philosophy in due course."<br /><br />actually I don't believe this is true. not everyone is interested in that. and I've heard all the stuff about "so what if someone gets into yoga to lose weight" or whatever, and that's fine. I've taught college women who want to look like Jennifer Aniston and who took my class becauseLinda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-4856140891278913652010-06-28T18:14:07.114-05:002010-06-28T18:14:07.114-05:00I don't think we've seen too much of corpo...I don't think we've seen too much of corporatisation of yoga in Australia yet and the studio I go to is more about the community at a grass roots level, word of mouth. I still really appreciate reading all the arguments for and against corporatisation though because no doubt it will happen here on a much larger scale. For example Lululemon, they have already started to make a more Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221362768923638404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-29042697015402378552010-06-28T17:46:22.766-05:002010-06-28T17:46:22.766-05:00Does anyone really believe that sponsoring a yoga ...Does anyone really believe that sponsoring a yoga event will change the way a business does, well, business? For better or worse, it's just a marketing scheme...Brenda P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15706976926804565629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-29341690914719150612010-06-28T17:21:33.826-05:002010-06-28T17:21:33.826-05:00I totally agree with Roseanne that critical thinki...I totally agree with Roseanne that critical thinking is healthy for the yoga community - and believe that we need a good deal more of it. So overall I'm THRILLED to see posts like this one - and Max Strom's and Yoga Dork's - critiquing the ever-greater commercialization and corporate co-option of yoga.<br /> BUT. It also concerns me that the yogis involved in the Great Lawn event Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954595575931726418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-52442854069166777532010-06-28T16:27:41.288-05:002010-06-28T16:27:41.288-05:00I agree with Louise. I couldn't care less abou...I agree with Louise. I couldn't care less about Lululemon's exploitation of the yoga market; they make terrific pants. I have no problem with Yoga Journal's glossiness; I still learn something when I read it, even if I can't quite believe the prices in their monthly shopping feature. And I don't think that Elizabeth Gilbert's intent in writing her book was to embody yoga crisi-tunityhttp://crisitunity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-20578661601709000502010-06-28T15:58:59.634-05:002010-06-28T15:58:59.634-05:00thanks for the link loving, my friend!
i think cr...thanks for the link loving, my friend!<br /><br />i think critical thinking is healthy for the yoga community. it's important to step back and question things. in the past week, i've read a lot of media about the yoga at the great lawn event, and none of it was the least bit critical. it's my pleasure to add a questioning, rather than self-congratulatory, edge. <br /><br />i'm roseannehttp://www.itsallyogababy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-28288120761000826222010-06-28T15:22:08.174-05:002010-06-28T15:22:08.174-05:00first, "some people practice yoga only becaus...first, "some people practice yoga only because they want a toned and slim body. Well, so what? Why do we have to judge them and distinguish "true" yoga from "fake" yoga?" -- that topic is not being discussed in my post or the posts that I reference. <br /><br />but judging from the comments on the blog and the FB page that I referenced, more than a few commenters Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-55393736661745704492010-06-28T14:42:39.691-05:002010-06-28T14:42:39.691-05:00Hi Linda,
To be honest I'm getting fed up with...Hi Linda,<br />To be honest I'm getting fed up with all this criticism. Yes, businesses are jumping on the yoga bandwagon to make a buck, and not necessarily because they adhere to yogic philosophy. Yes, some people practice yoga only because they want a toned and slim body. Well, so what? Why do we have to judge them and distinguish "true" yoga from "fake" yoga?<br />I Louisenoreply@blogger.com