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   Ray hammer

   October 13, 2021 at 3:50 am

   the bigger ERROR of Yoga teachings comes from breathing patterns which could cause ill practitioners generating chemical alteration in blood changing O2/Co2 ratio…WHICH HAS TREMENDOUS NEGATIVE EFFECT ON YOUR WELL BEING ON LONG RUN

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   The Golden Radio

   October 13, 2021 at 4:45 am

   If you do anything too much or wrong it can wreck your body

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3. 

   Rose

   October 13, 2021 at 5:42 am

   I think the majority of yoga teachers/ instructors hated that article cause it points out some truths that they want to deny. Contrarily to other professionals that are into activities that involves stretching, strengthening and balance training, the yoga community always try to sell the idea that yoga is completely harmless. Unfortunately that's a myth and it even breaks basic classical mechanics concepts, including Newton's laws. Denying that only confirms the lack of knowledge one has about human Anatomy, Biomechanics and Pathokinesiology. I practiced yoga for a few years and I saw people hurting themselves. I'm also a physical therapist and I treated people with injuries from different origins including yoga.

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   Nicholas Meyers

   October 13, 2021 at 6:06 am

   There is a risk of injury with any exercise regimen and any doctor will tell you that the benefits of regular exercise are really not understood as of yet; the results though are noticeable and people feel better.

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   Lucy Weir

   October 13, 2021 at 6:48 am

   Have you read the book yet?

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   todoran marius

   October 13, 2021 at 7:19 am

   big bullshit

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   flower1921

   October 13, 2021 at 8:08 am

   @lwhitakerpsych sorry if the capital letters are a bit "disturbing":)…I kind of like them, like for a change, and maybe the whole yoga-wrecker-story being so fascinating…it's like caboong boossshh……..

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   flower1921

   October 13, 2021 at 9:04 am

   @lwhitakerpsych I WENT WAY OUT THERE WATCHING SOME CRAZY YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON THE ILLUMINATI AND NWO. DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN THAT STUFF? I WAS QUITE INNOCENT, AND WAS A BIT CHOCKED AS I WENT FURTHER WITH THE YOUTUBE "RESEARCH", I FELT I TOTAL DISBELIEF WITH EVERYTHING I BELIEVED IN, AND HAD TO TAKE TIME TO RECONSIDER AND RESTRUCTURE MY LIVING. NOW, I'M KIND OF IN THE SAME PLACE I WAS IN BEFORE. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT CONSCIOUSNESS, BUT I FELT EVIL WAS EVERYWHERE. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

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   flower1921

   October 13, 2021 at 9:23 am

   REALLY, YOGA CAN WRECK YOUR BODY?!! WELL, THEN I'LL HAVE TO QUIT EXCERCING EVERYDAY. I WAS FILLING A BIT MOIST AND FLLEXIBLE IN MY SPINAL CORD AND MY NERVOUS SYSTEM TO THE POINT I FELT FOR DOING YOGA EVERYDAY, SIMPLY BECAUSE IT FELT SOOO GOOD. ON THE OTHER HAND, SO DOES MARIHUANA IN THE BEGGINING, NOT THAT I DO ILLEGAL STUFF. WOW, MAYBE YOGA WILL BE ILLIGAL?!

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    dreamfitchicago

    October 13, 2021 at 10:21 am

    good except the last part about him speaking about sanskrit…he obviously hasnt studied sanskrit or traditional texts.

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    Tyler Whitney-WIsdom Practitioner

    October 13, 2021 at 10:27 am

    Im interested in the book fo shizzle

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    Corii Oreo

    October 13, 2021 at 10:39 am

    Coming from the Pilates community, this video and part 2 are BRILLIANT! Thank you for pointing out the difference between asana practice and yoga practice, just as we have the difference between Pilates as "just exercise" (where everyone does the same exercises in a group) vs. a method that is built around an individual's capabilities and needs. The Guitar Hero analogy summed it up… who's going to tell the truth when the industries need their respective businesses to boom? Cheers!

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    Jo-Ann

    October 13, 2021 at 11:01 am

    excellent video.

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    Mireya Rivero

    October 13, 2021 at 11:23 am

    Yoga improves body functioning therefore you wont need drugs, that hurts their industry, that's why they find the apropiate words in their stupid scientist vocabulary to destroy what is good for the human body without doctors.

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    Jenna Oliver

    October 13, 2021 at 11:52 am

    As a bodyworker, I sometimes see clients who have injured themselves while "doing" yoga. This is due to 2 main reasons 1) pushing themselves to achieve (either against themselves or another) – sometimes your body will not go there that day (or ever, for some bodies) or 2) lack of training wherein they enter, exit, or hold the pose incorrectly (in a way that can injure). No exercise is harm-free if done mindlessly or without proper training, warm-up or equipment (where equipment is needed).

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    ACleverMonkey

    October 13, 2021 at 12:18 pm

    yoga anatomy is topseller now

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    Mack Paul

    October 13, 2021 at 12:54 pm

    Perhaps the article should have been named "how you can wreck your body with asana practice." Of course you can. I hurt myself quite a bit with ambitious practice. People do it all the time. Those injuries were valuable lessons in attention. Yoga is dangerous when people follow authority blindly and that happen a lot in the yoga community.

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    Gracie1ou

    October 13, 2021 at 1:07 pm

    fantastic response

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    drSatkirin

    October 13, 2021 at 1:14 pm

    Thank you for posting this Leslie!

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    Diana Ross

    October 13, 2021 at 2:13 pm

    Here, here Leslie, I couldn't have put it better. I got more emails from friends and students bringing my attention to the article. It was a brilliant marketing idea but who is going to buy it; not any yogi I know. Hummmm

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    مهنا طيب

    October 13, 2021 at 2:58 pm

    I did lock my mulhabandha for 2 days and I really felt bad mood and lack of ease . Softening the belly is important as locking it.

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    مهنا طيب

    October 13, 2021 at 3:00 pm

    I did lock my mulhabandha for 2 days and I really felt bad mood and lack of ease . Softening the belly is important as locking it.

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    Katie Heinrich

    October 13, 2021 at 3:45 pm

    I believe the story about 60hr labor. That sucks. My pelvic floor was pretty hypertonic after overtraining in yoga practice and trying to strengthen it during my first pregnancy. My labor ended up being over 24hr in spite of baby being super low. I learned in pelvic floor therapy that all the “kegels” people say to do during pregnancy can be counterproductive. My next pregnancy I didn’t focus on pelvic floor strength much at all and my labor was only 8 hours and I got baby out with two pushes and no tearing. Im in pelvic floor therapy again and have learned so much about the subtleties of breathing. It has been a great experience to incorporate what I am learning into my practice. Especially since I have to rebuild my body and practice completely (thanks to my almost 10lb baby)!

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    Elena Kundrotaite

    October 13, 2021 at 4:42 pm

    Even the belly breathing shouldn't be practiced all the time?

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    vaibhav choubey

    October 13, 2021 at 5:13 pm

    stupid question.

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    michael shapiro

    October 13, 2021 at 6:03 pm

    Thank you for this snippet. Obviously correct analysis: Now, how much is enough and what is too much?

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27. 

    Ashtanga Yoga Research Center Bali

    October 13, 2021 at 6:37 pm

    Okay Leslie first great take on Mula Bandha……..BUT YOU ARE NOT A WOMAN! One of the first things I say before I speak about a "woman's issue" is ………I DON'T HAVE A CLUE BEING A MAN!!!!!!!! It is all in the experience and if you believe a man, women, you are following blindly…….which is called "BLIND FAITH"! In saying this I like the way you are holding the conversation and I agree about many points that you are making. I tell students Male and Female that the MYTH of Mula Bandha 24 hours a DAY is an impossibility from a Gross Physical stand point but ENERGETICALLY it is GENIUS!!! You are again correct especially with women, that my Wife Radha Carlisi and I have done Ayurvedic Consultations with, have lost their menstrual cycles because of over-doing this physical phenomenon of contracting the pelvic floor. They are blocking the natural movement of APANA VAYU which needs to move downward when needed. This is TRUE TANTRA!!!!!!!! Okay brother enough said but I must comment since it was pointed out to me :^) Please forgive me if I have stepped on any "toes"……..Love from Bali, Pak Prem

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    Roberto Macanas

    October 13, 2021 at 7:13 pm

    it answers the question, ty

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    Soul Space Rachel Petrou

    October 13, 2021 at 7:59 pm

    Keeping mulabandha on all the time would be too much control / aggression even, we have to as you say learn how to soften too. Also mulabandha should be done in a very subtle way

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