tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post5140803150142093379..comments2024-03-25T16:24:52.850-03:00Comments on Eco Yogini: I don't Need to be Peer Pressured to Smoke my 'Intention' Joint for Yoga, Thank you very muchEco Yoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-1647205832419229232012-12-14T18:15:38.916-04:002012-12-14T18:15:38.916-04:00Yoga is not yoga without doing the work.
Chemical ...Yoga is not yoga without doing the work.<br />Chemical means of achieving samadhi are mere shortcuts.<br />I know this from my meditation days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-38937258341917835052012-09-12T15:49:34.085-03:002012-09-12T15:49:34.085-03:00I think marijuana has its place, and that is not i...I think marijuana has its place, and that is not in a group of mixed yoga practitioners - whether the green is real or metaphorical. I was an avid smoker, and enjoyed certain parts of the high that I got. Especially when it came to yoga. It made it easier to move through the poses, and it made my mind settle and calm. I totally understand your stance though, and in part agree with it. I see nothing wrong with a person who uses marijuana medically to smoke before a yoga session, but to force people to do it in a public capacity is just wrong. Like I said, it has its place, but that place should never be a public, mixed group of people. Marijuana and yoga are not inherently linked in any way, and I agree that it is an artificial bliss, having experienced it many times before. I hate to sound like a broken record, but there are some serious benefits to marijuana - the same which you can get from man made chemicals in pills (give me the natural stuff please), but it is not at all for everyone. Glad to see you standing up for what you believe in! <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-60602046038195891332012-09-06T14:03:07.005-03:002012-09-06T14:03:07.005-03:00Hi (so long since last I commented. sorry about th...Hi (so long since last I commented. sorry about that!),<br />I really do not care much about the underlying issue here (the intention joint). What I did not like at all was how people attacked others personally on the IAYB post. It's hard to say how I would have felt in the moment in the class, but I know how I feel when I am personally attacked for *just* living my truth. Sending you much love and support for keeping it real, yogini!<br />Namaste.Kelly Connor Sunrosehttp://sunroseyoga.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-4267810949605614302012-09-03T22:02:33.773-03:002012-09-03T22:02:33.773-03:00Getting high is not real bliss, it takes you below...Getting high is not real bliss, it takes you below the normal unconsciousness that so many people can't escape from. Live in the moment and breathe in a new beginning. That, provided you actually accept the moment as it is without fighting it, is far more likely to lead to actual bliss than "rolling intention joints". That's where they are, though. It is what it is. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14043878407285123527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-42972391869689020722012-09-03T14:13:40.098-03:002012-09-03T14:13:40.098-03:00I'm not sure how I feel about this - but I'...I'm not sure how I feel about this - but I'm leaning toward dislike! I tend to reject almost anything associated with drugs (marijuana, especially) because I think it's inauthentic bliss. Maybe that's unfair - I've never tried it, so I don't honestly know. But it seems to me that the whole idea of a spiritual practice, yoga included, is to naturally step into that state of bliss with nothing but the discipline of the mind and body. I know these are just pretend joints, but it still makes me feel that the emphasis is on the "fake high," rather than the true high. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-15553576995145513512012-09-03T13:07:42.044-03:002012-09-03T13:07:42.044-03:00Ha---good for you for airing your very valid opini...Ha---good for you for airing your very valid opinions gal! I too would have felt uncomfortable had I been in that particular yoga session and it takes people like you to honestly push what unfortunately sounds like is becoming a new norm for yoga. I don't feel that yoga has reached that status here in Oregon but I'm not part of the yoga culture so I can't really speak to that. But from the conversations I have with students, friends, etc...yoga does seem to be taken as a health mechanism....Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14534188581599809339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-56266299114621669332012-09-03T13:07:23.758-03:002012-09-03T13:07:23.758-03:00I totally agree. And I have to say that although ...I totally agree. And I have to say that although he is a high profile teacher, he has always espoused for me, the preachy/judgy mentality that I don't appreciate. The intention joint is just absurd, and unfortunately makes yoga a mockery.<br /><br />Those that preach acceptance are very quick to point fingers and sling judgment, especially in the comments section.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450443439870553260noreply@blogger.com