Hatha Yoga Teacher
Meditationtime Forum Post
Date: Posted 4 years before Jun 24, 2018
Alfredo 4 years ago
I am taking 2 Hatha Yoga classes per week (better late than never, as the saying goes).
The objective is to loosen up the body that is too stiff, in order to incorporate the breath-of-fire into more asanas. This does not conflict with the Kundalini Yoga practice at all, which I do separately.
I visited the Yoga Research Foundation that belongs to Swami Jyotirmayananda very close to my house. This a separate building that the Swami Ji acquired many years ago when he used to teach Hatha Yoga himself there.
Last time I took a few classes there was 2001, and the teacher was June. To my surprise, lo and behold, June is still teaching 4 classes per week, so I signed and started. Here is a picture of June taken this morning:
By the way, June is 88 years old.
MiBeloved 4 years ago
It is a good idea to take steps to reform that stiff body you have, not so much for the body itself but for the influence it has over the subtle form.
Come to think of it, I have seen your body in photos over and over, and it always baffles me that you think that you are a yogi.
But at least if you get some formal training, nobody, not even me, would be able to say that you did not make an effort for some basic posturing.
Keep it up!
Alfredo 4 years ago
I will keep it up.
I definitely think I am a yogi and whether you agree or not is not of my concern.
I guess very few will qualify in your world as a yogi, but that is fine because I do not seek your approval to become one.
Your help have been dutifully acknowledged more than once, and for that I thank you again.
Come to think of it, if I am not a yogi, why you gave me, and signed, that paper authorizing me to teach your Kundalini yoga...shall I wipe my a.. with it? Or you give this out to anyone, non-yogis, stiff-people, and so on?
Keep up the good work!
chris_hall1951 4 years ago
Namaste, blessed Alfredo Yogi!
Please do not be harsh with your dear Acharyaji, he has only your best interest at heart.
I know that it may seem strange to you that he has replied to you in a seemingly non caring way, but you know very well that he has your best interest at heart.
Obviously he knows very well that you are a yogi, but maybe at times he think's that you are acting in a seemingly contrary manner, anyway Prabhuji please don't speak to him in a disrespecting manner, he doesn't deserve that from you, who we all know is one of his favorite Member's in this group.
MiBeloved 4 years ago
In an emergency all sorts of things happen and one is forced to license any and everybody.
In a crisis, any citizen who volunteers is given a police badge.
Near the end of the Russian squeeze of the city of Berlin, Hitler gave the German bazookas even to boys who could hardly push a wheelbarrow. At his last inspection of troops, Hitler was appreciating these boys, one whom had taken out a Russian tank. You are a good boy-soldier pal. Your effort alone is admirable.
But anyway, yoga is ultimately in the province of the subtle body. It is not what your physical body can do. It is the cumulative energy of austerity which is in the subtle system. That is what we are concerned with.
Alfredo 4 years ago
However, I did not volunteer for anything, and you gave it to me without me asking, so the simile here does not work.
Yes, I remember that part of history well, as I am kind of an expert in that period, the youngster Hitler was patting on the face was last-named Czech, he is still alive.
Anyhow, thank you for giving me a narrow way out at the end.
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Chris!
I respect you very much and appreciate your intervention, but let us stick to the facts, and some of the things that you proposed above, however lofty, caring, and compassionate, do not support the facts.
I can live with the facts and that's no problem to me.
Please be well.
Jettins 4 years ago
The place looks nice. I want to lay down in that floor.
Alfredo is going to become a hardcore yogi!
I sent you an e-mail a few minutes ago Alfredo, let me know.
Take care all.
Alfredo 4 years ago
Ha, ha, Jettins...I received the email, the interesting thing about it is the timing of it, I will reply soon.
