When I started to read this...my immediate question was how are gender identitied and yoga related? Why even bring a distorted story into the picture?
Please correct me if I'm wrong...but people often get confused between yoga and yogic traditions...which are sort of inter-related but still different.
You're absolutely right. It's a massive disservice to the person learning this...it's even worse when they start teaching others the same thing.
Words are immensely powerful. They hold frequency and energy. I hope people use it right.
Yes, you’re right. Modern thinking often swings between rejecting everything old or force-fitting it to match today’s ideology. The same people who strip yoga of its Hindu roots no Om, no shlokas, no Sanskrit then twist these same scriptures to fit modern labels. In this story, that means losing not just relevance but essence. Arjuna, the finest warrior, set aside his ego for a year to uphold dharma. Turning yoga into constant identity labels man, woman, queer, misfit, misses the whole point. In the end, people pay high ticket prices for retreats that affirm identities, but lose the chance to drop them for true transformation. Thanks for checking and stopping by to share your thoughts.
Thank you so so so much for writing about this!
When I started to read this...my immediate question was how are gender identitied and yoga related? Why even bring a distorted story into the picture?
Please correct me if I'm wrong...but people often get confused between yoga and yogic traditions...which are sort of inter-related but still different.
You're absolutely right. It's a massive disservice to the person learning this...it's even worse when they start teaching others the same thing.
Words are immensely powerful. They hold frequency and energy. I hope people use it right.
Yes, you’re right. Modern thinking often swings between rejecting everything old or force-fitting it to match today’s ideology. The same people who strip yoga of its Hindu roots no Om, no shlokas, no Sanskrit then twist these same scriptures to fit modern labels. In this story, that means losing not just relevance but essence. Arjuna, the finest warrior, set aside his ego for a year to uphold dharma. Turning yoga into constant identity labels man, woman, queer, misfit, misses the whole point. In the end, people pay high ticket prices for retreats that affirm identities, but lose the chance to drop them for true transformation. Thanks for checking and stopping by to share your thoughts.