Yoga FAQ Quotes

“Hiranyagarbha.”
― Richard Rosen, Yoga FAQ: Almost Everything You Need to Know about Yoga-from Asanas to Yamas

“Hiranyagarbha”
― Richard Rosen, Yoga FAQ: Almost Everything You Need to Know about Yoga-from Asanas to Yamas

“the answer might seem obvious: of course yoga is appropriate—why else would thirty-six million of us be spending billions of dollars every year on yoga classes, books, magazines, and videos, retreats and conferences, yoga gear and clothing, and assorted Hindu geegaws? No doubt these are impressive numbers, but they don’t settle the issue, since it’s possible that a whole passel of Americans are blissfully but unknowingly engaged in inappropriate behavior—not an uncommon phenomenon.”
― Richard Rosen, Yoga FAQ: Almost Everything You Need to Know about Yoga-from Asanas to Yamas

“If you ask an average yoga teacher what yoga is, you usually get a little talk on “union” and how the practice is five thousand years old. They may have some poses and sequences of poses that they practice and teach, along with some information on breathing and meditation. Where did they get this information and these practices, and what relationship do they have with the great river of yoga knowledge and techniques? Without much more than an ounce of questioning we have acquired so much misinformation on yoga from our teachers. It is easy to hand down these myths and stories that twist and turn from their original form and meaning, and often lead us away from the essence of a specific lesson or practice.”
― Richard Rosen, Yoga FAQ: Almost Everything You Need to Know about Yoga-from Asanas to Yamas