Joe,

How does, or what does, Buddhist Yoga practice which supports our Chan
practice.  I've never heard of either before.

hongyeongsoo

On 10/26/12, Joe <[email protected]> wrote:
> Siska,
>
> Right, I am making a distinction between them.
>
> The Buddhist Yoga is not in the same genetic line as the Yin Yoga.
>
> The Yin Yoga is mostly classical hatha yoga asanas, held for lengthy times.
> And it has some influence from China and Japan, it seems.  It was not
> spawned at Ch'an practice centers.  The Buddhist Yoga I teach was spawned at
> Ch'an practice centers, developed in those circles for centurie, and
> supports our Ch'an practice very, very directly.
>
> One can always practice the canonical or commercial Yin Yoga without
> conflict, and with benefit, I think, and I do.  But the Buddhist Yoga
> includes various other practices besides postures held and relaxed-into for
> long times.
>
> The two come from different origins, and one sounding like the other is
> coincidental but natural, the way I expressed it.
>
> --Joe
>
>> siska_cen@... wrote:
>>
>> Hi Joe,
>>
>> > "Sounds like" is not proof of patrimony.
>>
>> What patrimony?
>>
>> When you said that Buddhist Yoga targets more on connective tissues rather
>> than muscles, that's exactly what yin yoga does. And because in yin yoga,
>> one has to stay for a while in a pose, it allows him/her to go within
>> during the pose, and that sort of prepares the mind for sitting sessions.
>> Also, the poses affect the flow of chi in the meridians. The way you
>> described it, looks like Buddhist yoga is similar to yin yoga, except that
>> they call yin yoga Tao of yoga instead of Buddhist yoga..
> [snip]
>
>


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