Joe, To me, this is then no different with other types of yoga apart from the community factor the way Buddhist yoga are conducted in retreats.
Sitting after 90mins power yoga session is very quiet as long as the yoga itself is a "moving meditation". Yin yoga has the same effect too. I think it's not about the type of yoga, but rather how one does the asanas. Siska -----Original Message----- From: "Joe" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:10:57 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Zen] Re: California Lawsuit Against Yoga? Siska, The Yoga helps the body in ways that benefit the sitting meditation which is a practice that I claim is mostly physical. There are also some benefits to our carrying out the exercises ritually when we practice together in the Ch'an Hall: these latter benefits have to do with relations between people, and result in the dropping away of boundaries between people. Especially on long retreats when there are many of us practicing together with Shih-fu, these benefits help a lot of people to awaken (which is why many people practice, if not just for physical health and mental health). The Yoga and the other practices are well integrated and mutually-supporting, in fact. We find that the sitting motivates the Yoga, for example. The body really begins to like meditation when all these things are in place and in use in an organized way, with a Wise teacher monitoring and guiding constantly. --Joe siska_cen@... wrote: > > How does Buddhist Yoga supports Chan practice?
