tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post6614721619043158951..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Yoga, Privilege, and AcademiaNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-59977149338724494462011-10-05T14:36:40.993-07:002011-10-05T14:36:40.993-07:00Well done for unpacking the sociologists jargon. M...Well done for unpacking the sociologists jargon. Mark Singleton has done the same with "Yoga Body" in building on Elizabeth de Michelis "A History Of Modern Yoga". As Linda also said, I think we need to go with our intuitions here.<br /><br />http://yogawiki.co/Main/AYogaBook/BritishYogaNotForEveryone<br /><br />http://yogawiki.co/bin/viewauth/Main/AYogaBook/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-41149918147896447862011-09-22T10:50:53.442-07:002011-09-22T10:50:53.442-07:00wow. so much I can say on this but won't.
I ...wow. so much I can say on this but won't.<br /><br />I have been yoga-ing for more than a decade in various venues and studios and the ONLY place where there are low income people of color is at the domestic violence shelter where I teach. the ONLY place, and this includes studios in a diverse city like Chicago. yoga in America, in its current metamorphosis, is an upper middle class white Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-64984324567735228452011-09-19T09:09:33.559-07:002011-09-19T09:09:33.559-07:00Barbara,
I agree with you that using YJ as a foc...Barbara, <br /><br />I agree with you that using YJ as a focal point was a definite weakness in the article. And I would add, which you seem to be suggesting, that things get exaggerated in magazines to sell content. <br /><br />At the same time, what I have experienced in yoga studios, and have read of others' experiences in yoga studios, is at least somewhat in line with the way yoga is Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-16532012906289179652011-09-19T06:37:35.642-07:002011-09-19T06:37:35.642-07:00I've never taken a yoga class in my life, and ...I've never taken a yoga class in my life, and so I am utterly ignorant of what goes on in yoga classes. However, I do know the magazine business. I postulate that what goes on the covers of yoga magazines has a lot more to do with the magazine's advertising base than it does about yoga classes. <br /><br />Magazines like to appeal to readers with leisure time and money to spend. They may Barbara O'Brienhttp://buddhism.about.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-8078943306577797602011-09-16T09:48:36.951-07:002011-09-16T09:48:36.951-07:00Since both of you commented on academic language, ...Since both of you commented on academic language, I'll add a little more on that. <br /><br />I actually love to read well written academic writing. Eco Yogini mentions feminism, and the first person that comes to mind for me is bell hooks. She was someone I was thinking of who includes the personal in her writing, and who sees the value of both "high" and "low" language Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-48395260932438230902011-09-15T15:52:14.837-07:002011-09-15T15:52:14.837-07:00Hi Nathan, You know, I think the guy has a lot of...Hi Nathan, You know, I think the guy has a lot of very valid points. There is much more happening in yoga than group classes in studios and Yoga Journal - two places that virtually assure a certain amount of privilege. Likewise, you make good points too...I think more and more people are noticing both the benefits of yoga practice and how it isn't always reaching those who might need it Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391086267728343589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-11076529751740902322011-09-15T15:51:11.723-07:002011-09-15T15:51:11.723-07:00Nathan; fabulous recap and perspective. I read Chr...Nathan; fabulous recap and perspective. I read Christie Barcelos's blog post and feel it's very appropriate to what I have observed as well.<br /><br />What I find interesting- is that, although Mr. Hudak makes some interesting points, he is essentially critiquing bloggers as being not scientifically rigid enough. However, he's commenting on a Sociology BLOG. It is not a scientific Eco Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.com