An earlier version of this article first appeared in Yoga International. ____ The 2010 publication of Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice, marked a watershed moment […]
We might say that Ayurvedic self-inquiry begins with the capacity to notice and then, just as importantly, describe those feeling states. Ayurveda asks you to become the poet of yourself.
In my time as an instructor, I’ve seen a modest share of what I would call empowered responses to Ayurvedic learning. I’d describe them as open but skeptical, curious and pragmatic.
I believe some of us were operating under a seemingly benign illusion that can only serve to distract or exhaust those who hold it. This would be the belief that yoga or meditation should naturally lead towards particular ideals of progressivism and pragmatic strategy.