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Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Would you like to summarize the benefits of being a yogi based on your own experience? Definitely it would be much appreciated too. ☺️

sunshinecanada(Sunshine Canada)
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Last Updated: 2019-3-29
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  • A fitness influencer had a stroke while doing a hollowback handstand during yoga -sunshinecanada(Sunshine Canada); 2019-3-27 (#4984@4096) +2
    • Really sorry to hear that. Got some thoughts though. -sailor(Ocean & Mountain); 2019-3-28 {896} (#4994@4096) +2
      Yoga includes a full set of philosophy, guidelines to daily life, and a lot more, in addition to the physical movement.

      IMHO yoga is "anti-social". It's purely for the own good of the yogis. Traditionally yogis didn't care about anything outside their body. They didn't care what was happening in the society, or how other people lived their life. For this part, yoga is kinda selfish.

      The idea of "no attachment" means everything other than the body and mind should be detached, even family, even clothing.

      Therefore, yoga is basically not something to "show off". Since true yogis don't try to inspire or influence other people.

      A lot of advanced practice require extremely high concentration of mind. Any distraction could fail the practice and could cause big harm. Any intention other than the practice itself, e.g. to shoot a video for others, is regarded as a distraction.
      • Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Would you like to summarize the benefits of being a yogi based on your own experience? Definitely it would be much appreciated too. ☺️ -sunshinecanada(Sunshine Canada); 2019-3-29 (#4996@4096)
        • I am not a yogi yet. For me, yoga is relaxing, refreshing, and recharging. -april(april); 2019-3-29 (#4997@4096) +1
          • Thanks! ☺ -sunshinecanada(Sunshine Canada); 2019-3-29 (#4999@4096)
        • A true yogi stays away from the society and very few people would get the chance to know him. Therefore if there is someone well known by the public he is not a true yogi. :D -sailor(Ocean & Mountain); 2019-3-30 {306} (#5000@4096) +1
          I guess you raised a similar question before.

          I'm not a yogi, and very likely won't be able to become one. I'm only a yoga practitioner. I would say physically I benefit a lot from the practice. I've become stronger, more flexible, and healthier. Over time I discovered many potentials of my own body.
          • Good to know. Yoga is very mysterious and esoteric for me. I actually did not know the border between a yogi and a yoga practitioner. That's why I had many questions. Please forgive my ignorance. Thank you for your explanations! 😀 -sunshinecanada(Sunshine Canada); 2019-3-30 (#5002@4096)

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