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Comment on Superpower – #resound11 by Claudia Snowden

Claudia Snowden — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:08:32 +0000

Great superpower! Looking forward to more of your posts.

Comment on Not Just WHAT: Also HOW by divamover

divamover — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:50:59 +0000

Alfons, thank you for taking the time to comment on my post.
While I don’t share your rather cynical view that “only money counts,” I would say that media, readership, and book sales are driven by sensationalism and the ability to write a polarizing headline or title. The goal of this post, and of the SomaQuest blog in general, is to encourage people to consider an alternative, more nuanced and differentiated approach in their thinking about many issues in our culture.

Comment on Not Just WHAT: Also HOW by Alfons

Alfons — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:43:35 +0000

Nice article, I love your introduction! And how you debunk the New York Times article

I also need to remind that 99% of all books are written to make money – that’s the SOLE AND ONLY purpose. Sorry for this not-so-romantic reminder. I know this since I’m on the amazon writers forums and I read the blogs of best selling writers.

That yoga (just like any other sport or activity) carries some risks, and does not lead to the promised “enlightenment” (though not mentioned in the article?) is discussed since decades, from the medical community as well as yoga practitioners alike. So that’s nothing new.

The most remarkable thing here is only the marketing of Black and Broad, and how they managed to get attention with this old topic, and rake in the cash big time. On this, they did a remarkable job!! And can celebrate our stupid endtimes, where only money counts. Thumbs up!

Comment on There’s an app for that: Feldenkrais comes to the iPad by divamover

divamover — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:32:44 +0000

Hi, Nancy: If you notice the date of this post — it was my annual April Fool’s joke. There are several clues to this fact — but the “over the top” giveaway is the number of movements that can be “randomly combined” to create new lessons. A LOT of people were taken in. If you look back through the archives, you’ll find that for the past few years I come up with a very irreverent and diabolical take on the Feldenkrais world.
After I posted this, my readers made me aware that there was, indeed, an actual Feldenkrais app — and it was in German. (Of course it was.) Sorry to say that I was not curious enough to pursue it. I thought mine was better.
Please do stay tuned for the posts here on the enjoyment of embodied living. Perhaps an inventive person will figure out how to make a *real* Feldenkrais app! Thanks for reading.

Comment on There’s an app for that: Feldenkrais comes to the iPad by Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:08:53 +0000

What happened to this app? Looks like it’s disappeared from the App Store, which is unfortunate. Any hope of it coming back?

Comment on Not Just WHAT: Also HOW by divamover

divamover — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:29:39 +0000

Thanks for this contribution. The points you raise are exactly what makes the practice of ANY activity, done mindlessly, a dangerous one. Compulsion, acceptance of authority without questioning, and the lack of knowledge of alternative paths to improvement, are not exclusive to yoga culture. They can be found throughout the exercise biz, in all kind of sports, and even in the arts. Add in competition and ego, and you’ve got a perfect storm for people getting hurt. I hope that the new book will address these issues.
The NYT article will be a conversation starter, that’s for sure.

Comment on Not Just WHAT: Also HOW by Enjoy your breath!

Enjoy your breath! — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:42:42 +0000

Mary Beth, Glenn Black certainly is not “renowned” in the sense of prestigious or exemplary after the NYT article has made him notorious.–He’s now the poster boy for uncritical acceptance of 3 different modalities without careful consideraion & evidence. First a compulsive yoga practice in which he claims to have ignored /not sought help for discomfort until it was overwhelming 2) complete following of a celebrity bodytuning guru who promotes himself as an intutive healer 3) complete acceptance of orthopedic medical science to the extent that he discounts a long painful rehabilitation and accepts a surgery without such a great success rate(there are several other surgical alternative for stenosis.
Ime “renowned” is often an advertising term applied to performers(circus, dance, music) who are not particularly “esteemed” or well-known to the audience being solicited or in their field. I’m wondering if this guy was a well-respected yoga teacher and if you had ever heard of him before the article. I’ve read many yoga publications visited many websites, taken workshops & classes with many teachers from different schools and traditions who namecheck their teachers and their teachers’ teachers without ever hearing about him. I’m afraid googling him now would mean a laborious slog through the current hullaballo

Comment on Not Just WHAT: Also HOW by Jim

Jim — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:56:06 +0000

Thank you for the link/article too. Attention. Mindfulness. Awareness. Think.

Comment on Not Just WHAT: Also HOW by Misha

Misha — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:27:21 +0000

Love this article, Marybeth — and thanks for the links. I am a yoga lover and I have, indeed, been injured in class (my own doing and at times by the hands of “teachers”). All yoga teachers are not created equal and the Yoga Culture in the US is not facilitating a healthy and balanced practice. Feldenkrais is a mind-body modality that has helped me nurture awareness, thus developing a respect and gentle stewardship of my body (and mind!) no matter what my physical pursuits. See you in class next week at the Jung: game on!

Comment on Not Just WHAT: Also HOW by Lindy

Lindy — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:43:59 +0000

Very well articulated. Nice job MaryBeth.