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25 Responses to “Ana Forrest – Yoga Journal Demonstration – part 1”

1. WiredCan on 18 Aug 2009 at 12:49 pm #
   
   

   yes, through most will probably not. There are safer ways of gaining strength than manipulating your body weight without a good base. Yoga if done carefully is among the best for a functional body strength throughout life. I would argue through, that with any set of movements, knowledge, and attention to your body you can do the same. Yoga is a good way to get the information in a slightly less sterile format, as long as you don’t go to an instructor with a hokey religious philosophy.
2. naturalandpure on 18 Aug 2009 at 5:29 pm #
   
   

   can you really get that strong from doing yoga? i wanna try! but i cant even do a basic handstand, will the instructor help you in the beginning?
3. FraterAnarkhos on 21 Aug 2009 at 3:48 am #
   
   

   Is there some rule against yoga being a performance art?
4. CHanfordB on 24 Aug 2009 at 3:17 pm #
   
   

   it is the performance of parama parusa
5. nadamal on 24 Aug 2009 at 6:30 pm #
   
   

   should meditation be a performance?
6. ekapadabakasana on 27 Aug 2009 at 7:45 pm #
   
   

   can’t agree more with you..
7. stevensgirl19 on 30 Aug 2009 at 7:01 pm #
   
   

   hahahahah!
8. stevensgirl19 on 2 Sep 2009 at 1:52 am #
   
   

   I totally agree.
9. CHanfordB on 4 Sep 2009 at 12:55 pm #
   
   

   Why can’t yoga be a performance?
10. vagisil4eva on 7 Sep 2009 at 3:25 pm #
    
    

    2:33 is pretty incredible, performative show or not
11. vagisil4eva on 8 Sep 2009 at 4:11 pm #
    
    

    agreed
12. elric64 on 9 Sep 2009 at 7:05 am #
    
    

    This is pretty awesome and instructive
13. mettabee on 12 Sep 2009 at 2:26 am #
    
    

    this isn’t yoga, she’s a performer putting on a show
14. arctic2012 on 12 Sep 2009 at 10:55 pm #
    
    

    you’re right – i do… when it’s cold. And i also wear a fur coat
15. tutupoola on 15 Sep 2009 at 12:15 am #
    
    

    I think she’s incredible! Can anyone tell me what the music is??
16. Flossylina on 17 Sep 2009 at 12:46 pm #
    
    

    My understanding of Yoga is focusing on breath, breath with movement, opening heart and finding your root. Practicing within your own limits , meditation, and quieting the mind. Offering your practice , etc. Before you knock the woman go to a class that offers “Forrest Yoga”. It changed my life forever and destroyed a path of loathe and inner darkness. In all inner strength and love .
17. Flossylina on 17 Sep 2009 at 6:09 pm #
    
    

    I’ve been reading the comments on here and I have to question anyone who’ willing to critic someones practice. So what if she wears gloves? Has anyone ever thought that maybe certain people hands need extra protection? I mean I wear palm guards sometimes does that make me less of a yoga student? This woman was born crippled and healed herself with yoga which she has been practicing since she was 14 . Her yoga is all about healing she herself a abuse survivor
18. ekapadabakasana on 19 Sep 2009 at 8:02 pm #
    
    

    i bet you wear gloves too.
19. deemyze on 20 Sep 2009 at 4:57 am #
    
    

    oh how little you know.. but thats ok, your judging this from a video. no worries…
20. arctic2012 on 21 Sep 2009 at 12:46 pm #
    
    

    Are acrobats and people wearing gloves banned from enlightenment? Are there any other restrictions?
21. ekapadabakasana on 22 Sep 2009 at 9:17 pm #
    
    

    she is just an acrobat imitating yoga poses.. that’s all.and these gloves? like she is in the gym. if this is your thought of what yoga is, you don’t have the smallest idea. namaste
22. bill33vt on 24 Sep 2009 at 8:16 am #
    
    

    I see a lot or criticism here, mostly from the people who claim they know what yoga is all about, forgetting that it definitely isn’t about forcing everyone to follow one way. It’s a beautiful demonstration, just as it says in the title.
23. swordfishfighter on 25 Sep 2009 at 2:35 am #
    
    

    This the most beautiful demonstration of yoga that I’ve ever seen. She is a true master.
24. jenijuhl on 27 Sep 2009 at 8:19 am #
    
    

    I just spent a weekend at one of her workshops and she is not simply just an acrobat. Maybe this video does give that impression but don’t let it fool you. I have been practicing for over 4 years and teaching for 2 and her workshop was one of the most wonderful experiences I have had. It was challenging, spiritual and very honest in every way. Yes, she can do all of those amazing poses but don’t let it fool you into thinking that she doesn’t know what yoga is…she does!
25. rsridhar on 28 Sep 2009 at 4:37 am #
    
    

    One piece of advise. Decide what u want from yoga. Yoga has been invogue since ancient times in India and was supposed to keep body fit and prepare it for a more important purpose: spriritual quest (in the form of meditation).
    Yoga poses are slow, rhythmic, one movement blending into the next effortlessly. Unfortunately, most Americans have missed the essence of yoga and made it into another kind of gymnastic activity. There is no benefit in this kind of yoga.