Have you ever been let down by the person that you trust as a consequence of their personal weakness or their lack of principles?
Everyone is a “good person” when the circumstances are easy going and smooth, but when life muddles the situation it’s often challenging to find someone with a backbone.
Having principles, the ability to discern and courage to act accordingly, are three traits of what is called a “person of integrity”, but in which degree are they imperative?
Read MoreBeing able to perform extreme body shapes is often taken as a certain sign of social authority amongst the yoga practitioners. Living in a world where values and principles are increasingly more absent, the race for social status becomes a merciless fight. Consequently, this ambition and achievement-oriented mindset, can easily become infused in what otherwise would have been intended as a spotless practice.
However, the dynamical and rhythmical system of Ashtanga Vinyasa can become profoundly intense and could prompt yoga practitioners to become blind and fall into the trap of their own egotistical desires. While Ashtanga [Vinyasa] Yoga as a system is a tool for development of consciousness, if not properly used, it will either not work or will be harmful in some way.
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