History of Asanas

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam.

 

I am a Kundalini Yoga Teacher and was having a discussion with someone who

had just taken a one day course outlining the basics and history of various

forms of yoga. It seems that the teacher who was teaching this course informed

him that the postures in yoga only came about after the British occupation of

India in the 19th Century, that they were the results of various "field

exercises" taught by the military. I stated to him that I believed this was

certainly

not the case that the postures have been around for several thousand years

and were based upon observations of internal processes and the studying of

various animal movements by yogis throughout history, as this is what I was

taught.

Does anyone have any further input?

 

 

Adesh Singh

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

you are certainly correct about the origins of asanas, I have a quote from

Yogiji or maybe Gurucharan that gives the beginings of KY at 20,000 or so years

back.

[Guest guest]

Hi Adesh

 

In the immortal words of General Norman Schwarzkopf, this is Bovine Scatology,

or BS for short!

:-)

 

Sat Nam!

Gordon

 

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MarkJLozano

Kundaliniyoga

Monday, September 08, 2003 12:55 PM

Kundalini Yoga History of Asanas

 

 

Sat Nam.

 

I am a Kundalini Yoga Teacher and was having a discussion with someone who

had just taken a one day course outlining the basics and history of various

forms of yoga. It seems that the teacher who was teaching this course informed

him that the postures in yoga only came about after the British occupation of

India in the 19th Century, that they were the results of various "field

exercises" taught by the military. I stated to him that I believed this was

certainly

not the case that the postures have been around for several thousand years

and were based upon observations of internal processes and the studying of

various animal movements by yogis throughout history, as this is what I was

taught.

Does anyone have any further input?

 

 

Adesh Singh