{"id":741,"date":"2012-02-28T09:14:39","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T14:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garykahn.net\/yoga\/?p=741"},"modified":"2016-04-10T17:46:01","modified_gmt":"2016-04-10T21:46:01","slug":"about-yoga-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/garykahn.net\/yoga\/2012\/02\/about-yoga-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Yoga Seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tammy,<\/p>\n<p>The other night in class you came over to my mat and looked at me and asked, \u201cHow did you get into that mess from what I demonstrated and described?\u201d\u00a0 You laughed at me.\u00a0 I laughed at me.\u00a0 Yeah, I try as hard as I can, but come on, yoga\u2019s funny stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take melting heart pose (anahatasana)?\u00a0 It looks like you\u2019re a centipede moving slowly along, with your butt in the air all the time.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s the new way to search for hidden coins on the beach.\u00a0 Or maybe you\u2019re trying to find a contact lense.<\/p>\n<p>How about prasarita padottanasana a\/k\/a wide-legged forward bend.\u00a0 Maybe if you\u2019re being inducted into a college fraternity you should practice this pose.\u00a0 &#8220;Thank you sir, may I have another.&#8221;\u00a0 I think this pose is actually a tribute to Douglas C. Niedermeyer from Animal House.<\/p>\n<p>What about mermaid, I mean fish tale pose?\u00a0 If a woman ever wants her guy to feel feminine like she is, ask him to get into this dainty pose.\u00a0 After the pose, trust me, the guy will be running to the doctor to check for low testosterone levels.\u00a0 If he doesn\u2019t feel that way, tell him next Halloween he\u2019s dressing up as I Dream of Jeannie.<\/p>\n<p>I laugh at this stuff and some emails may seem like I complain about various things yoga, but it\u2019s all good fun that keeps me going back.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers and I look forward to our next adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Gary<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tammy, The other night in class you came over to my mat and looked at me and asked, \u201cHow did you get into that mess from what I demonstrated and described?\u201d\u00a0 You laughed at me.\u00a0 I laughed at me.\u00a0 Yeah, I try as hard as I can, but come on, yoga\u2019s funny stuff. 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