okey, first of all I wanna say everyone is free to feel & think what they want and we all see things differently, and also that we change the way we see things during different life phases.
so I will write what I think of things in the phase of life I am in,
and sometimes questioning things aswell he he
but that is my opinion, so if you agree that is fine, if you dont agree that is equally fine...
we all need to be free do think, evaluate, learn, disagree, have an opinion etc to develope in our life journey..

so one thing I often react on is all the focus on the advanced postures and how bendy you can be.
so in our already result oriented world we develop yoga forms that we give almost all the attention to how great we look and performe in asanas etc,
when [for me] yoga is needed to calm down, learn about oyur body and the effects of your breathing, collecting your mind deeper away from the shallow surface and if going deeper prepare for meditation..
or at least doing yoga for your physical inner health would be good instead of straining and forcing our already stressed & unbalanced bodies.

yoga means union - in the tradition union with the divine or universal energy/cosmos [atman in union with brahman etc]

anyway to be honest we do have modern yoga today, wich is not like the traditional old indian yoga mostly..

yoga is trendy,
you have yogaforms where you use slings, manipulate with extra heat, yoga with focus on acrobatics, yoga when need 2 people, yoga with pilates [wich has a total different breath??] etc.

so.. of course & naturally this is reality since this philosophy & lifestyle is a trend, and we use the word yoga to bring people since today yoga is a huge business [not everywhere and for all, but in a wide range].
sad but true..

I am not against yogaforms form the "other school" wich in my eyes are the teachings in different forms from students of guru krishnamacharaya,
it is about differrent schools and traditions and interpretations of for example yogasutras etc.

also I am not against all "sporty" yogaforms..
they are a good introduction for many to even dare to try yoga, since many think "classical yoga" is hocus pocus or for hippies ha ha.

I myself started with power vinyasa yoga once at a gym [although I had the fortune of a quality teacher guiding the classes].
and the more sporty forms are in different levels modified to be more accessible to us in todays western world. right or wrong..
...but where is the limit?

now they even have yoga asana championship...?!?!
and they are trying to get it to be a olympic sport ha ha.

so this means basicly that any good gymnast can now be a good yogi straight away and also acrobatic circus artist can be a great yogis directly?
this since main focus is on how difficult and bendy posture you can make..

  
hm..
I think it is basicly like this:
if have come a long way in your practice or comming to a higher level in anything you are doing in life really,
and if you are balanced in more levels then only physical strenght, like mentally for example, and if you are really confident in what you are doing with humble attitude..

do you then really feel the need to show off your capacity?
and even "worse" compete in it?

I mean, okey if it was called a acrobatic posture competition, then it is what it is.. but.. would it then be popluar? hm..

so I dont say all things are bad just because I disagree,
they can be good for your selfconfidence, it can be good if you want a physical workout, it can feel great if you like to challenge yourself to a sweat..
but is it yoga? or is it just a spinn off on the trendy name yoga is today?

I find all this very interesting and are quit excited to see what yoga will be like in already near future..
will it come to an end in new inventions on a super old tradition?
will people get borded and soon the yoga trend the way it is developing today will be un-trendy and some new things will come?
will the more classical yoga forms even survive here in west?
and then will they benefit or loose credability from the years of trendy forms?
will there be many future injuries and over strained tendoins & bodies in future because of doing "yoga"?

I might seam negative, but really I am not : )
I am though a bit scared to be honest
but in general I am just questioning sometimes the use of the word yoga

AUM shanti

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