I've been on an exploration for some years to find the right Yoga, one that resonates 100% with me. I'm happy to say I've found it with Ashtanga. Along the way, however, I've benefited from exploring certain yogic branches, like the way of the "Jivamukta," one seeking liberation, with Jivamukti Yoga. Here are some great gifts I've gotten from Jivamukti yoga:
1. I read an Autobiography of a Yogi (a must read for Jivamukti students)and it has turned out to be one an important book for me.
2. I can hold my head stand for fifty breaths and shoulder stand for seventy-five.
3. I learned to do peacock.
4. The Sharon Gannon guided relaxation CD is one of my favorites.
But, something didn't feel all-the-way right. My beef:
1. The focus on non-violence. The insistence that all jivamukti's become vegans. If you have the Jivamukti instructional DVD's, you'll even see footage of Madame Gannon's vegan cats gnawing on carrots and asparagus. Don't we all know our own bodies better than anyone else? I feel that the human race is so vast and varied to have a one-for-all diet regime.
2. I had the chance to visit the Jivamukti Yoga center in Detroit Michigan. I was surprised that all the students had to take a spiral bound prayer book with them to the mat and do some scripture reading as part of the class. While it was nice, this isn't what I go to a yoga class for.
Jivamukti, I thank you.
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