a good year* :: 23 - 24

Last year I discussed the yoga topic with lots of people.

In previous times teachers were hippies i guess, they learned in their individual rhythm, but right at the source, taking their time which meant spending years or decades with practice and studying. Others learned from them or came from dance, music, used to being aware of oneself and taking the time. The road of self discovery is no comfort zone, Yoga was something for the wild ones, interesting people. These days, people start the yoga by making a teacher certificate and opening their own studio. I have never been a big fan of straight biographies, but these people are all super straight. They come from business studies, the ones that were usually blown away by the yoga path as not compatible with the yoga and its values. Healthy slaves are the better slaves, they say, one can read this in many articles. They do it as a trendy and healthy way to make money, same thing like what happened in the music scene. Fields have changed, it´s not the mix of the past few years any more, but actually different worlds. Even words mean different things so you cannot communicate any more. So yes, maybe the greeks were right with their emphasis on choices - by choosing people, places, things, we choose who we are.

* actually boring movie with Russell Crowe as a busy banker, who inherits a vineyard from his funny uncle in a small village in southern France. But there is a sentence like: He: This village doesn’t fit to me anyway“ and she, the young woman from that village, says: `No. It’s YOU who doesn’t fit into this village. ́

waking up to sea view (c) 2023