Comments on: English-language yoga lessons in Suzhou http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/english-language-yoga-lessons-in-suzhou/ I'm a dad, designer, China expat and blogger Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:41:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yoga lessons in Suzhou’s SIP - Maggie gets a Web site | A China Blog on Suzhou Expat Life | The Humanaught http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/english-language-yoga-lessons-in-suzhou/#comment-26043 Yoga lessons in Suzhou’s SIP - Maggie gets a Web site | A China Blog on Suzhou Expat Life | The Humanaught Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:59:54 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2007/11/06/english-language-yoga-lessons-in-suzhou/#comment-26043 [...] I know I’ve written about Maggie’s classes before, but if you are interested in English-language yoga classes in Suzhou/SIP be sure to check out her [...] [...] I know I’ve written about Maggie’s classes before, but if you are interested in English-language yoga classes in Suzhou/SIP be sure to check out her [...]

]]> By: mym http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/english-language-yoga-lessons-in-suzhou/#comment-25023 mym Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:40:09 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2007/11/06/english-language-yoga-lessons-in-suzhou/#comment-25023 hi there. i am very much interested in private yoga lessons and tried to e-mail you, but wasn't able to for some reason. i'd appreciate it if you could contact me @ my e-mail address. thank you! hi there. i am very much interested in private yoga lessons and tried to e-mail you, but wasn’t able to for some reason.
i’d appreciate it if you could contact me @ my e-mail address. thank you!

]]> By: Jason http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/english-language-yoga-lessons-in-suzhou/#comment-24293 Jason Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:05:57 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2007/11/06/english-language-yoga-lessons-in-suzhou/#comment-24293 Don't even get me started on Atkins. I guess that doesn't really surprise me. Yoga: it's been practiced and perfected over thousands of years...but it wasn't complete until now!! Just add hot water and... Good thing is, now I'll have a legitimate excuse next time someone tries to drag me along. Don’t even get me started on Atkins.
I guess that doesn’t really surprise me.
Yoga: it’s been practiced and perfected over thousands of years…but it wasn’t complete until now!! Just add hot water and…
Good thing is, now I’ll have a legitimate excuse next time someone tries to drag me along.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/english-language-yoga-lessons-in-suzhou/#comment-24284 Ryan Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:52:35 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2007/11/06/english-language-yoga-lessons-in-suzhou/#comment-24284 Hey Jason, now I'm no yogi or anything, so take this with a grain of salt, but I think that hot yoga crap is complete bunk. It was developed and copyrighted by a yogi named Bikram Choudhury, who if you read up on the guy plays out as the Atkins of the yoga world. One of the things my wife is constantly battling with is that her students expect yoga to be like a full-blown workout - they want to sweat a lot to feel like they're accomplishing some "exercise". But, of course, that's not how yoga works really. I mean, it'll give you a good workout (especially my fat, inflexible ass), but it's not a heavy cardio exercise. Hot yoga, from a marketing standpoint, brilliantly solves this problem. You teach the same (or similar) postures but in a 105° room, and suddenly everyone's complete puddles of sweat. There are quite a few people who are turning away from Hot (Bikram) Yoga, as it was hurting their health rather than improving it. Hey Jason, now I’m no yogi or anything, so take this with a grain of salt, but I think that hot yoga crap is complete bunk.

It was developed and copyrighted by a yogi named Bikram Choudhury, who if you read up on the guy plays out as the Atkins of the yoga world.

One of the things my wife is constantly battling with is that her students expect yoga to be like a full-blown workout – they want to sweat a lot to feel like they’re accomplishing some “exercise”.

But, of course, that’s not how yoga works really. I mean, it’ll give you a good workout (especially my fat, inflexible ass), but it’s not a heavy cardio exercise.

Hot yoga, from a marketing standpoint, brilliantly solves this problem. You teach the same (or similar) postures but in a 105° room, and suddenly everyone’s complete puddles of sweat.

There are quite a few people who are turning away from Hot (Bikram) Yoga, as it was hurting their health rather than improving it.

]]> By: Jason http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/english-language-yoga-lessons-in-suzhou/#comment-24283 Jason Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:13:37 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2007/11/06/english-language-yoga-lessons-in-suzhou/#comment-24283 Not in Suzhou (and broke), but if I was (and had more money) I would actually consider it! When I was in Shanghai I agreed to try 'hot pilates' with a friend. Pilates is one thing...but pilates in a boiling, steam filled room...dude. As much as it made me aware of how ridiculously out of shape I've gotten, it was pretty cool. They had 'hot yoga' too, which I'm sure it equally hard. Not in Suzhou (and broke), but if I was (and had more money) I would actually consider it!
When I was in Shanghai I agreed to try ‘hot pilates’ with a friend.
Pilates is one thing…but pilates in a boiling, steam filled room…dude.
As much as it made me aware of how ridiculously out of shape I’ve gotten, it was pretty cool.
They had ‘hot yoga’ too, which I’m sure it equally hard.

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