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yoginimary
yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
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The Ashtangis are the athletes,
the Iyengars are the engineers,
the Kundalini are the priests,
the Anusara are the psychologists,
the Jivamukti are the activists

can anyone think of any more?

I guess I think of the vinyasa flow as the artists as well. Can't think of something for Viniyoga, caretakers maybe?

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  • zenmummy
    zenmummy Posts: 96 Member
    I still have to graduate! They all sound fabulous.:smile:
  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    Well - my two yoga teachers were both Anusara teachers until recently, but they were both a balanced blend of athelete and engineer with a dash of psychologist/priest.

    They both teach inversions, which is great.
  • odonogc
    odonogc Posts: 223 Member
    Is it weird that after YEARS of yoga, I still feel like a beginner?
  • asugar
    asugar Posts: 178 Member
    I began as an engineer and then became An athlete and then a priest and now I am an eclectic mix but mainly a Scaravelli / Esther Myers trained wave rider!
  • Pema10
    Pema10 Posts: 13
    Is it weird that after YEARS of yoga, I still feel like a beginner?

    Not weird at all. I feel the same.:smile:
  • AmyBoogie
    AmyBoogie Posts: 91 Member
    I think of myself as an Ashtangi though rarely think of myself as an athlete.
  • it_be_asin
    it_be_asin Posts: 562 Member
    Jivamukti to the core... vegetarian for 16 years now vegan for 0.5 years. Reconnecting with the activist I was at uni :)
  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    Never heard of Jivamukti - they can't be very activ-ist! (sorry - no offence intended, going to Google to educate myself)

    edit: I've just had a quick read on Wikipedia - sounds like what I'm already doing through my teachers at present.
  • yogibella
    yogibella Posts: 321 Member
    Yin are the philosophers?

    I think I'm an Ashtangi but will forever be a student!

    Wow so many styles & schools to learn still....
  • busywaterbending
    busywaterbending Posts: 844 Member
    I'm the well rounded, healthy, eat like a predator, beautiful kind who doesn't believe in labels for something that leads everyone down the same path.
  • TGKvr
    TGKvr Posts: 123 Member
    I think Vinyasies (hehe) are a mix of artist and athlete... But in truth, I see a little bit of all of those in my own practice.
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    my original post was meant to be a joke, it was something I read on the internets and thought was funny - I added the Anusara and the Jivamukti
  • TGKvr
    TGKvr Posts: 123 Member
    I thought it was cute! :)
  • TahleelDreamy
    TahleelDreamy Posts: 16 Member
    Def a priestess...so funny, 'cause my house is glass:)
  • DeathRay1977
    DeathRay1977 Posts: 5
    Satyananda?
  • GiddyupTim
    GiddyupTim Posts: 2,819 Member
    I took the quiz. It said I was jivamukti.
    So disappointed.
    I so wanted to be a priest.
    Hurrmph.
  • MissHolidayGolightly
    MissHolidayGolightly Posts: 857 Member
    Ashtanga is a type of vinyasa..
  • dan95130
    dan95130 Posts: 78 Member
    Whatever else I am, when practicing yoga, I am a yogi.
  • lcyama
    lcyama Posts: 209 Member
    interesting that on the mat, i am an engineer, and at my desk, i am also an engineer...

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