I studied Sanskrit for many years, and I've got all the coursework for my Ph.D. And a lot of what's going on in American Yoga is just made-up stuff. Smart people, even good people, Western therapists, Yoga therapists and other things, Western healthcare practitioners who love Asana and say, "Let's make up yoga therapy."
Gary KraftsowMy degree was in Depth Psychology and Religion, so I can really speak directly about pop American psychology masquerading as Yoga.
Gary KraftsowYoga teaching is that you're not your dark side or your woo-woo, you're pure awareness. Our job is to begin to gain that discrimination and insight so we can separate from our identification.
Gary KraftsowWe all have a dark side, and we have to confront our dark side. That's pop American psychology.
Gary Kraftsow