"Namaste Namaste," those are the words you usually think of when it comes to yoga. Most people take classes to relieve stress, exercise, or gain flexibility. What most people don't know is that just doing random poses thrown together in a class can be harmful and cause injury rather than prevent it.
A teacher in NY by the name of Glenn Black is your traditional yogi who traveled over to Pune, India and studied over there. Black knows all about the damages and harmful things that can come of not practicing yoga correctly. His approach is much different from most of the other teacher's or what you are used too. He tends to focus on a few poses and holds each pose for a long amount of time letting the pain build up.
Black believes a lot of people shouldn't practice yoga because they won't practice it correctly. A lot of people use yoga to burn calories and as a weight loss method which can be very harmful. I do yoga, but only at rowing practice when I really need to stretch and lengthen my flexibility. I'll definitely start being more careful about the yoga I do. Everyone should be more careful, because the injuries that yoga can cause are endless.
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