Wednesday, July 25, 2001


already today several people are emailing me with the salon article on the sai baba horror story.

of course, i have nothing to do with him, nor do any of the yoga teachers or yoga studios i know. this kind of behavior is monstrous, and the excesses of self-proclaimed gurus have sadly become associated with indian cultural systems in this country. i know many people shy away from trying the simple exercises and stretches of yoga because they believe something like this evil lurks behind it.

for those concerned, i'd like to offer a link to the renowned and highly respected cardiologist, dr. dean ornish. he's been using yoga for years as part of his healthy heart lifestyle therapy. for those of you who may be interested in trying yoga, please be aware that the sai babas of this world are anomalies, while dr. dean ornish or erich schiffmann is more representative of american yoga today.

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