WIlliam J. Broad's New York Times article on yoga injuries fueled a heated debate regarding the safety of yoga practice. His recent New York Times article, "Yoga and Sex Scandals: No Surprise Here," is now creating a yoga sexploitation.
His article claims yoga began as tantric sex cult. It also mentions sexual scandals of yoga gurus. The article misleadingly implies that yoga's capacity to improve libido leads to sexual misconduct. Read more
Thursday, March 22, 2012
The Sexploitation of Yoga
WIlliam J. Broad's New York Times article "Yoga and Sex Scandals" misleadingly implies that yoga's capacity to improve libido leads to sexual misconduct, Elaine Gavalas.
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Thank you for addressing this article. As I read it, I wondered by what authority the author wrote. Did the author even bother to research the subject? Although it is true that certain leaders in any area of human endeavor (including religion) fall into traps of ego and greed and sexually exploit or otherwise abuse leaders, the yoga didn't cause this.
I think giving too much authority to so-called gurus is part of the problem.
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