Welcome to the freak show

In reality social media, organisations and other characters within the practice of yoga have beeng making the practice of yoga into a circus .. That simple kriyas like Suryanamaskar is really over looked and other simple ones like legs lifts and torso lifts which build core strength are not put into consideration for more advance poses of which is thrown at the public .I was in one class where the teacher insisted that the new students do headstand who couldn't do it were told their necks are not strong enough, rather than core and shoulder strength is needed to develop first before attempting the posture. In that, many people are deterred from the practice thinking they can't do this or can't do that or they don't have the body type, I'm not flexible etc. There is even new trend of what some may say fat people doing yoga but interestingly enough,they're not highlighting the many kriyas for such a body types which will prepare them for many other postures they only doing the same complex postures that most people find "far fetched" or difficult to do in advance stage of the practice . I have even seen Rage yoga {yoga while drinking beers and shouting obscenities to relive stress} under water yoga, naked yoga and the list of new age yoga is increasing .I don't know what to make of yoga in the western world its seems to be in the fast lane running far from its roots into some sort of freak show ..

Lesson learnt

पूर्वमेव हठयोगो भवता अक्रियत वेति वृद्धमपृच्छम् |

तस्य उत्तरमासीत् किञ्चित् उच्चैर् वदतु 

यदा भवान् संस्कृतभाषायां वदति तदा भवान् स्वमुखम् अपावृणोतु 

किन्तु योगस्य कुशलशिक्षको भविष्यतीति ||

I asked the old man," before was haThayoga ever done by you."
His reply was,"speak louder please, whenever you speak in the language of Sanskrit, then you must open your mouth, however you will become a good teacher of yoga."