Dear Yogis,

Tough love this morning.  

I have made no secret of the fact that I was a survivor of assault at a very young age, I am disturbed that nothing seems to have changed much in terms of male attitudes in this regard.  I was watching some older newsreels out of Iran particularly the death of Neda Soltan, and was struck by the connection (in my opinion) between males in our society and males in theirs.

It is my belief that any “fundamentalist” is afraid of beauty.   They cannot control themselves in front of beauty, and they know they can’t.  They can’t express or acknowledge their feelings in a benign way because of their conditioning, and it seems their response is not to control themselves, but to destroy the thing in front of them that causes this response, whether that is a painting, a building or a person.

Unfortunately, to a greater or lesser extent, the church gives them the excuse to act on this impulse, and nowhere is this more profound than in fundamentalist regimes.  The leaders say to perpetrators of violence –  “it is not your fault, it  is the devil seeking to take over”.  In response to this “devil”  they will  destroy whatever disrupts their belief. They will diminish  the beauty in front of them by requiring it to be veiled, or they will kill.    The truth is the first victim.

However the reporting of such acts is no longer in the dark, or in the hands of the government or one man – Youtube allows the reality to be disseminated to the world immediately.  The object of Neda’s death was to make her invisible. Long live the spirit of Neda.  Much has changed since she died, but maybe not enough.  Did she die in vain?

Please read about Neda Agha Soltan (not Neda Soltani who was possibly the government stooge – the regime at one time claimed that Neda Agha Soltan was an actress and didn’t die – Not true).

Neda died with her eyes open.

 

CLASSES WOODEND.  from 8th July for the next term….

Windarring Yoga –  Kyneton Tues. 1pm .  (Tuesday 9.30AM in Gisborne starting 16th July).

STUDIO YOGA WOODEND: Monday Hatha 1pm (full) Wednesday Restorative 1pm,  FRIDAY RESTORATIVE 10am

DISABILITY YOGA CLASS (YOGA FOR WHEELIES AND WALKERS) in NORMA RICHARDSON hall, starting 9.30am 17th July  by donation.

Arrive around 9.30 and we will start when we are settled.   I will be leaving around 11am..  I am not sure how long the class will last, or how long it will take to get everyone ready and moving, but we will be relaxed, and see how it goes.

>>>>>>ZOOM DISABILITY YOGA TEACHER TRAINING. Transfer to distance, zoom done.   . Usual zoom classes MONDAY 22nd July.  If you want to join in you can, but you will need to email me to get the ZOOM ID.  

NEXT STUDIO TEACHER TRAINING – The Sunday July 28th at 2.30

NEW YIN YOGA CARDS ON THE WAY. 

 

NAMASTE .  JAHNE