Yin vs. Yang Yoga? - Yoga Forums

Greetings Yulaw,

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1) There is no Chinese Yoga no matter what anyone tells you. There was never any yoga that was or is indigenous to China and I have come across a few in Yin Yang Yoga and (of course) Taoist Yoga that make such claims. Which leads me to; there is no Taoist yoga that came from Taoists in China.

Thank you for sharing your opinion, which is...just another opinion. Not that others may not share it, but when you assert some sort of authoritative posture, as in "no matter what anyone tells you" then I'd like to see you back up your assertions. Wikipedia is not error-free, but it seems very reliable in many areas, and so far, it still has an article about Taoist Yoga (I don't have enough posts to embed the URL here - just search "Taoist Yoga" there) which contains supportive references, which your comment lacks.

Furthermore, other teachings from India flowed into China and evolved there and co-mingled with teachings already extant there, Buddhism, for example. Why couldn't this have occurred with yoga?

This doesn't necessarily undermine your point that what is being taught as "Yin Yoga" is not, as you appear to suggest, some sort of non-Chinese invention. But your statement, as I interpret it through my own reality tunnel, could use some clarification.

Your other point about (Zink's) reputation based on "rumors" raises concerns about how you may have reached your other conclusions. Humans, even the greatest, most inspirational ones, can be found (by at least one person or another) to have flaws and failings. I don't know much about Paulie Zink (less than you seem to, obviously), but I think many of us might know of a few teachers who remain inspirational and helpful, despite any scandals that might have cropped up around them--Osho, Chogyam Trungpa, Yogi Bhajan, and many, many others.

But again, you might have the makings of some sort of "valid point" - but I don't think you make it well by supporting it with rumor and innuendo.

I would enjoy hearing more from you on this topic, particularly some supporting data for point #1.

Thank you, Yulaw.

Respectfully...

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