It gives people some comfort and motivation, same as religions do. I’m not saying everything that lasted so long has scientifically verifiable benefits, but they clear have some societal or mental benefits otherwise people wouldn’t do em
Ok, then let's put it all together and say that people are interested in whether or not yoga has concrete benefits above and beyond comfort and motivation, which, while obviously valuable, are not the stated benefits.
One could claim it is a self reflection tool where the point is not the claims at face value, but the value lies in the activity itself of focusing, of directing your mind to look at and feel your existence from a different/wide perspective. Which is true about many pedagogical tools.
The concrete results would thus be highly specific to the subject and their learning process on what they themselves deem relevant.
It gives people some comfort and motivation, same as religions do. I’m not saying everything that lasted so long has scientifically verifiable benefits, but they clear have some societal or mental benefits otherwise people wouldn’t do em
Ok, then let's put it all together and say that people are interested in whether or not yoga has concrete benefits above and beyond comfort and motivation, which, while obviously valuable, are not the stated benefits.
This sounds like saying "Everything that human beings do is good, because if it wasn't, they wouldn't continue to do it!"
one reflection on that would be the nvc phrase "violence is the tragic expression of unmet needs"
it may sound like that to you , to me it sounds like survival of the fittest has nothing to do with what we humans choose to define as fit
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One could claim it is a self reflection tool where the point is not the claims at face value, but the value lies in the activity itself of focusing, of directing your mind to look at and feel your existence from a different/wide perspective. Which is true about many pedagogical tools.
The concrete results would thus be highly specific to the subject and their learning process on what they themselves deem relevant.
This has been my answer too, to more analytical minded friends who asked (sardonically).
I-ching / tarot can be looked at strictly as systems for structured introspection.