108 Sun Salutations/Yoga and weights

We're doing 108 Sun Salutations at the WRAC on December 22nd at 9 am till around noon.   So if you are in Wenatchee, WA on that Saturday you are welcome to join us.  The event is free and you will be with some incredible people.   We're discussing whether we should take turns leading it but I'm more into letting people just count their own and practice at their own rate.   If you are reading this, what do you think?   If you've done it before, what worked.   I'm hoping this turns into an annual event.  

Okay, I read a post from a yogi I follow and admire that was saying that you couldn't weight train and do yoga.   I haven't written to him yet but I get this all the time.  Yes, doing squats makes my hips tight but it also gives me strong legs and increases my lean body mass which burns more fat.   I then lengthen those muscles doing yoga and feel my strength and flexibility.   Yes, I know it isn't the same kind of strength you get from the muscles you develop doing yoga.  However, it is okay to have big biceps and be flexible.  Lifting weights and doing yoga is YOGA!   It is the union of the opposites from which something new can be born---deeper awareness and acceptance of my body and the ultimate truth that my body isn't real.   

To add to this paradox, I'm going to take my intention to lower my body weight some more into my 108 practice and I'm going to lead a weight lifting class the hour before we start!

Namaste,

Dean