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May 26, 2012

24's Morrison walks a tightrope and chills in the Lotus position

by Meredith O'Brien, posted Apr 2nd 2007 4:02PM

Bill Buchanan on 24The Counter-Terrorism Unit on 24 can be a very stressful place, what, with the responsibility of trying to stop nuclear bombs from detonating falling onto their shoulders and all.

No wonder actor James Morrison -- who plays Jack Bauer's boss, CTU chief Bill Buchanan on 24 -- practices yoga to decompress. "I'm a yogi and that's what I try to bring wherever I go," Morrison, a certified yoga instructor, told the New York Times.

Morrison -- who has worked as a truck driver, landscaper, a circus clown and a tightrope walker -- told the Times that "workers relate to this guy [Buchanan] because he's willing to question his own decisions and allow the people around him to blossom and to be themselves because he trusts them." But if Jack calls Bill a third time saying he needs to break into another embassy, maybe Bill should just say, "No."

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Earl Airain

To Phish, clearly out of your element here: You know nothing about this man's yoga practice and even less about yoga itself. A yogi is one who practices yoga, regardless of the depth or dedication of the practice. Yoga means "union" or "to join" Hatha yoga is the physical practice, not Kriya. Kriya means "action", also cleansing techniques and it's also a lineage of yoga taught by Yogananda. All of this could have been discovered by a little research on your part. Instead you chose to lash out in misguided anger. You must have been experiencing a moment of unenlightenment, a state we move in and out of, yogi or not. Yoga just helps us get through it with less pain and suffering.

April 08 2007 at 5:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Phish

FIRST of all, YOGA is not just about the physical positions / movements, that is just ONE aspect of Yoga, known as Kriya Yoga. It is a SMALL aspect of Yoga.

Yoga is about the Union of the physical body with the soul / atman / god (whatever u call it).

This can be acheived many different ways, but the FASTEST is meditation (which is prob the most important YOGA technique).

So when this BOZO calls himself a Yogi (man who has achieved full union thus is considered an Enlightened being), it just makes me laugh at the ignorance!!

April 02 2007 at 11:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Will

My girlfriend takes his Yoga class in LA. She had no Idea he was an actor. she almost fell on the floor the first time she saw 24.

April 02 2007 at 5:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joe

I first noticed this guy on Space Above and Beyond..yet another awesome show cancelled by Farce (Fox). He was great then, and he is still great today. Glad to see he finally got another steady job!

April 02 2007 at 5:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Whitecat

I hope it's not the Iron Lotus.

April 02 2007 at 4:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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