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Traditional Yoga: Into the Depth of Yoga

Author : Himalayan School of Traditional Yoga
Publisher : Gurulight
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Traditional Yoga: Into the Depth of Yoga written by Himalayan School of Traditional Yoga and published by Gurulight. This book was released on with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Himalayan School of Traditional Yoga (HSTY) articulates the essential practices of traditional yoga, covering knowledge of asanas, pranayamas, bandhas and mudras, as described in the ancient scriptures and oral traditions. The focus on fitness and commercial considerations have diluted the ancient yogic practices, thus reducing the holistic efficacy geared towards the body, mind and soul. The focus is on activity, not awareness; seeking out, not within. We see yoga not as exercise but as a set of practices that help take one back to their original state – increase one’s body awareness and align the system to expand consciousness. Traditional yoga is about simplicity and being natural. A yogi is natural, i.e. lives in a state in which the body, mind and soul are in unison. This leads to alignment, health and equanimity, a state where one is happy without anxiety, anger or stress. This book is a handy reference for any serious practitioner on their journey toward becoming an accomplished yogi. HSTY is dedicated to propagating traditional yoga, i.e. the essence as per the original teachings codified in the scriptures by Maharishi Patanjali, with no change in form or presentation. HSTY remains loyal to the original teachings marked by the simplicity and depth of practice, which makes it easy for people to adopt into their daily lives.

The Deeper Dimension of Yoga

Author : Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D.
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780834822085
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Deeper Dimension of Yoga written by Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D. and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2003-07-08 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here is a comprehensive survey of the full breadth and depth of the 5,000-year-old Yoga tradition, emphasizing its potent philosophy and spiritual vision. Georg Feuerstein demonstrates that Yoga is much more than a system of physical exercises—it is a profound path of self-transformation that encompasses a range of teachings, practices, and sacred texts that can help us cultivate wisdom, balance, and inner freedom, as well as physical health. Feuerstein is one of the few Western scholar-teachers of Yoga whose writing and teaching penetrate the full richness and depth of this ancient tradition. Here he offers a collection of essays touching on all facets of the discipline. Topics include: • The different branches and styles of Yoga • The ethical teachings of Yoga • Yoga and vegetarianism • Meditation and mantras • Choosing a teacher • Tantric Yoga • The experience of ecstasy

Yoga: A Beginner’s Guide

Author : Georg Feuerstein
Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 818495624X
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (849 download)

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Download or read book Yoga: A Beginner’s Guide written by Georg Feuerstein and published by Jaico Publishing House. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build a solid practice within the matrix of traditional yoga principles Written by two highly-respected Yoga teachers and scholars in the West – Georg Feuerstein and his wife Brenda Feuerstein – this reader-friendly handbook is divided into two sections. In Part 1 the authors establish the substructure of Yoga, with short essays that cover basic principles: the meaning of Yoga, the practice, the types, the deeper commitment and levels. They go on to explain practical applications of Yogic philosophy to all aspects of life, including: diet, working with the mind, livelihood, and the transcendence of ego. In Part 2, a unique question and answer format, they address 30 of the most widely-asked questions by newcomers to this path. Their straightforward and highly-authoritative responses will give any practitioner a more direct understanding of the issues involved in adopting Yoga as a practice, a lifestyle, a spiritual philosophy. GEORG FEUERSTEIN, PhD. (1947-2012), was one of the foremost writers and teachers on the topics of Yoga and Indian philosophy. He founded the educational foundation Traditional Yoga Studies to promote the tradition of Yoga based in solid scholarship, and scriptural and oral transmission. BRENDA FEUERSTEIN, Georg’s wife, studied Yoga, meditation, Buddhism and Sanskrit, and now serves as the educational and spiritual director of Traditional Yoga Studies, founded by Georg. She is a tutor and mentor for Yoga courses, and also conducts classes, workshops, retreats and trainings worldwide.

Traditional Yoga: Insights into the Original Yoga Tradition, Book 2: The Vedic Yoga of Indra

Author : Durgadas (Rodney) Lingham
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 130447917X
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (44 download)

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Book Synopsis Traditional Yoga: Insights into the Original Yoga Tradition, Book 2: The Vedic Yoga of Indra by : Durgadas (Rodney) Lingham

Download or read book Traditional Yoga: Insights into the Original Yoga Tradition, Book 2: The Vedic Yoga of Indra written by Durgadas (Rodney) Lingham and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 2: the Vedic Yoga of Indra is a sequel to Traditional Yoga: Book 1, Insights into the Original Yoga System and leads on from Book 1 to discuss the deeper application of the Vedic Yoga of the god Indra with relation to later Tantra as also discussing the correlation of later Puranic and Tantric deities and practices from the Rig Veda onwards. There is special reference in this book with regards to the Dasha Mahavidya, the Ten Great Wisdom forms of the goddess Kali and their Vedic counterparts, complete with hymns from the Rig Veda.

The Illustrated Step-By-Step Guide to Yoga

Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781492383222
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated Step-By-Step Guide to Yoga written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Gives step by step instructions on how to perform over 60 different traditional yoga poses. *Includes dozens of pictures showing how to properly perform each yoga pose discussed. For nearly a thousand years, people in the East have been practicing what was known as hatha yoga, "a kind of forced Yoga or abstract meditation", but in the West during the 20th century, it came to be known simply as yoga. In the last 50 years, yoga has become incredibly popular as a way to exercise both the mind and body. Yoga means "unity" or "oneness," and the word is derived from the Sanskrit word yuj, which means "to join." In spiritual terms, this joining refers to the unity of the individual consciousnesses with the universal consciousness. In practical terms, it refers to balancing and harmonizing the mind, body, and spirit. Yoga can be both a physical exercise and a way of life that bestows several health benefits upon those who practice it. Whether you have hours to spend on a yoga session that includes traditional postures, chanting, and meditation, or if you have only a limited time to do yoga poses for exercise, the versatility of yoga makes it an ideal way to improve fitness and flexibility. The Illustrated Step-By-Step Guide to Yoga will help any yoga newcomer or veteran learn and practice traditional yoga, replete with photographs and in-depth explanations by instructors trained at Yoga Vidya Gurukul in Trimbakeshwar, India. Over 60 different postures and yogic practices are each accompanied with photographs of instructors and explanations to make sure you're practicing yoga correctly. This guide is essential for yoga students who seek to increase their physical and mental balance and wish to delve further into the higher practices of traditional yoga. Contents: Chapter 1: What is Hatha Yoga? Chapter 2: Beginning the Practice of Yoga Chapter 3: Preparatory Movements Chapter 4: Sun Salutations Chapter 5: Supine Position Postures Chapter 6: Prone Position Postures Chapter 7: Seated Postures Chapter 8: Standing and Balancing Postures Chapter 9: Concluding the Practice of Yoga

The Illustrated Step-By-Step Guide to Yoga

Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781985623026
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated Step-By-Step Guide to Yoga written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-16 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Gives step by step instructions on how to perform over 60 different traditional yoga poses. *Includes dozens of pictures showing how to properly perform each yoga pose discussed. For nearly a thousand years, people in the East have been practicing what was known as hatha yoga, "a kind of forced Yoga or abstract meditation," but in the West during the 20th century, it came to be known simply as yoga. In the last 50 years, yoga has become incredibly popular as a way to exercise both the mind and body. Yoga means "unity" or "oneness," and the word is derived from the Sanskrit word yuj, which means "to join." In spiritual terms, this joining refers to the unity of the individual consciousnesses with the universal consciousness. In practical terms, it refers to balancing and harmonizing the mind, body, and spirit. Yoga can be both a physical exercise and a way of life that bestows several health benefits upon those who practice it. Whether you have hours to spend on a yoga session that includes traditional postures, chanting, and meditation, or if you have only a limited time to do yoga poses for exercise, the versatility of yoga makes it an ideal way to improve fitness and flexibility. The Illustrated Step-By-Step Guide to Yoga will help any yoga newcomer or veteran learn and practice traditional yoga, replete with photographs and in-depth explanations by instructors trained at Yoga Vidya Gurukul in Trimbakeshwar, India. Over 60 different postures and yogic practices are each accompanied with photographs of instructors and explanations to make sure you're practicing yoga correctly. This guide is essential for yoga students who seek to increase their physical and mental balance and wish to delve further into the higher practices of traditional yoga. Contents: Chapter 1: What is Hatha Yoga? Chapter 2: Beginning the Practice of Yoga Chapter 3: Preparatory Movements Chapter 4: Sun Salutations Chapter 5: Supine Position Postures Chapter 6: Prone Position Postures Chapter 7: Seated Postures Chapter 8: Standing and Balancing Postures Chapter 9: Concluding the Practice of Yoga

Traditional Yoga: Insights into the Original Yoga Tradition, Book 1: The Original Yoga System

Author : Durgadas (Rodney) Lingham
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1304460053
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (44 download)

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Book Synopsis Traditional Yoga: Insights into the Original Yoga Tradition, Book 1: The Original Yoga System by : Durgadas (Rodney) Lingham

Download or read book Traditional Yoga: Insights into the Original Yoga Tradition, Book 1: The Original Yoga System written by Durgadas (Rodney) Lingham and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-09-21 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a deeper insight into the Original Yoga system of India as per tradition and the true insights with regards to the Eight Limbs of Yoga, especially with regards to Asana (Posture), Dhyana (Meditation), Pranayama (Breathing Techniques) as also the Chakras and their relationship with the mind and states of consciousness. It shows how Yoga was originally an Integral system, not one merely reduced to classroom instruction. You will also find information regarding the deeper aspects of karma and how it can impact us on several levels beyond the individual level In addition, this book examines Yoga from the viewpoint of India's oldest texts, the Vedas, such as the Rig Veda and has a special section devoted to examples of the Vedic Yoga hymns that are largely ignored. Learn the levels of the mind and gunas in Yoga.

Yoga in Modern India

Author : Joseph S. Alter
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691118741
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book Yoga in Modern India written by Joseph S. Alter and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2004-09-19 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yoga has come to be an icon of Indian culture and civilization and is regarded as being both timeless and unchanging. Based on research and an analysis of both ancient and modern texts, this book challenges this popular view by focusing on yoga's cultural production in modern India and its dramatically changing significance in the 20th century.

The Inner Tradition of Yoga

Author : Michael Stone
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1611805910
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (118 download)

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Download or read book The Inner Tradition of Yoga written by Michael Stone and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wise, accessible guide that makes the spiritual and ethical teachings of the yogic tradition immediately relatable to our practice on the mat—and in our everyday relationships and activities “There is no daily practice without some formal training; and there is no deep spiritual training without the mess of relational life. The two are one,” says Michael Stone. At the root of yoga practice there is a vast and intriguing philosophy that teaches the ethics of nonviolence, patience, honesty, and respect. Innovative teacher Michael Stone draws from numerous disciplines—including Buddhism and psychotherapy—to provide an in-depth, completely clear explanation of yogic philosophy, along with teachings on how to bring our understanding of yoga theory to deeper levels through our practice on the mat—and through our relationships with others. Yoga, says Stone, is a practice that helps us be more present with the actual, fluid life we are living right now—and there is no yoga without the conditions of your life. This book describes how to work with those conditions and how to fully appreciate yoga as a practice of being intimate with moment-to-moment reality.

Insight Yoga

Author : Sarah Powers
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834822423
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Insight Yoga written by Sarah Powers and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed yoga and meditation teacher Sarah Powers is known and loved for her unique approach—Insight Yoga—which combines traditional yoga with the meridians of Chinese medicine, as well as Buddhist meditation. Using Yin (passive) and Yang (dynamic) poses, she demonstrates a series of different yoga sequences that bring benefit to organs, muscles, joints, and tendons—as well as the mind. She also provides a foundational explanation of traditional Chinese medicine theory and mindfulness meditation instruction. Sarah Powers brings us on an inspiring journey inward, and shows the path for cultivating a lasting relationship with yoga that cultivates and strengthens our physical well-being and our mental and emotional clarity.

Foundations of Yoga

Author : Basile P. Catoméris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594775117
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Foundations of Yoga written by Basile P. Catoméris and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-16 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the complete yogic teachings of Sri Shyam Sundar Goswami by his disciple and spiritual heir • Shows how to enrich your physical Yoga practice by embracing and integrating Hatha Yoga’s metaphysical, spiritual, and psychological traditions • Explores the energy-focusing movements known as mudras and purification methods that can boost metabolism, reinforce muscles, and facilitate advanced sexual practices Foundations of Yoga presents the full and rigorous yogic training of traditional Hatha Yoga as taught by renowned Indian Yoga master the late Sri Shyam Sundar Goswami. Written by his disciple and spiritual heir, the book emphasizes metaphysical, spiritual, and psychological cultivation in addition to physical practice. It offers Yoga practitioners and teachers a way to enrich and advance their physical Yoga practice through a deeper understanding of physiology, psychology, philosophy, and spirituality centered on vedic and tantric principles. Woven together with stories from Sri Shyam Sundar Goswami’s life, the book explains pratyâhâra (control of the senses), châranâ (yogic bodybuilding), mental concentration exercises, and the energy-focusing and purifying muscular-control movements known as mudras, including the metabolism-boosting mahamudra and advanced pelvic mudras and sexual practices to transcend the ego. The book explores methods of internal purification such as dhauti (cleansing of the stomach with air or water), vasti (intestinal cleansing), neti (nasal cleansing), trâtaka (visual concentration exercises), and kapâlabhâti (diaphragmatic hyperventilation) and shows how these purifications are necessary before beginning the advanced breathing practices of prânayâma to eradicate deep internal impurities and strengthen the immune system. Exploring the philosophy of Yoga, the book shares meditative exercises for introspection, expanding consciousness, and seeking your true divine nature. As the teachings and life of Sri S. S. Goswami show, by strengthening the body, vital force, and mind, one can master all three for a long, healthy, harmonious life.

Yoga Therapy Theory

Author : Kazuo Kimura
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781536906264
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Yoga Therapy Theory written by Kazuo Kimura and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yoga therapy holds the key to effectively addressing stress and lifestyle diseases. Conventional medicine is useful for alleviating symptoms, but yoga therapy that is grounded in traditional theory identifies and addresses causes deeper than the physical body. Yoga therapy practices build resistance to stress and increase resilience. Kazuo Keishin Kimura is a Raja Yoga Acharya who has devoted himself to making traditional yogic wisdom accessible in Japan. With this English translation of his book, he hopes to contribute internationally to yoga therapy's development as a respected modality. In this book, Kimura points out how traditional yoga theory is missing from modern-day yoga instruction. He then explains traditional yoga's view of the mind-body complex as five koshas (sheaths), each with specific functions and attributes. Just as medical doctors examine patients before deciding on treatment, yoga therapists must obtain informed consent and assess the conditions of all koshas. Understanding yoga's horse-drawn chariot metaphor for human structure and function is also helpful to see beyond symptoms and to identify root causes of disease. Kimura skillfully guides readers to understand these two theories of human structure and function, and illustrates how they can be incorporated into both yoga therapy assessment and practice.

The Ashtanga Yoga

Author : Manju Jois
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781773660523
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book The Ashtanga Yoga written by Manju Jois and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground - breaking guide to Ashtanga yoga, by two of the world's leading teachers, Manju Jois and Greg Tebb, is the only book on yoga you'll ever need. The Ashtanga system, which is in the Hatha yoga tradition, was passed down by Sri T. Krishnamacharya and is now practiced by thousands of people around the world. Traditionally in Ashtanga, there are three main sequences of postures: Primary (Yoga Chikitsa), Intermediate (Nadi Sodhana), and Advanced Series (Sthira Bhaga). The traditional system of Ashtanga is based on Patanjali's philosophy of "eight limbs" of yoga. Students practice a sequence of poses linked with Vinyasa (breath movement) using Ujjayi Pranayama (deep rhythmic breathing), Bandha (muscular and energetic locks), and Drishti (meditative gaze points). This system has often been misunderstood in the west as it has been taught as a powerful form of exercise with little emphasis on the therapeutic benefits. Finally, two of the world's leading Ashtanga teachers team up to demystify the practice and its teachings, bringing to light the role of yoga in long-term health, the benefits of each pose as well as illustrating safe adjustments for poses in each series.

Embodying the Yoga Sutras

Author : Ranju Roy
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 1578636884
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Embodying the Yoga Sutras written by Ranju Roy and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2019-11 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not another translation but a highly readable and in-depth exploration of select passages from this essential classical text as a key to the complete path of yoga "The fruit of a lifetime of inquiry and practice, this is a book that the world needs." --Mark Singleton, author of Yoga Body and Roots of Yoga "Unassuming, generous and brilliant, Dave and Ranju teach from the heart with wit and wisdom." --Tara Fraser, Director Yoga Junction, author Yoga for You and Yoga Bliss Understanding Patanjali's Yoga Sutras is the key to understanding yoga itself, and yet relatively few of today's practitioners know how to apply these ancient Sanskrit aphorisms to contemporary life. Ranju Roy and David Charlton focus on 18 of the most important sutras and show how each one illuminates the relationship between the body, the breath, and the mind. The authors examine the interplay of three key terms: support, direction, and space. They suggest that only by taking "support" can you establish a clear direction; and once a direction is established then space can open up. This formula can be applied as successfully to the body (in asana) as to the breath (in pranayama) and the mind (through meditation). Embodying the Yoga Sutras is a practical and a deeply philosophical book.

Yoga of the Subtle Body

Author : Tias Little
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834829762
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Yoga of the Subtle Body written by Tias Little and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his expert teachings, philosophical insights, and pragmatic imagery, world-class yoga instructor Tias Little turns the anatomy of the physical body into a tool for navigating the subtle body If you spend considerable time doing yoga, you begin to see that it is about much more than just the body—the practice of yoga in fact reveals that the body is in no way separate from the psychospiritual forces that animate it. Here, Tias Little provides a way to understand these forces as they relate to an integrated yoga of body, mind, and spirit. He unites somatic concepts and wisdom teachings in this practical guide to the anatomy of the physical, mental, emotional, and subtle (or energetic) body. Little is a master teacher who offers us a guided tour of the body’s structure and physical anatomy, then uses this new structural awareness as the basis for exploring the subtle body. In a meaningful and pragmatic way, the book maps the connection between the body and the rich symbolism that pervades the yogic imagination, including the chakras, nadis, and koshas. Further, Little offers readers clear, insightful yoga, pranayama, and meditation exercises that apply these body-mind principles.

The Politics and Promise of Yoga

Author : Anjali Kanojia
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498599354
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Politics and Promise of Yoga written by Anjali Kanojia and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-10-17 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yoga is many things to many people. However, the basics of yoga are worth understanding given its popularity and the benefits of the practice. This includes understanding yoga's roots, its origins, its development within and outside India as well as the research involving yoga as an integrative therapeutic modality. The author introduces the topic of yoga to healthcare officials, practitioners, skeptics, and a range of curious people in between. For yoga practitioners and those interested in the practice, The Politics and Promise of Yoga: Contemporary Relevance of an Ancient Practice outlines a condensed view of traditional yoga practices and provides a glimpse into the origin of yoga within Indian history and philosophy. The author hopes that policymakers will be interested in this evidence-based scientific practice so that it can be systematically incorporated into mainstream biomedical systems around the globe. This book also serves to confirm existing knowledge and historical nuances about yoga and also addresses contemporary debates and politics which revolve around the practice.

The Story of Yoga

Author : Alistair Shearer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1787383717
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Yoga written by Alistair Shearer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did an ancient Indian spiritual discipline turn into a $20+ billion-a-year mainstay of the global wellness industry? What happened along yoga's winding path from the caves and forests of the sages to the gyms, hospitals and village halls of the modern West? This comprehensive history sets yoga in its global cultural context for the first time. It leads us on a fascinating journey across the world, from arcane religious rituals and medieval body-magic, through muscular Christianity and the British Raj, to the Indian nationalist movement and the arrival of yoga in the twentieth-century West. We discover how the practice reached its present-day ubiquity and how it became embedded in powerful social currents shaping the world's future, such as feminism, digital media, celebrity culture, the stress pandemic and the quest for an authentic identity in the face of unprecedented change. Shearer's revealing history boasts a colorful cast of characters past and present, who tell an engaging tale of scholars and scandal, science and spirit, wisdom and waywardness. This is the untold story of yoga, warts and all.