History Of Yoga Book

From ancient india to modern day civilizations find out how the history of yoga impacts your practice today.

History of yoga book. It s nearly 40 years since light on yoga brought yoga to a western audience and this book is now an essential. The first book of yoga. A brief history of yoga. From ancient india to the modern west delves into a simple question of how yoga went from a spiritual practice to a physical one.

The yoga has its roots in indian philosophy from ancient times. By ramesh bjonnes jun 22 2018. Alistair shearer s the story of yoga. Core of the yoga sutras 14 99.

4 3 out of 5 stars 19. The history of yoga is as fascinating as it is mysterious and plays a huge role in the yoga we know and love today. If you are studying the yoga sutras of pantanjali the harha yoga paprika and or the bhagavad gita this book is the perfect companion because it helps us to understand the historical perspective of the holy books of yoga. The enduring influence of the bhagavad gita learn why this ancient indian text has had such a powerful and lasting influence on western writers thinkers and yogis.

This book explains the chronology of the history of yoga. Far more than a reconstruction of the history of modern yoga the book is an important contribution to the history of orientalism the brahmo samaj and neo vedanta prof david gordon white department of religious studies university of california santa barbara a history of modern yoga is a timely work of astute rigorous critical scholarship. The early writings on yoga were transcribed on fragile palm leaves that were easily damaged destroyed or lost. History of yoga yoga s history has many places of obscurity and uncertainty due to its oral transmission of sacred texts and the secretive nature of its teachings.

This work from bks iyengar the world s most respected yoga teacher is a wonderful introduction to the. Yoga first appeared in the sacred texts of the rig veda more than 5 000 years ago and has taught us so much since then.