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The Evolution of Modern Yoga

Mandala Publishing · sold by Insight Editions · $29.99 · in stock

Before the modern era, most yogis were men who renounced worldly life. Non-seated postures—first mentioned in texts about a thousand years ago—served as warm-ups for subtler techniques, and the ultimate goal was to sit like a stone. The average modern yoga class, by contrast, is predominantly female and centred on postural sequences for health and well-being. How did an ancient approach to renouncing the world become a branch of the globalised wellness industry? In The Evolution of Modern Yoga , scholar-practitioner Daniel Simpson offers a lucid and accessible guide to how the aims and…

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