Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice, (Paperback)

from AzureMountain

I learned a lot from this book but I found it dense, textbook like and difficult to settle into and enjoy

from gratefulyoga

A book full of remarkable revelations about the history of modern yoga. It makes it clear that much of what we consider "ancient tradition" (with regards to the postures, at least) was actually created in the early 1900's by Indian teachers in response to changing cultural and historical circumst...

from gratefulyoga

A book full of remarkable revelations about the history of modern yoga. It makes it clear that much of what we consider "ancient tradition" (with regards to the postures, at least) was actually created in the early 1900's by Indian teachers in response to changing cultural and historical circumst...