Taken from Georg Feuerstein, The Yoga Tradition Some of us are concerned about yoga being an Eastern religion. They fear that by taking up the practice of yoga, they might undermine their own religious faith. Are their fears warranted? Is Yoga a religion? The quick answer to both questions is: instead of undermining their personal faith, Yoga can actually deepen it. In...
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This subject is quite controversial as scholars argue about how and where yoga originally began. There is even recent research by Mark Singleton suggesting that modern asanas (or yoga postures) originate from Indian nationalism and early 20th-century women’s gymnastic movements in Europe and the United States! Far be it from me to pretend to be a well-versed scholar –...
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