Universalist and Missionary Jainism: Jain Yoga of the Terāpanthī Traidtion
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Modern Yoga
Positioning Yoga: Balancing Acts Across Cultures
Positioning Yoga considers how the recent development of yoga, from its introduction to Western audiences by the Indian Swami Vivekananda at the 1893 …
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The Revival of Yoga in Contemporary India
In India, yoga is understood as a unique and valuable cultural resource that has the potential to revitalize both an individual’s health and the India …
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Manufacturing Yogis: Swami Vivekananda as a Yoga Teacher
Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) was the first Indian to teach yoga in the West. This study examines his life and background and his participation in the …
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The Master’s Narrative: Swami Sivananda and the Transnational Production of Yoga
The Master’s Narrative: Swami Sivananda and the Transnational Production of Yoga
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Adapt, Adjust, Accomodate’: The Production of Yoga in a Transnational World
In this paper, Sivananda’s own poetry and the many pamphlets and books produced by this noted swami, his contemporaries, and his successors through th …
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Yoga Makarana of T. Krishnamacharya
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Yoga in Modern Society
Over the past three decades, yoga has become a real trend in the fitness and wellness industry, but what effect does the practice have on the lives of …
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Debating Yoga and Mindfulness in Public Schools: Reforming Secular Education or Reestablishing Religion?
A call for clarity in newer realms of religion and public education, Yoga and mindfulness activities, with roots in Asian traditions such as Hinduism or Buddhism, have been brought into growing number …