Yoga and the Body

The Future of Modern Yoga in the Studio and Beyond
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-73103-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 309 g

Yoga and the Body: The Future of Modern Yoga in the Studio and Beyond imagines the prospects for physical yoga practice. The authors, writing as advanced practitioners and teachers, share their enthusiasm for yoga and lay out the ways its physical practices can evolve and make an impact upon our understanding of consciousness.

The chapters examine techniques, trends, and beliefs about contemporary practices and then speculate about where these could lead. Topics include the central importance of the body in spiritual experience, the role of emotions and imagination in consciousness, the insights gained through aesthetic philosophy about the nature of reality, and yogic techniques used for exploring the mind, body, and spirit.

This book is for anyone who has ever taken a yoga class and wondered if they are missing something. It is a thoughtful and entertaining guide to embodied exploration for those who are genuinely curious about modern yoga and its future.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clark, Edward

Greene, Laurie A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Fitness, Freizeitsport, Gesundheitssport
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I: The Experience of Practice 1. Minding the Body 2. Anger is an Energy 3. A Thing of Beauty Section II: The Social World 4. What Really Matters 5. When Credentialing Doesn’t Matter 6. Why Language Matters Section III: The Transmission of Knowledge 7. The Empathetic Dilemma 8. Myths and the Negotiation of Reality 9. The Future of Technique

Über Autor(innen)

Edward Clark is the creator and artistic director of Tripsichore Yoga Theatre in London. He is internationally recognised as a teacher of advanced yoga technique and philosophy.

Laurie A. Greene, PhD, is a professor of anthropology at Stockton University and owner of Yoga Nine studios. She is the co-author of Teaching Contemporary Yoga with Edward Clark.