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Ciolkosz, M. (2022). Thinking in Āsana. Movement and Philosophy in Viniyoga, Iyengar Yoga, and Ashtanga Yoga. Equinox Publishing. https://doi.org/
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Movement and Philosophy in Viniyoga, Iyengar Yoga, and Ashtanga Yoga

Matylda Ciolkosz

Thinking in Āsana is an exploration of three popular lineages of modern postural yoga - Viniyoga, Iyengar Yoga, and Ashtanga Yoga. The book describes in detail the different styles of yoga practice advocated within the three lineages, and traces the influence of this practice on the corresponding "y... Read more

Published: 2022
Pages: 250

eBook: 9781800502130

Paperback: 9781800502123

Hardback: 9781800502116

Thinking in Āsana is an exploration of three popular lineages of modern postural yoga - Viniyoga, Iyengar Yoga, and Ashtanga Yoga. The book describes in detail the different styles of yoga practice advocated within the three lineages, and traces the influence of this practice on the corresponding "yoga philosophies". While Viniyoga, Iyengar Yoga, and Ashtanga Yoga name the yoga of Patanjali as the source of their teachings, the interpretations of Patanjali's system differ significantly between the three lineages. A careful examination suggests that these differences can be accounted for by referring to the differences in the kinds of movement experienced during yoga practice. Linguistic theories of George Lakoff and Mark Johnson provide methodological groundwork for such examination. By deconstructing the experience of movement specific to modern postural yoga practice, and by juxtaposing it to a linguistic analysis of a textual corpus, Thinking in Āsana argues that there is a systematic relation between how yoga is practiced and how yoga philosophy is understood. In doing so, the book not only gives a detailed, insightful look at modern postural yoga in practice and theory, but it also emphasises the role of movement in human meaning-making activity.

Matylda Ciolkosz
Matylda Ciolkosz is scholar of religions and an Assistant Professor at the Institute for the Study of Religions, Jagiellonian University in Krakow.

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