THE HISTORY OF YOGA

[H U G O]

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Edited July 8, 2010 by H U G O

[dwai]

Georg Fuerstein is a very good scholar of Yoga, Tantra (being a practitioner of Yoga AFAIK).

I would definitely look into his book.

 

It is hard to trace the history of Yoga, since it is very ancient. Yogic postures have been recorded on the Sarasvati-Indus seals which date back beyond 5000 BCE.

 

It's roots probably are in the Sarasvati Valley (Sarasvati was a river in Ancient India, doesn't exist anymore due to tectonic movements around 1900 BCE), rooted in Vedic civilization (what people erroneously call the Indus Valley Civilization).

[H U G O]

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Edited July 8, 2010 by H U G O

[Siliconvalley1]

I read that book long time ago and it was very good, i just hope i can read some bok maybe in spanish someday there there is only the history of Yoga.

 

Thanks dwai

 

regaaaaaaards

 

Hugo,

 

What kind of yoga were you really looking for?

 

Hatha Yoga with physical postures, breathing exercises and so on? Or specialized branches such as Kundalini yoga, kriya yoga, Gochari yoga, Svara yoga etc.? Were you looking for some kind of a practice manual? Based on what you're looking for specifically, I may be able to give you a list of books.

 

Regards,

SV

[H U G O]

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Edited July 8, 2010 by H U G O