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Yoga Mythology: 64 Asanas and Their Stories

By Devdutt Pattanaik

Book information

Publisher
Harper Collins
Year
2019
ISBN
9789353570859, 9789353570842, 9353570859
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (5147069 bytes)
Pages
344\0
Library
Mobilism
Time added
2023-11-04 06:13:58

Description

The popular names of many yogic asanas -- from Virbhadra-asana and Hanuman-asana to Matsyendra-asana, Kurma-asana and Ananta-asana -- are based on characters and personages from Indian mythology. Who were these mythological characters, what were their stories, and how are they connected to yogic postures? Devdutt Pattanaik's newest book Yoga Mythology (co-written with international yoga practitioner Matt Rulli) retells the fascinating tales from Hindu, Buddhist and Jain lore that lie behind the yogic asanas the world knows so well; in the process he draws attention to an Indic worldview based on the concepts of eternity, rebirth, liberation and empathy that has nurtured yoga for thousands of years.

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