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The book reviews existing scientific literature, evaluating the quality and methodology of studies related to each claim. [1] Broad identifies evidence supporting some benefits of yoga as exercise, such as reducing anxiety and improving mood, while noting areas where evidence is lacking, such as in weight loss . [ 1 ]
Swami Hariharananda Aranya (1869–1947) was a yogi, [2] author, and founder of Kapil Math in Madhupur, India, which is the only monastery in the world that actively teaches and practices Samkhya philosophy. [3] His book, Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali with Bhasvati, is considered to be one of the most authentic and authoritative classical ...
Hansa Yogendra (born 8 October 1947) is an Indian yoga guru, author, researcher and TV personality. [1] [2] [3] She is director of The Yoga Institute in Mumbai, founded by her father-in-law Shri Yogendra.
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The Dattātreyayogaśāstra is the first text to describe and teach yoga as having three types, namely mantra yoga, laya yoga, and hatha yoga. All three lead to samadhi , the goal of raja yoga . Mantra yoga consists simply of repeating mantras until powers ( siddhis ) are obtained.
(2001) Yoga for the Three Stages of Life: Developing Your Practice As an Art Form, a Physical Therapy, and a Guiding Philosophy, Inner Traditions. ISBN 978-0892818204 (2005) The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga: The Authoritative Presentation - Based on 30 Years of Direct Study Under the Legendary Yoga Teacher Krishnamacha, Da Capo. ISBN 978 ...
The book was one of the first three reference works on asanas (yoga postures) in the development of yoga as exercise in the mid-20th century, the other two being Selvarajan Yesudian and Elisabeth Haich's 1941 Sport és Jóga (in Spanish: an English version appeared in 1953) and Theos Bernard's 1944 Hatha Yoga: The Report of a Personal Experience. [2]
Hatha Yoga: The Report of a Personal Experience is a 1943 book by Theos Casimir Bernard describing what he learnt of hatha yoga, ostensibly in India.It is one of the first books in English to describe and illustrate a substantial number of yoga poses (); it describes the yoga purifications (), yoga breathing (), yogic seals (), and meditative union at a comparable level of detail.