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Power Yoga
On the occasion of International Yoga Day 2021, I’m sharing some excerpts from The Truth of Yoga. Their focus is yoga and politics. Whatever the merits of acknowledging yoga as India's gift to the world, this message has political objectives. That's increasingly common in globalised yoga, with various agendas now at play. Some of these issues are discussed in The Truth of Yoga, from campaigns against injustice to questions of cultural appropriation and decolonisation. One of those chapters is entitled “Power Yoga” and included here…