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How Traditional is Modern Yoga?

What makes yoga yogic instead of something else? Join me for a chat with J. Brown about the evolution of physical practice and what connects modern yoga to ancient tradition.... To quote J.'s show notes, we "discuss the tendency of historical figures to invent things but still present them as being very old,” along with “influences that led to a modern postural approach,” and other topics from Tantra to the Hatha Pradipika. We also cover philosophical distinctions – including duality and non-duality – and whether yoga is more about how and why than it is about what.

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