How Traditional is Modern Yoga?

A podcast conversation with J. Brown

Relating the past to the present

What makes yoga yogic instead of something else?

I enjoyed this conversation with J. Brown. We explore the evolution of physical practice and what connects today’s yoga to ancient foundations.

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 examine philosophical distinctions – including duality and non-duality, and nivritti and pravritti dharma – as well as whether yoga is more about the how and the why than it is about what.

Our discussion is available below, or on podcast platforms – search for J. Brown Yoga Talks. To find out more about The Truth of Yoga, and online courses on texts and traditions, visit truthofyoga.com.

📷 Detail from "Rama in the forest of the sages" (Mehrangarh Museum Trust)

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