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a sharp eye for human foibles and historical oddities" and "makes a bold attempt to ride the elephant. As blindfolded as everyone else, he wobbles a bit, but hangs on for long enough to produce something that a lot of people have been waiting for: a penetrating, body-aware cultural history of a modern spirituality, written through richly realized characters." What Remski says he misses in
Goldberg's book is answers to questions like what Indian physical yoga was before the transformation.
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was the despised religious practice of a small minority on the fringes of Indian society. In the first stage, pioneers such as
Yogendra and Kuvalayananda treated yoga as the subject of medical inquiry, making it both secular and socially acceptable. Next, advocates of exercise brought standing poses
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Part I, "Divesting Yoga of the Sacred", consists mainly of five chapters on
Yogendra and five on Kuvalayananda, who pioneered the medical study of yoga, at the start of the 20th century the territory of despised vagrants, beggars, and fakirs, and in so doing helped to make yoga acceptable.
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Part II, "Making Yoga
Dynamic", consists mostly of three chapters on Pant Pratinidhi, an enthusiast for exercise and a powerful advocate for Surya Namaskar; three on Krishnamacharya, described as the father of modern yoga, who incorporated many
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The book received mixed reviews, noting
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into his teaching, alongside the jumping transitions of Surya
Namaskar, creating more standing poses and the dynamic vinyasa style of yoga that he taught to his pupils including Iyengar and
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The book is illustrated with historic monochrome photographs of its protagonists and places associated with them, and a few drawings showing movements of the body and muscles affected.
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Goldberg divides the path of modern yoga into three steps, corresponding to the three parts of the book: Medicalisation, becoming
Dynamic, and Resacralisation.
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calls the book "a richly detailed examination of modern yoga" and suggests that it will appeal to both practitioners and scholars.
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The book's thesis is that modern yoga progressed in three stages from its pre-1900 state to what is observed today. Before 1900,
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did, to yoga studios on almost very corner". In her view, Goldberg "does a masterful job" of explaining the transformation. The
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1723:Lilias, Yoga and You
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3192:Yoga hybrids
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2386:Five sheaths
2381:Three bodies
2254:Anusara Yoga
2217:Forrest Yoga
2209:Sarah Powers
2204:Paul Grilley
2177:
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2161:Iyengar Yoga
2127:Stephen Cope
2117:Kripalu Yoga
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1642:Anne Cushman
1632:Mindful Yoga
1607:Yoga tourism
1590:For children
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1335:Janice Gates
1193:Downward dog
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3107:As exercise
3005:Yantra yoga
3000:Devata yoga
2909:Anapanasati
2752:Sexual Yoga
2673:Kapalabhati
2643:Sama vritti
2594:Surat Shabd
2520:Eight limbs
2450:Bhakti yoga
2437:Three Yogas
2373:Subtle body
2293:Modern yoga
2259:John Friend
2199:Paulie Zink
2148:Bikram Yoga
2122:Amrit Desai
2091:Ananda Yoga
2002:A. G. Mohan
1687:Aerial yoga
1516:B. C. Ghosh
1469:Vivekananda
966:Modern yoga
937:Ernest Wood
878:Gavin Flood
839:Jason Birch
313:of popular
60:Modern yoga
3262:Categories
3219:Yoga Nidra
3025:Karmamudra
2990:Sahajayana
2762:Hatha yoga
2728:Mahasiddha
2648:Shatkarmas
2599:Aghor Yoga
2552:Pratyahara
2473:Philosophy
2455:Jnana yoga
2445:Karma yoga
2288:Hatha yoga
2265:2006
2252:1997
2246:Bryan Kest
2236:Power Yoga
2234:1995
2221:1984
2215:1982
2186:1975
2159:1975
2146:1973
2140:Swami Rama
2133:1971
2115:1966
2102:1966
2096:Kriyananda
2089:1965
2076:1963
2056:1959
2040:Tim Miller
2007:Indra Devi
1978:1934
1965:1924
1947:1918
1916:2012
1908:2009
1900:2006
1881:2020
1873:2019
1865:2017
1857:2016
1849:2015
1834:2010
1826:2005
1811:2004
1803:1996
1701:By country
1685:2014
1679:2013
1668:2003
1630:1990
1626:Naked yoga
1624:1938
1521:K. V. Iyer
1473:1896
1421:Yoga pants
1399:Yoga brick
1325:Yoga nidra
1323:2008
1317:2007
1311:2002
1305:1979
1260:Standards
1088:Hatha yoga
907:Max MĆ¼ller
531:References
344:in America
340:in Britain
311:gymnastics
291:hatha yoga
280:Indra Devi
264:K. V. Iyer
192:haį¹ha yoga
159:haį¹ha yoga
152:Indra Devi
3228:Journals
3062:Mahamudra
2980:Caryayoga
2964:Vajrayana
2937:Yogachara
2904:Vipassana
2886:Theravada
2745:Kundalini
2740:Laya Yoga
2678:Bhastrika
2616:Mahamudra
2547:Pranayama
2463:RÄja yoga
1837:Yoga Body
1692:Beer yoga
1657:Cyndi Lee
1595:For women
1476:Raja Yoga
1426:Lululemon
1231:Pranayama
1213:Tree pose
1037:Yoga Body
773:926062252
446:Yoga Body
383:new agers
353:Reception
326:Hollywood
309:from the
110:991434887
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3047:Mahayoga
2926:Mahayana
2877:Buddhism
2638:Kumbhaka
2513:Concepts
2428:Hinduism
2406:Sushumna
2194:Yin Yoga
1980:Viniyoga
1670:Acroyoga
1558:Hot yoga
1404:Yoga mat
1365:Journals
1117:Category
735:22 March
687:22 March
664:22 March
638:22 March
523:in 2010.
505:in 2004.
489:in 1996.
439:See also
363:Yogendra
295:vinyasas
231:Synopsis
212:vinyasas
172:vinyasas
132:Yogendra
3185:Related
3147:VinyÄsa
3137:Drishti
3082:Shingon
3057:Atiyoga
3052:Anuyoga
2894:Samatha
2695:SÄdhanÄ
2683:Trataka
2584:Pranava
2567:Samadhi
2557:DhÄraį¹Ä
2411:Pingala
2276:Related
1934:Schools
1749:Germany
1731:Britain
1708:America
1617:Hybrids
1551:Aspects
1450:History
1293:Therapy
1236:VinyÄsa
1226:Drishti
1218:Warrior
1076:Related
747:Sources
709:4 April
379:hippies
182:Context
56:Subject
3098:Modern
3078:Japan
3072:Tangmi
3068:China
2996:Tibet
2971:India
2947:Tendai
2943:Japan
2933:India
2723:Siddhi
2718:Yogini
2705:Tantra
2658:Dhauti
2611:Bandha
2606:Mudras
2579:Mantra
2562:Dhyana
2530:Niyama
2391:Chakra
1769:Sweden
1764:Russia
1744:France
1344:Events
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1167:Topics
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3015:Tummo
2952:Zazen
2690:Tapas
2668:Basti
2663:Nauli
2633:Nyasa
2574:KriyÄ
2535:Asana
2418:Prana
1939:Gurus
1894:Films
1797:Books
1784:1941
1773:2015
1759:Italy
1754:India
1735:1976
1720:1970
1712:1961
1457:Early
1391:Props
1083:Asana
470:Notes
268:Aundh
240:asana
94:Pages
66:Genre
3020:Ćsel
2713:Yogi
2653:Neti
2626:List
2589:Nada
2525:Yama
2396:Nadi
2365:Yoga
2283:Yoga
1903:Guru
1675:Doga
1098:Yoga
769:OCLC
759:ISBN
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