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    The Yoga Manifesto
    The Yoga Manifesto
    The Yoga Manifesto
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    The Yoga Manifesto

    By Brian Dana Akers

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    Yoga's glorious past, astonishing present—and breathtaking future.

    The Yoga Manifesto answers two questions: Why Yoga? Why now?

    It summarizes the very long and remarkable history of Yoga from its Indian origins to its global present, its entanglement with money, where it fits in the constellation of religions, its dialectic with science, its place in today's society, and the bright future of Yoga.


    Table of Contents

    Introduction
    Yoga and History
    Yoga and Money
    Yoga and Religion
    Yoga and Science
    Yoga and Society
    Yoga and the Future
    Author
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateMay 21, 2024
    ISBN9780989996686
    The Yoga Manifesto
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    Brian Dana Akers

    Brian Dana Akers began practicing Yoga at age twelve, learning Sanskrit at seventeen, and working in publishing at twenty-three. You can find out more about him at brianakers.com.

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      Contents

      Introduction

      Yoga and History

      Yoga and Money

      Yoga and Religion

      Yoga and Science

      Yoga and Society

      Yoga and the Future

      Author

      Introduction

      This is The Yoga Manifesto. It answers two questions: Why Yoga? Why now?

      I will summarize the very long and remarkable history of Yoga from its Indian origins to its global present, its entanglement with money, where it fits in the constellation of religions, its dialectic with science, its place in today’s society, and the bright future of Yoga. I believe that increasing the Yoga community’s self-awareness, clarity of thought, and purity of motive will benefit the entire world.

      This manifesto draws on current and classic scholarship, and my long, thoughtful life. I started Yoga at the age of 12—and I’m now well past 62!—so more than half a century. I also tapped the expertise of Dr. Madhav M. Deshpande (linguist), Dr. James D. Neill (astrophysicist), and Dr. Thomas R. Trautmann (historian). The improvements are theirs; the remaining shortcomings are mine.

      The word yogis includes

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