A History of Modern Yoga

Context


Joseph Campbell — Kundalini Yoga: The God Syllable "AUM"

If Gandhi took a Western Yoga Class

Yoga in America Study

Andrea R. Jain: The Evolution of Yoga from Disparate Origins

Yoga – history and tradition from India

Yoga Unveiled Movie

The Yoga of the Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati: Haṭhayoga on the Cusp of Modernity

Visual History of Non-seated Asana

The Beatles, Yoga and how their Trip to India changed Everything

Early Pioneers and Yoga Evangelists

Swami Vivekananda

Vivekananda’s Speech

Vivekananda’s Speech at World Parliament of Religions Film

Yoga Landed in the U.S. Way Earlier Than You'd Think—And Fitness Was Not the Point

Krishnamacharya’s Impact

A.G. Mohan on Krishnamacharya

Paramahansa Yogananda

B.K.S. Iyengar

The Institutionalization of the Yoga Tradition: “Gurus” B.K.S. Iyengar and Yogini Sunita in Britian

Indra Devi

Pattabhi Jois

Sri Swami Satchidananda

Yoga Narratives: Religion and the Quest for Meaning

Who Owns Yoga Movie

The Guru’s Ghost

Why Are Schools Banning Yoga?

Hindu American Foundation

The International Day of Yoga: Hindu Religious Nationalism or a Lifestyle Initiative? *

Is Yoga Kosher? How a Modern Orthodox Jew struggled to reconcile her yogic practice with her Judaism

Is it Okay for Christians to Practice Yoga?

Should a Pious Muslim Practice Yoga?

Cultural Appropriation, Capitalism and Globalization

A Ga. School Bans The Greeting 'Namaste.' Do They Know What It Means?

How Spiritual Snobs Became the New One Percent

Marianne Williamson and the religion of ‘spirituality’

Wellness As Business: Why So Many M.B.A.s Are Turning To Yoga And Pilates For Work And Well-Being

Yoga in America Often Exploits My Culture—but You May Not Even Realize It

Is My Yoga Cultural Appropriation? What to Do About It

Western Yoga is a Great Example of Cultural Appropriation

University yoga class canceled because of ‘oppression, cultural genocide’

A Note about Cultural Appropriation Since Nearly Forever

Accessibility is More than Modifying Asana

DOES YOGA HAVE A SKINNY WHITE GIRL PROBLEM?

Why Men Refuse To Do Yoga: Especially If They Aren’t White

The Uncommon Yogi: A History of Blacks and Yoga in the U.S. Movie

The cover shoot that brought me face to face with racism in the wellness industry

Yoga as Healing for the Black Community

No, We’re Not Asking Too Much: On Making Yoga More Inclusive

A Wake-Up Call for Over-Represented Yogis

Making Yoga Inclusive and Accessible

How do you know if you’re Spiritually Bypassing?

What’s so feminist about yoga?

The Demise of the Guru Model: Abuse and the rise Post-lineage Practice

Bikram ESPN 30 for 30 (Trigger Warning)

From Bikram Choudhury to Gurmeet Ram Rahim, why does India have so many disgraced gurus?

Yoga's Culture of Sexual Abuse: Nine Women Tell Their Stories (Trigger Warning)

The Case of Manos: When Women Become Permissible Collateral Damage (Trigger Warning)

Donna Farhi - “Yoga's Culture of Abuse” article and radio interview (Trigger Warning)

“Post-Lineage Yoga” term coined by Theo Wildcroft

Instagram, Yoga Celebrities, and Yoga as a Marketing Buzzword

Instagram Yogis

Celebrities Doing Yoga

Goat Yoga, Drunk Yoga, Yoga Facelift, BDSM Yoga, Heavy Metal Yoga, EDM Yoga, Trap Yoga, Yoga with Lemurs, Boxing Yoga, Broga

The Bhagavad Gita

Brahma by Ralph Waldo Emerson *

The First Book of Yoga: The Enduring Influence of the Bhagavad Gita

Caste in the Bhagavad Gita *