Yoga Mythology: 64 Asanas & Their Stories

Devdutt Pattanaik

Jan 2023 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Neil Shah

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Deepen Your Yoga Experience with the Origin Stories of sixty-four Common Asanas Explore the stories from Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology that nurtured the idea of yoga and shaped the development of its most iconic asanas. Learn how svana-asana (dog pose) is connected to Shiva, bhujanga-asana (cobra pose) was inspired by shape-shifting beings who live below the earth, and much more. Many practitioners are unaware of yoga's underlying philosophy, symbols, and rituals because modern teachers often emphasize the physical over the mental and spiritual components. Yoga Mythology brings this overlooked wisdom to light by recounting the lore behind more than sixty asanas, drawing attention to an Indic worldview based on the concepts of eternity, rebirth, liberation, and empathy. This book makes it easy and enjoyable to connect with yogic principles and expand the mental and spiritual aspects of your practice.

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4.5

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Mathilde Riou

June 15, 2023

enjoyed it lot. very interesting

About the author

Devdutt Pattanaik writes on the relevance of mythology in modern times. He is the author of over thirty books, with bestsellers like Jaya, Sita, Business Sutra, My Gita and Devlok with Devdutt to his credit. HarperCollins has published Shiva to Shankara, Culture, Leader, and I Am Divine by him previously.

Neil Shah is an Audie Award-nominated narrator and AudioFile Earphones Award winner who has recorded over one hundred audiobooks. A classically trained actor with an MFA from the Old Globe/University of San Diego program, Neil has appeared off-Broadway and on regional stages, as well as in film and television.

Matthew Rulli is a former US marine and an experienced registered yoga teacher (E-RYT 500) who has been studying Sanskrit and Eastern philosophy for over a decade.

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