Yoga Body
The Origins of Modern Posture Practice
by Mark Singleton
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appears in Yoga, Health, and History.
Yoga is so prevalent in the modern worldpracticed by pop stars, taught in schools, and offered in yoga centers, health clubs, and even shopping mallsthat we take its presence, and its meaning, for granted. But how did the current yoga boom happen And is it really rooted in ancient Indian practices, as many of its adherents claimIn this ground...
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