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Author:   Dr. Raj Balkaran
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Leaping Hare Press
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9780711271883

ISBN 10:   0711271887
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   21 June 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 ŚIVA, LORD OF YOGA PERFECTION POSE ELEPHANT TRUNK POSE WAR GOD POSE MOUNTAIN POSE WARRIOR POSE TERROR POSE DOG POSE COBRA POSE LORD OF DANCE POSE CORPSE POSE   CHAPTER 2 VIṢṆU THE COMPASSIONATE RECLINING POSE EAGLE POSE FISH POSE TORTOISE POSE LION POSE THREE-STRIDES POSE MONKEY POSE CHILD POSE TWO-HEADED BIRD POSE YOGIC SLEEP POSE   CHAPTER 3 DEVI AND HER MANIFESTATIONS SWAN POSE LOTUS POSE PLOUGH POSE CRANE POSE CRESCENT MOON POSE THRONE POSE NAVEL POSE HERO POSE SCORPION POSE LEG BEHIND HEAD POSE   CHAPTER 4 THE POWER OF THE GODS REVERENCE POSE HORSE POSE HALF-MOON POSE COW FACE POSE WHEEL POSE ARCHER POSE TREE POSE NOOSE POSE THUNDERBOLT POSE YOGIC STAFF POSE   CHAPTER 5 THE WISDOM OF THE SAGES SAGE MARĪCI POSE SAGE KAŚYAPA POSE SAGE ṚCĪKA POSE SAGE VASIṢṬHA POSE SAGE VIŚVĀMITRA POSE SAGE GĀLAVA POSE SAGE AṢṬĀVAKRA POSE SAGE DURVĀSAS POSE SAGE MATSYENDRA POSE SAGE BHARADVĀJA POSE   CONCLUSION INDEX FURTHER READING ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY  

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The storytelling is brilliant at intermingling allegorical and emotional truths to enhance the practice of yoga.. a unique, commanding perspective that will enrich any yoga practice. * Foreword Reviews *

The storytelling is brilliant at intermingling allegorical and emotional truths to enhance the practice of yoga.. a unique, commanding perspective that will enrich any yoga practice. * Foreword Reviews * A must-own book for yoga enthusiasts, spiritual seekers, and students of mythology. * Manhattan Book Review * Beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout, The Stories Behind the Poses will be a treasured addition. * Midwest Book Review *

Author Information

Dr Raj Balkaran is a renowned scholar of Hindu mythology and author of The Goddess and the King in Indian Myth (2018) and The Goddess and the Sun in Indian Myth (2020). He holds advanced degrees in Hinduism from the University of Toronto and University of Calgary. A seasoned online educator with a global cohort of students, Dr Balkaran also teaches online courses privately and at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. He apprenticed with an Indian master for twelve years as part of a living oral tradition dedicated to the preservation and application of Hindu mythology and philosophy. He therefore brings hundreds of hours of traditional transmissions of yoga philosophy tothe table, which he dovetails with academic rigor and captivating storytelling.

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