Overview

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.

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""Like having a face-to-face conversation with the author."" -Dr. James D. Neill, AstrophysicistCalifornia Institute of Technology ""Historically accurate. Thoughtfully discusses the connections of Yoga with science, society and the economy. Beautifully written."" -Dr. Madhav M. Deshpande, SanskritistUniversity of MichiganOxford Center for Hindu StudiesNational Institute of Advanced Studies ""It is a lovely thing. Congratulations! Most interesting argument for optimism about the future of Yoga. Lots of goodies on every page. Well done!"" -Dr. Thomas R. Trautmann, HistorianUniversity of Michigan ""The writing was accessible and engaging. I learned a lot."" -Gaynelle Grover, PartnerStealThunder ""Very fascinating and informative. A mighty little book!"" -JoAnn Margolis, Retired Librarian

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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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