{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-yoga-from-its-tantric-roots-to-the-modern-yoga-studio-paperback","title":"A Brief History of Yoga — Tantric Roots of Modern Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost books will tell you yoga began in the Vedas. Ramesh Bjonnes disagrees — and spends 152 unhurried pages explaining why the practice you meet in a modern studio grew instead out of Tantra, among teachers the standard histories tend to skip past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a short book with an argument in it, which is rarer than it sounds. If you have ever stood in a class and wondered where any of this actually came from, this is the one to read first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e, 152 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ramesh Bjonnes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.5 x 5.5 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArgument:\u003c\/strong\u003e yoga developed among the teachers of Tantra, not in Vedic society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduces the tradition's most influential teachers along the way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eHow to read it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStart at the front.\u003c\/strong\u003e The case builds; it is not a reference book to dip into.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead it before a teacher training.\u003c\/strong\u003e It gives you the historical frame most trainings assume you already have.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKeep it near your mat.\u003c\/strong\u003e Short enough to finish across a couple of weeks of practice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePair it with a history of Tantra\u003c\/strong\u003e if the argument grabs you — this book is the doorway, not the whole house.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#000D0B,#40514E); color:#f3f3f3; padding:20px 24px; border-radius:8px; margin:28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#c9a96e; margin-top:0;\"\u003e✨ Temple Tip — a good first book, not a first-and-only\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eBjonnes is making a case, and cases have opponents. Read it, then read someone who argues for Vedic origins. The disagreement is the interesting part, and you will understand your own practice better for having sat in the middle of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eIs this a practice manual?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eNo. There are no pose sequences here. It is a history of where yoga came from and who shaped it.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eHow long is it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e152 pages, in a 8.5 x 5.5 inch paperback — a few evenings.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eDo I need to know Sanskrit or Indian history?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eNo. It is written for readers who care about yoga's past without being scholars of it.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eWhat is the central claim?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eThat yoga did not originate in Vedic society but developed among the teachers of Tantra.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eWhen was it published?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eJune 25, 2018.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is this a practice manual?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"No. There are no pose sequences here. 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