Eighty-four Asanas in Yoga Sahitya Akademi Delhi 1 Introduction 3 1

1 Introduction 3 1

Sandipani Mahavidhyalaya

before he landed on the soil of America

First published in 1963 Presuppositions of India's Philosophies in intended as an introductory text for courses in the philosophical systems of classical Indian thought

Eighty-four Asanas in Yoga Sahitya Akademi Delhi 1 Introduction 3 1Physical postures (asanas) are the most important and often the only constituent of modern Yoga. Many practitioners believe that the postures derive from an ancient original set of eighty four asanas. This book, for the first time, traces traditions of eighty four postures by examining original materials, including drawings, descriptions in older Indic texts and modern publications which reflect contemporary traditions. It also takes up a number of