Yoga - Philosophy for Everyone - Friend, John, Allhoff, Fritz, S.pdf

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD
EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PART 1 COMING INTO THE SPACE: WHAT IS
YOGA?
CHAPTER 1 HOW YOGA WON THE WEST
In the Beginning…
Stepping on the Mat
The Exploration of Yoga
It’s All a Matter of Perspective
The Birth of Yoga
What does ‘Divine’ Mean to You?
A New Era Begins…
What Goes Up Must Come Down
A Shift in Perspective
The Father of Modern Yoga
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The Cycle Repeats Itself
How Yoga Won the West
CHAPTER 2 WILL I FIND MY GURU IN INDIA?
The Winding Road to India
Many Masters, Many Roads
Spiritual Boot Camp
Breaking Through
A New Day
CHAPTER 3 THE SEEKER
Sweat, Stretch, and Practical Philosophy
‘I’m Spiritual, but not Religious.’ What’s the Difference?
A ‘Spiritual Science’ is not just an Oxymoron
A Bull Market (or a Market of Bull)
Any God You Like
Into the Future
CHAPTER 4 MEN, SPORTS, AND YOGA
Do Real Men Do Yoga?
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Mark’s Story: ‘It was like Line Dancing for the First Time’
Carl’s Story: ‘Everyone Avoids the Front and Center in
Class’
Jake’s Story: ‘The only Judging going on is in my Own
Head’
Competing against their own Bodies (but is it More than a
Workout?)
Competing against other People (perhaps the Real
Competition is within Yourself)
Competing against their Own Egos (Playing Nice with
your Ego)
CHAPTER 5 STANDING ON YOUR HEAD, SEEING
THINGS RIGHT SIDE UP
Yoga Theory
Against Yoga Theory: A Standard Objection
Some Inadequate Responses to the Standard Objection
The Standard Objection and Testimony
Higher Up the Scale
Conclusion
PART 2 THE ASANAS: YOGA AND THE BODY
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CHAPTER 6 HELP! MY PHILOSOPHY TEACHER
MADE ME TOUCH MY TOES!
The Three Wheels Exercise
Teaching Asana in a Philosophy Class
Mountain Pose (Tadasana)
Tree Pose (Vrikshasana)
General Remarks on Philosophy and Asana
Western Philosophy: 2500 years of Pratyahara?
Where Now?
CHAPTER 7 MAN A MACHINE, MAN A YOGI
Classical Tradition
Descartes: Minds as Captains, Bodies as Ships
Rejecting Descartes: Ships Passing in the Night
CHAPTER 8 YOGA FOR WOMEN?
Yoga for Women?
The Yoga Body as ‘Capital’
Yoga as a Beauty Practice
Conclusion: Yoga for Everybody
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