Hatha Yoga
Yogi Ramacharaka · 1904
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About the book
The yogi philosophy of physical well-being: prana, food, water, breath, sleep and the «little lives» of the body, taught as the material half of the spiritual work. Less postures than principles — the 1904 idea of hatha yoga, before the mats arrived.
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Part 1 · Hatha yoga without the tricks. The first six slides, free.
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Say the words hatha yoga today and a picture arrives on its own: a mat, a stretch, a body folded into a shape. Ramacharaka, writing in 1904, would not have recognised that as the heart of the thing.
For him hatha yoga is one branch of a larger philosophy, standing beside Raja, Karma and Gnani Yoga, and its territory is plain: the care of the physical body. Its health, its strength, its well-being, and everything that keeps it in its natural and normal state.
That is a far wider field than exercise. It takes in how you eat, drink, breathe, rest and bathe. It is also far humbler than the word yoga suggests to most people. There are no feats in it, only the question of how a body is meant to live.
Inside the course
12 parts- What hatha yoga is — and what Ramacharaka says it isn'tFree above
- The yogi's regard for the physical body
- Our friend, the vital force
- The laboratory of the body
Questions
Is Hatha Yoga free to read in Astra Trainer?
Yes. The full book opens free in the app’s reader, in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian.
What is the short course?
12 short parts that walk through the book’s key ideas in slides, each with a quick quiz. The first six slides are free to try on this page.
Where do I get the app?
Astra Trainer is free on the App Store and Google Play. Hatha Yoga is waiting in the app’s library.
