Advanced Praise…

“This interesting book takes a groundbreaking dialectic approach, combining anthropological theory and cultural analysis with a philosophical and practical methodology. Laurie Greene and Edward Clark bring a valuable and complementary set of perspectives to the study of modern yoga practice that will surely appeal to both scholars of modern yoga studies, as well as to yoga and other movement professionals, for years to come.” — Sarah Strauss, author, Positioning Yoga

“Clark and Greene’s enlightening book on the art of teaching yoga provides a refreshing perspective, combining the rigor or philosophical inquiry with the richness of experiential insight. Drawing on aesthetic philosophy, performance theory, and an understanding of how knowledge is embodied, the authors have crafted an accessible, nuanced book that confronts and corrects many popular misconceptions. Meditations on Yoga invites readers to question assumptions derived from the phenomenal popularity of postural practice and encourages critical scholars to explore the pedagogical potentiality of yoga in and through the experiential practice of teaching.” —Joseph Alter, author, Yoga in Modern India 

“The range of scholarship (esp. from anthropology) and performance perspectives this book brings together is remarkable and seems like an important intervention that provides both philosophical clarity and a real space for productive reflection for teachers and students of yoga.” –Jamal Jones, Sanskrit Scholar, Powers Beyond Words: Ritual, Astrology, and the Politics of Poetry in South India.

“This book is superb! It deals graciously with many of the issues that I often try to articulate to students and prospective teachers.  Brilliant job!” –Andrew Eppler, Ashtanga teacher, producer, Mysore Yoga Traditions

“An in-depth elucidation of the current state of yoga, presented in elegant words. Clearly one of a kind.”  –Yenny Christine

“This book goes into the vast field of Yogic studies and explores the deep thinking and resulting awareness that develops from these studies. This journey through the territory of  “yoga physics”  is imperative for the honest practitioner to create afresh the living art and science of Yoga. As we evolve, we ask the vital question, ‘Who are we in this Great Mystery?”  Take a deep BREATH. This book will  help you in your quest for answers.” –Ana T. Forrest, Creatrix of Forrest Yoga, author of Fierce Medicine