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Teaching yoga-darsana to postural yoga instructors: Translating the discipline of true happiness to Western seekers for mind-body comfort

FUJDA, Milan

Basic information

Original name

Teaching yoga-darsana to postural yoga instructors: Translating the discipline of true happiness to Western seekers for mind-body comfort

Authors

FUJDA, Milan

Edition

Conference "Reimagining and Reclaiming the Knowledge Traditions of Bharat: Beyond Boundaries and Definitions," March 3-4, 2025, New Delhi, 2025

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Presentations at conferences

Country of publisher

India

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

Organization

Filozofická fakulta – Repository – Repository

Keywords in English

teaching yoga; cultural a priori; cultural knowledge; translation; acculturation

Links

MUNI/A/1590/2024, interní kód Repo.
Changed: 28/3/2025 00:51, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík

Abstract

V originále

The presentation reflects on my attempts to introduce Patanjali's Yoga-darsana and the Bhagavadgita's karma- and bhakti-yoga together with tantric search for immortality to future postural yoga instructors throughout their yoga-teaching training course. It thematises difficulties and strategies of transcending gaps in elementary cultural presumptions, lacking cultural (and historical) knowledge and positionality in divergent social environments with diverging values, aims and possibilities. It will elaborate on meaningful compromises and limited results.