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#1 Health & Fitness Book, Gurgaon Lit Fest, 2019
Beyond Asanas: The Myths and Legends Behind Yogic Postures
Have you ever wondered how these names for yoga poses came about, inspired from animals, nature, and even sages?
Using thirty carefully researched asanas, yoga teacher Pragya Bhatt draws upon her own yoga practice and research to make a connection between ancient Indian mythology and modern yoga practice.
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By depicting the beauty and form of each asana through the lens of Joel Koechlin, this book intends to add meaning and value for practitioners and non-practitioners alike, shedding new light on a familiar subject
“Beyond Asanas: The Myths and Legends behind Yogic Postures” is a 256-page book that delves into the stories
and legend associated with various yogic postures. It is published by Penguin e Bury Press and is available in both Kindle and Paperback formats.
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In the Womb of the Goddess
In our culture we honor the feminine energy with music and with dance, with poetry and with song.
It all started in the Womb of the Goddess.
The universe, the oceans, the mountains, plants, the animals, early man too.
This fertile and inexhaustible womb created life and the ability to make sense of life too.
It gave birth to our senses, our thoughts and the thought for this book too.
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Like a daughter inheriting her mother’s features – what features has Creation inherited from the Divine Feminine? With this collection of poems, yoga practitioner and scholar Pragya Bhatt considers the imprints of divinity on our everyday life.
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Kashi and My Two Faiths: Coexistence as Lived Practice
In this personal reflection, I share my experience as a Hindu woman entering an orthodox Digambar Jain family in Kashi, exploring the delicate balance of maintaining my own faith while embracing another. I uncover the little-known legend of the Phate Mahadev temple, where a Shivalingam reportedly split open to reveal a Jain deity, serving as a profound symbol of the religious syncretism that defines my marriage. Ultimately, I invite you to see Kashi through my eyes—a city where the quiet asceticism of Jainism and the chaotic devotion of Hinduism coexist as a beautiful, lived practice
