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A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance: The Yogini's Mirror
Roxanne Kamayani Gupta, PhD
A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance: The Yogini's Mirror is a unique text for developing a yoga practice based on Dr. Gupta's twenty-five year study of sacred Indian dance and traditional hatha yoga. The 64 Yogini Asanas, a series of dynamic yoga routines influenced by Indian Classical Dance and developed by the author, are lavishly illustrated and explained. Dr. Gupta is the first to practically integrate the two disciplines of yoga and Indian dance to create a spiritual path. More than offering a collection of exciting new yogasana variations, this book thoroughly explores the relationship between two of India's greatest spiritual disciplines, Indian classical dance and yoga.In a creative rendition of ancient Indian culture, the author illuminates both disciplines' metaphysical significance within the Hindu tradition and then integrates the two, offering a unique blend of practical and spiritual insight.
Drawing upon the sacred feminine energy of the yogini, a spiritual initiatress who dances with one foot in nature and the other in culture, Dr. Gupta offers an alternative, "tantric," approach for re-evaluating our understanding of creation and the body.With sections on "Womb Yoga," "Yoga of the Emotions," and "Yoga of the Elements,"The Yogini’s Mirror offers the aspiring yogini a shining reflection: the cosmic dance of her own inner nature. (Read what Library Journal had to say...)
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