3. Is Yoga a Ritual?
Yoga Studies in Five Minutes - Theodora Wildcroft
Brett W. Parris [+]
Brett W Parris is a DPhil Candidate in the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the
University of Oxford. He has an MPhil in Classical Indian Religion from Oxford, as well as a PhD in development economics from Monash University in Melbourne. He worked for NGOs focussed on poverty, human rights, and climate change for many years. His current research focusses on the ethical dimensions of yogic philosophy and practice, and broader inter-religious dialogue. He has taught yoga in both Australia and the UK.
Description
The practice of yoga can be a form of ritual, but does not have to be. Whatever else yoga and ritual may be, they are practices and acts that we perform with our bodies. Neither is merely an intellectual exercise. Yogic techniques and rituals can be adapted and integrated into any spiritual tradition.