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The body in early Hatha Yoga

by Ruth Westoby | 2024 | 112,229 words

Hinduism Hindu Philosophy Yoga

This page relates ‘Introduction: Female:body� of study dealing with the body in Hatha Yoga Sanskrit texts.—This essay highlights how these texts describe physical practices for achieving liberation and bodily sovereignty with limited metaphysical understanding. Three bodily models are focused on: the ascetic model of ‘baking� in Yoga, conception and embryology, and Kundalini’s affective processes.

Introduction: Female:body

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Introduction to the Thesis
Bodies both subtle and yogic
Theory and concepts
Regarding the word “affect�
Method: bodies of text and bodies of flesh
Praxis floats free
Progress and decline
Defining a corpus
The Amá¹›tasiddhi and Haá¹­ha Yoga
The Amaraugha and Haá¹­ha Yoga
The VasiṣṭhasaṃhitÄ and Haá¹­ha Yoga
The DattÄtreyayogaÅ›Ästra and Haá¹­ha Yoga
The Gorakṣaśataka and Haṭha Yoga
The VivekamÄrtaṇá¸a and Haá¹­ha Yoga
The Yogabīja and Haṭha Yoga
The KhecarÄ«vidyÄ and Haá¹­ha Yoga
The ÅšivasaṃhitÄ and Haá¹­ha Yoga
The Haá¹­hapradÄ«pikÄ and Haá¹­ha Yoga
The JyotsnÄ commentary and Haá¹­ha Yoga
The Amanaska and Haá¹­ha Yoga
The YogayÄjñavalkya and Haá¹­ha Yoga
The YogatÄrÄvalÄ« and Haá¹­ha Yoga
Thesis overview
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