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Georg Feuerstein, PhD (1947-2012) was an internationally respected Indologist who authored 50+ books on yoga, Tantra, and Hindu philosophy. His *The Philosophy of Classical Yoga* was called by Mircea…

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Philosophy & Lineage resources like BKS Iyengar – Light on Yoga (all teachers for foundational understanding, alignment-focused teachers, those studying classical approach to asana progression), Georg Feuerstein – Yoga Philosophy Scholar (teachers seeking scholarly depth in philosophy, those teaching philosophy components of teacher trainings, serious students of yoga tradition) and Loyola Marymount University – MA in Yoga Studies (teachers seeking academic credentials, those teaching philosophy, serious students of yoga tradition wanting graduate-level study) anchor this category so teachers can apply evidence-backed insights immediately.

Philosophy & Lineage resources

Philosophy & Lineage

BKS Iyengar – Light on Yoga

Classic text widely available Originally published 1966, Light on Yoga is considered one of the most important texts in…

Useful forAll teachers for foundational understandingalignment-focused teachers

Philosophy & Lineage

Georg Feuerstein – Yoga Philosophy Scholar

Georg Feuerstein, PhD (1947-2012) was an internationally respected Indologist who authored 50+ books on yoga, Tantra, an…

Useful forTeachers seeking scholarly depth in philosophythose teaching philosophy components of teacher trainings

Philosophy & Lineage

Loyola Marymount University – MA in Yoga Studies

Prestigious Master of Arts program in Yoga Studies offering intensive academic study of Sanskrit texts, yoga philosophy,…

Useful forTeachers seeking academic credentialsthose teaching philosophy

Philosophy & Lineage

Mark Singleton – Yoga History Scholar

Affiliation: SOAS University of London, Hatha Yoga Project Book: Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice Mark…

Useful forTeachers interested in yoga's true history (vs. mythology)those addressing cultural appropriation

Philosophy & Lineage

Patanjali's Yoga Sutras (various translations)

The foundational text of yoga philosophy, compiled ~400 CE. 196 short verses organized in four chapters (padas): Samadhi…

Useful forAll teachers for foundational philosophythose teaching philosophy components