A Brief History of Yoga Traditions.
Patañjali systematised yoga in the 4th–5th century CE, drawing together streams of practice that had been evolving long before him, including influences from Buddhist and Jain traditions. His work is precise and brilliant, but it represents one moment in a much larger continuum. The Upaniṣads both precede and follow him, while the Ṛig Veda reaches […]
