Welcome to Part 4 of Sounding Off: Austerity. If you’re new to the Sounding Off series, you can quickly get caught up on the series archive!
In the past three weeks, we’ve unpacked a variety of premodern yogic traditions, from ultra-orthodox Brahminical Vedic Hinduism (Aurality, Antiquity) to radically subversive medieval Tantra (Alchemy). Today, we’re tackling the vast swath of South Asian history between the Upanishads and today – roughly 2500 years! – as we investigate the tradition of yogic asceticism and its evolutions through to the 21st century.
As you explore the content in the tabs below, consider the question that we seek to answer, each in our own ways:
Should we really be speaking Sanskrit in our yoga classes?
Check back next week, Wednesday July 24 for Part 5 of Sounding Off: Authority!
