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Women Yogis of India with Prasad Rangnekar
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The topic of women yogis in India is often overlooked and not widely discussed due to its complexity and nuances. It involves many layers of cultural factors. Popular yoga often includes discussions about yogis, but there is a mysterious aspect to it. To shed some light on this topic, I decided to invite Prasad Rangnekar back, one of our favorite guests, to discuss the history of women practitioners, specifically yogis and yoginis in India.
Episode Highlights:
- Was yoga a man's practice?
- The distinction between saying women yogis and yoginis
- Defining yoga in context
- The role of women in society and their impact
- The link between the feminine divinity and the goddesses in India and women yogis
- The Vedic period
- The privacy of women in their practice of sadhana
- Women yogis at the end of BC Period to the Common Era
- What are yoginis?
- Things to consider as a modern-day practitioner about the topic of yoginis
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Find all the resources mentioned in this episode
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Manage episode 402778153 series 3255326
The topic of women yogis in India is often overlooked and not widely discussed due to its complexity and nuances. It involves many layers of cultural factors. Popular yoga often includes discussions about yogis, but there is a mysterious aspect to it. To shed some light on this topic, I decided to invite Prasad Rangnekar back, one of our favorite guests, to discuss the history of women practitioners, specifically yogis and yoginis in India.
Episode Highlights:
- Was yoga a man's practice?
- The distinction between saying women yogis and yoginis
- Defining yoga in context
- The role of women in society and their impact
- The link between the feminine divinity and the goddesses in India and women yogis
- The Vedic period
- The privacy of women in their practice of sadhana
- Women yogis at the end of BC Period to the Common Era
- What are yoginis?
- Things to consider as a modern-day practitioner about the topic of yoginis
Join our mailing list
Find all the resources mentioned in this episode
Connect with us on Instagram
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