The science of yoga the risks and the rewards

The Science of Yoga draws on a hidden wealth of science, history, and surprising facts to cut through the fog that surrounds contemporary yoga and to show - for the first time - what is uplifting and beneficial and what is delusional, flaky, and dangerous. At heart, it illuminates the risks and rewa...

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Main Author: Broad, William J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Simon & Schuster 2012
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