The Truth of Yoga
A Comprehensive Guide to Yoga's History, Texts, Philosophy, and Practices
The Truth of Yoga provides a clear overview of yoga’s evolution for modern practitioners – as well as anyone else who wants to know where it comes from, what it was for, and how ancient objectives relate to today’s.
The book is subtitled “A Comprehensive Guide to Yoga’s History, Texts, Philosophy, and Practices.” Its concise and engaging chapters describe the key themes that have influenced practices over the centuries, while also dispelling misconceptions.
Online courses go a step further, diving deep into yogic texts to present what they teach in an interactive format. You can find out more about these below. Overall, they’re a light-hearted mixture of scholarly knowledge and traditional wisdom.
A Comprehensive Guide to Yoga's History, Texts, Philosophy, and Practices
The Truth of Yoga provides a clear overview of yoga’s evolution for modern practitioners – as well as anyone else who wants to know where it comes from, what it was for, and how ancient objectives relate to today’s.
The book is subtitled “A Comprehensive Guide to Yoga’s History, Texts, Philosophy, and Practices.” Its concise and engaging chapters describe the key themes that have influenced practices over the centuries, while also dispelling misconceptions.
Online courses go a step further, diving deep into yogic texts to present what they teach in an interactive format. You can find out more about these below. Overall, they’re a light-hearted mixture of scholarly knowledge and traditional wisdom.
A Comprehensive Guide to Yoga's History, Texts, Philosophy, and Practices
The Truth of Yoga provides a clear overview of yoga’s evolution for modern practitioners – as well as anyone else who wants to know where it comes from, what it was for, and how ancient objectives relate to today’s.
The book is subtitled “A Comprehensive Guide to Yoga’s History, Texts, Philosophy, and Practices.” Its concise and engaging chapters describe the key themes that have influenced practices over the centuries, while also dispelling misconceptions.
Online courses go a step further, diving deep into yogic texts to present what they teach in an interactive format. You can find out more about these below. Overall, they’re a light-hearted mixture of scholarly knowledge and traditional wisdom.
Daniel Simpson
Daniel presents ancient texts for modern times.
He’s the author of The Truth of Yoga, a comprehensive guide to the discipline’s history, texts, philosophies and practices. His approach combines scholarly knowledge with humour and insight, making yoga philosophy accessible and relevant to practitioners today.
Daniel teaches courses at SOAS (University of London), the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, on yoga teacher trainings and online. He also offers workshops and private tutoring.
Drawing on a master’s degree in yoga studies, and over 20 years of practical experience, he aims to help students explore their own path. He supplements his teaching with work as an editor.
