Post-lineage Yoga - From Guru to #MeToo - Theodora Wildcroft
4. Yoga Camp Life
Post-lineage Yoga - From Guru to #MeToo - Theodora Wildcroft
Theodora Wildcroft [+]
The Open University
Theodora Wildcroft is an associate researcher in the Department of Religious Studies at the Open University, founder member of alt-ac.uk, and Co-ordinator for the Centre of Yoga Studies at SOAS, University of London, UK.
Description
This book compares individual practice case studies, with field work at events where yoga teacher-practitioners alternate roles and inspire each other in unpredictable ways. Chapter 4 compares the cultural detail and ecology of three post-lineage yoga camps: Colourfest, Santosa and Sundara. • Moving together: common forms of practice • Creating space: inner and outer ecologies • Sharing devotion: negotiating lineage and belief • Offering service: building communities