Post-lineage Yoga - From Guru to #MeToo - Theodora Wildcroft
5. Case Studies
Post-lineage Yoga - From Guru to #MeToo - Theodora Wildcroft
Theodora Wildcroft [+]
The Open University
Theodora Wildcroft, PhD, is a researcher investigating the democratization and evolution of physical practice as it moves beyond both traditional and early modern frameworks of relationship. Her PhD was a significant advance in the analysis of contemporary yoga pedagogies. Her research continues to consider the democratization of yoga post- lineage and meaning making in grassroots communities of practice. She is an associate lecturer at the Open University, UK; a former coordinator of the SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies; an editor of the BASR Bulletin; an honorary member of the British Wheel of Yoga; a member of the IAYT; and a continuing professional development trainer and consultant for Yoga Alliance (US). Her monograph Post- Lineage Yoga: From Guru to #MeToo is available from Equinox Publishing Ltd. (2020).
Description
Part 2 moves to six case studies of yoga teachers who are key figures in their common subculture. 6 practice case studies, each with a key theme: Case study 1: “The pristine body” Case study 2: The “microbial temple” Case study 3: The dance of “Śiva and Śakti” Case study 4: “Part of you and part of nature and everything” Case study 5: “Building nerves of steel” with building blocks of practice Case study 6: “One step in the world and one step in spirit”