The West’s Plagiarism of Yoga: Appropriating Hindu Roots, Renaming Asanas, and Cashing In
Yoga—a sacred Hindu practice born thousands of years ago in the Indus Valley—has been stretched, twisted, and repackaged into a billion-dollar industry in the West. What began as a spiritual discipline rooted in Hindu philosophy is now a trendy workout, stripped of its soul, with yoga asanas renamed and its origins obscured. From “Downward Dog” … Read more