How Long to Read Hatha Yoga

How Long Does it Take to Read Hatha Yoga?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 11 minutes to read Hatha Yoga by Arne Fronsdal

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Pre-Classical YogaThe beginnings of Yoga were developed by the Indus-Sarasvati civilization in Northern India over 5,000 years ago. The word yoga was first mentioned in the oldest sacred texts, the Rig Veda. The Vedas were a collection of texts containing songs, mantras and rituals to be used by Brahmans, the Vedic priests. Yoga was slowly refined and developed by the Brahmans and Rishis (mystic seers) who documented their practices and beliefs in the Upanishads, a huge work containing over 200 scriptures. The most renowned of the Yogic scriptures is the Bhagavad-Gîtâ, composed around 500 B.C.E. The Upanishads took the idea of ritual sacrifice from the Vedas and internalized it, teaching the sacrifice of the ego through self-knowledge, action (karma yoga) and wisdom (jnana yoga).Classical YogaIn the pre-classical stage, yoga was a mishmash of various ideas, beliefs and techniques that often conflicted and contradicted each other. The Classical period is defined by Patanjali's Yoga-Sûtras, the first systematic presentation of yoga. Written some time in the second century, this text describes the path of Raja Yoga, often called "classical yoga". Patanjali organized the practice of yoga into an "eight limbed path" containing the steps and stages towards obtaining Samadhi or enlightenment. Patanjali is often considered the father of yoga and his Yoga-Sûtras still strongly influence most styles of modern yoga.

How long is Hatha Yoga?

Hatha Yoga by Arne Fronsdal is 71 pages long, and a total of 17,821 words.

This makes it 24% the length of the average book. It also has 22% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Hatha Yoga Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 37 minutes to read Hatha Yoga aloud.

What Reading Level is Hatha Yoga?

Hatha Yoga is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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