Western Appropriation of Yoga, and why Hindus should care about it

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Saturday, April 30th 2022,
9 AM PST  / 12 NOON EST / 9:30 PM IST
 
Speaker:
 
In the process of embracing Yoga, the West has been slowly 'extracting' it from its primary Hindu context of the practice of interiority i.e., Dhyana, Jnana and Moksha, and  re-situating it in the context of fitness and health. Should Hindus be proud of the fact  that the West has transformed Yoga into a multi-billion dollar industry? Or should we  also be concerned that the stewardship of Yoga is slowly slipping away? And what exactly can we do about this?