A review by cedence
Embrace Yoga's Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice by Susanna Barkataki

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

A essential read to understand how yoga is a practice with deep historical and cultural roots; offers teachings far beyond the asanas (poses); and continue to be a practice towards global justice and unity. 

If you want to avoid cultural appropriation, and instead learn to properly honor the lineage and culture you may be participating in, this book is a good first step.

"Freedom arises when we see things as they are and can remain at ease and calm with what is. Conscious of the causes of separation and illusion that exist the world over, we understand our shared human condition. We work for ourselves and for others to create liberation for ourselves and for all beings, our siblings, to create human uplift in this world."