Sparks of Yoga: Reconsidering the Aesthetic in Modern Postural Yoga

Authors

  • Noora-Helena Korpelainen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.jos.v5i1.3320

Abstract

In this article, I consider aesthetic experiences in Ashtanga Yoga practice. Yoga has become extremely popular, a part of everyday life. Yet, Using somaesthetics and everyday aesthetics, I argue, that the aesthetic is essential in practicing yoga because of the performing body, environment-like uniting of postures, and the experiences of liminality, sacredness, liberation, and asceticism. Furthermore, I show that recognizing the aesthetic dimension in yoga doesn’t require approaching yoga as an art form, and that balance and beauty can be considered parallel.

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Published

03-09-2019

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2019): BODY FIRST: Somaesthetics and Popular Culture

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