{"product_id":"2940012294470","title":"Yoga and Meditation Guide for Beginners","description":"When one mentions “yoga”, many images could be conjured up. Perhaps you get an image of flower children from the 60’s sitting in a circle with their legs in unrealistic positions chanting “Ohm” close to a huge candle in a poorly lit room. Yoga is an ancient art that has been practiced for centuries. Over the years, it has risen in popularity as a way to stay fit, get in touch with one’s inner self, and keep a balance of sanity in a occasionally insane world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile yoga did come to popularity in the 60’s with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who popularized Transcendental Meditation (TM) in the 60's, because he was associated with the Beatles, yoga practitioners have brought the ancient drill to the forefront of wellness in recent years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany scholars expect that yoga dates back over 5,000 years to the beginning of human civilization. Scholars expect that yoga grew out of Stone Tip Shamanism, because of the cultural similarities between Modern Hinduism and Mehrgarh, a neolithic settlement (in what is now Afghanistan). In fact, much of Hindu ideas, rituals and symbols of today appear to have their roots in this shamanistic culture of Mehrgahr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarly Yoga and archaic shamanism had much in usual as both sought to transcend the human condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe primary goal of shamanism was to heal members of the community and act as religious mediators. Archaic Yoga was also community oriented, as it attempted to discern the cosmic purchase through inner vision, then to apply that purchase to every day living. Later, Yoga evolved into a more inward experience, and Yogis concentrated on their individual enlightenment and salvation.","brand":"eBook Legend","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068340617456,"sku":"2940012294470","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012294470_p0.jpg?v=1763554602","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012294470","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}