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The Possible Significance of Sensorimotor Synchronisation in Modern Postural Yoga Practice

Publication date: 14.12.2015

Studia Religiologica, 2015, Volume 48, Issue 4, pp. 327 - 340

https://doi.org/10.4467/20844077SR.15.024.4763

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Matylda Ciołkosz
Institute for the Study of Religions, Jagiellonian University, Grodzka 52 31-044 Kraków
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-4859 Orcid
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The Possible Significance of Sensorimotor Synchronisation in Modern Postural Yoga Practice

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to discuss the possible role of sensorimotor synchronisation in Modern Postural Yoga (MPY) āsana ritual. The hypothesis is that such synchronisation contributes to the subjective efficacy of MPY practice and facilitates the transmission of doctrinal concepts related to it.

Grounding the discussion in the enactive paradigm, the author describes the phenomenon of sensorimotor synchronisation and the mechanisms responsible for its emergence. The ritual character of MPY āsana practice is then accounted for, based on McCauley and Lawson’s theory of ritual competence. A discussion of forms of synchronisation occurring during āsana ritual follows, with a special focus on Iyengar Yoga. The author then suggests the possible influence of such synchronisation on the perceived effectiveness of the practice and on the acceptance of certain religio-philosophical notions.

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Information: Studia Religiologica, 2015, Volume 48, Issue 4, pp. 327 - 340

Article type: Original article

Titles:

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The Possible Significance of Sensorimotor Synchronisation in Modern Postural Yoga Practice

English:

The Possible Significance of Sensorimotor Synchronisation in Modern Postural Yoga Practice

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-4859

Matylda Ciołkosz
Institute for the Study of Religions, Jagiellonian University, Grodzka 52 31-044 Kraków
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-4859 Orcid
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Institute for the Study of Religions, Jagiellonian University, Grodzka 52 31-044 Kraków

Published at: 14.12.2015

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