Home›Sources›Roots of YogaSourcesRoots of YogaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Roots of Yoga." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/roots-of-yoga.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Roots of Yoga. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/roots-of-yogaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-roots-of-yoga, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Roots of Yoga}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/roots-of-yoga}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXRoots of Yoga is a translated anthology of the actual Sanskrit and vernacular yoga corpus, giving readers direct access to the primary texts behind specific yoga techniques along with the textual history of each one, rather than a single author's interpretive summary of yoga's history. That direct access to primary sources, translated and dated, is the anthology's real evidentiary value. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with any specific translation choice. Use it for the textual history and content of a specific yoga technique as documented in its primary sources.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (521 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedJames Mallinson and Mark Singleton (trans. and eds.)PublisherWell-attestedPenguin ClassicsPublication YearWell-attested2017URLWell-attestedhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/254332/roots-of-yoga-by-james-mallinson-mark-singleton/9780241253045Source TypeWell-attestedPrimary text in translationAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A translated anthology of the actual Sanskrit and vernacular yoga corpus giving direct access to the primary texts behind specific yoga techniques along with the textual history of each one.NotesWell-attestedTranslated anthology of the Sanskrit and vernacular yoga corpus, with the textual history of each technique.Claims Backed By This Source (521 claims)This source backs 521 claims across the atlas. As facts: 345 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 2 open question. As cited relationships: 73 holds, 1 held Differently. Plus 98 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicNadis, 136 claims: 108 well-attested, 14 holds, 14 general references.Chakras, 101 claims: 76 well-attested, 13 holds, 12 general references.Articles, 84 claims: 66 well-attested, 7 holds, 11 general references.Asanas, 40 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 34 general references.Practices, 40 claims: 32 well-attested, 2 holds, 6 general references.Disciplines, 26 claims: 9 well-attested, 13 holds, 4 general references.Subtle Energies, 18 claims: 5 well-attested, 10 holds, 3 general references.Open Questions, 16 claims: 12 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.Denominations, 13 claims: 11 holds, 1 held Differently, 1 general references.Historical Figures, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 open question, 1 general references.Categories, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Esoteric Texts, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 3 general references.Beliefs & Restrictions, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.Body Parts, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 general references.Sections, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Subcategories, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested345ArticlesA Foundational Practice, Widely TaughtA Name Without a Life AttachedAjna in the Tantric SourcesAwakening a Coiled EnergyBindu as Cosmological Seed PointBreath, energy and practiceFour Postures, Three of Them Named for an AnimalFourteen Seats, Mostly the Same Family With Small VariationsFrom a Cleansing Kriya to a Concentration TechniqueFrom Pranayama to the Modern TherapiesFrom Seated Pranayama to Modern Flow PracticeHow Prana Reached the English-Speaking WorldHow Yoga Postures Became a Modern PracticeIda in Breath Practice, and How It Differs from a MeridianKhecari Mudra and the Reach for NectarKundalini in the Tantric SourcesLalana, the Palate WaystationMuladhara in the Tantric SourcesPingala in Breath Practice, and How It Differs from a MeridianPractices Aimed at Preserving BinduPrana in the Vedic and Yogic SourcesSteady GazingThe Breath as a Lever on the MindThe System as It Is Taught NowThe Vayus Outside Specialist PracticeThree Postures Whose Purpose Is Rest Rather Than EffortThree Postures, and How Rarely the Manuals Actually StandThree Seated Twists, Each Named for a Different SageTwo Frog Postures and One Camel, All Absent From the Earlier ManualTwo Named for the Tortoise and One Named for a DirectionWhat He AssembledWhat Is Claimed, and What Is DisputedAsanasBalasanaBharadvajasanaBeliefs & RestrictionsThe Body Can Be Perfected into a Deathless State Through YogaBody PartsNavelThird EyeCategoriesChakrasNadisChakrasBinduCrownHeartLalanaRootSacralSolar PlexusThird EyeThroatDisciplinesChakrasHatha YogaShowing 1 to 50 of 82 entities carrying this claim. NextScholarly debate2Esoteric TextsHatha Yoga PradipikaOpen question2Historical FiguresSvatmaramaHolds73ArticlesFour Postures, Three of Them Named for an AnimalFourteen Seats, Mostly the Same Family With Small VariationsThree Postures Whose Purpose Is Rest Rather Than EffortThree Postures, and How Rarely the Manuals Actually StandThree Seated Twists, Each Named for a Different SageTwo Frog Postures and One Camel, All Absent From the Earlier ManualTwo Named for the Tortoise and One Named for a DirectionAsanasBhadrasanaChakrasBinduCrownHeartLalanaRootSacralSolar PlexusThird EyeThroatDenominationsNath SampradayaDisciplinesChakrasKundalini YogaPranayamaNadisAlambushaGandhariHastijihvaIdaKuhuPayasviniPingalaPushaSarasvatiShankhiniSushumnaVaruniVishvodaraYashasviniOpen QuestionsWhen was Svatmarama born?Where was Svatmarama born?PracticesBreathworkTrataka (fixed gazing)Subtle EnergiesKundaliniPranaThe Five VayusHeld Differently1DenominationsNath SampradayaGeneral References98ArticlesA Name Without a Life AttachedFour Postures, Three of Them Named for an AnimalFourteen Seats, Mostly the Same Family With Small VariationsHatha Yoga as the Means of Bodily TransformationHow Yoga Postures Became a Modern PracticeThree Postures Whose Purpose Is Rest Rather Than EffortThree Postures, and How Rarely the Manuals Actually StandThree Seated Twists, Each Named for a Different SageTwo Frog Postures and One Camel, All Absent From the Earlier ManualTwo Named for the Tortoise and One Named for a DirectionWhat He AssembledAsanasBalasanaBhadrasanaBharadvajasanaBhujangasanaDhanurasanaGarudasanaGomukhasanaGorakshasanaGuptasanaKukkutasanaKurmasanaMakarasanaMandukasanaMatsyasanaMatsyendrasanaMayurasanaMuktasanaPadmasanaPaschimottanasanaSankatasanaShalabhasanaShavasanaSiddhasanaSimhasanaSvastikasanaUshtrasanaUtkatasanaUttana KurmasanaUttana MandukasanaVajrasanaVirasanaVrikshasanaVrishasanaYogasanaBeliefs & RestrictionsThe Body Can Be Perfected into a Deathless State Through YogaBody PartsNavelThird EyeCategoriesChakrasNadisShowing 1 to 50 of 94 entities carrying this claim. 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