What are its traditional roots, and how has that transformed into the cultural Western phenomenon. I don't want something that is just telling me why I should do yoga, and I don't want a spiritual book. Moreso, I want a book that explains where it started and why so many major cities now seem to have 100 yoga studios.
by Tchoup15
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The Great Oom by Robert Love
[https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-oom-the-mysterious-origins-of-america-s-first-yogi-robert-love/11728049](https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-oom-the-mysterious-origins-of-america-s-first-yogi-robert-love/11728049)
The Subtle Body by Stefanie Syman
[https://citylights.com/vedic/subtle-body-yoga-in-amer/](https://citylights.com/vedic/subtle-body-yoga-in-amer/)
I found these by doing a Google search with the words “how did yoga become so popular book.”