Yoga and Phenomenology on Consciousness

Giulia Moiraghi (University of Pisa)

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State University of New York Press
01 August 2025

Phenomenology & Existentialism; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Exercise & workout books; Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation

Series: SUNY series, Perspectives in Contemplative Studies

Brings yogic traditions into dialogue with current philosophical and scientific research on consciousness.

In this book, philosopher and yoga practitioner Giulia Moiraghi brings yoga into dialogue with current debates on consciousness in analytic philosophy and cognitive science. The book explores embodiment's role in revealing a typically overlooked dimension of consciousness: the horizon consciousness. Bringing major thinkers in phenomenology together with the classical texts of yogic traditions, as well as the author's own firsthand experience, the book argues that yoga, across all the centuries and in its diversity of practices, points toward a common core that should not be left to an archaeological domain of study but should be integrated into ongoing philosophical research on consciousness. By helping the reader understand the relevance of key phenomenological concepts to the practice and actualization of yoga, the book provides a concise and agile tool for general practitioners in the contemplative field and for scholars in consciousness studies, Indian studies, philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science.

By: Giulia Moiraghi (University of Pisa)
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9798855803372
Series: SUNY series, Perspectives in Contemplative Studies
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 01 August 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Giulia Moiraghi is University Lecturer in Phenomenology and Yoga at the University of Pisa and a lifelong yoga practitioner. She is the author of In cammino verso la cosa: Heidegger dall'estetica all'ontologia and Cura e Ardore: Il rigore e la passione della pratica yoga.

Reviews for Yoga and Phenomenology on Consciousness

""This is an important contribution to both the scholarly study of yogic traditions and the emerging global conversation on consciousness. The scholarship is both wide-ranging and sound, and the book offers interesting and novel interpretations of yogic texts and traditions, which are made possible by the deep work on Husserl and Heidegger. It will be of interest to scholars of phenomenology, yoga, Indian philosophy, and consciousness studies."" — Matthew MacKenzie, author of Buddhist Philosophy and the Embodied Mind: A Constructive Engagement