Phenomenological and Interactional Interpretations of Corporality and Intersubjectivity in Hatha Yoga

Abstract

The author presents the author’s experiences of the body in hatha yoga practice using Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenological concepts and perspective to understand the feelings about the body, thoughts, and emotions. The author interprets the corporeality and intersubjectivity of hatha yoga practice in light of the author’s theory. The author gives some examples of embodied perception from the author’s practice. The examples the author’s give are based on the author’s experience in yoga practice and self-observations that the author have done during the research project on experiencing hatha yoga practice and knowledge transfer.

Citation

Konecki, K.T. (2024), "Phenomenological and Interactional Interpretations of Corporality and Intersubjectivity in Hatha Yoga", Denzin, N.K. and Chen, S.-L.S. (Ed.) Essential Issues in Symbolic Interaction (Studies in Symbolic Interaction, Vol. 59), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 105-124. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0163-239620240000059006