Experiencing yoga online. An analysis of data posted on Instagram Cover Image

Doświadczanie jogi w Internecie. Analiza danych zastanych na Instagramie
Experiencing yoga online. An analysis of data posted on Instagram

Author(s): Dagmara Tarasiuk
Subject(s): Cultural history, Media studies, History of ideas, Culture and social structure , History of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: yoga; Internet; Instagram; analysis; yoga practice
Summary/Abstract: This article takes a closer look at the social world of haṭha yoga practitioners who post content online on the popular website Instagram. The analysis of the available research material included both photographs and, to a greater extent, descriptions accompanying the photographs. The data posted on the app became the source of the analyzed meanings and definitions of yoga constructed by the online community centered around yoga practice.

  • Page Range: 183-203
  • Page Count: 21
  • Publication Year: 2021
  • Language: Polish