The history of religion and spirituality is often complex. So is the history of yoga-especially the yoga of Abraham.
The yoga of Abraham is a physical and spiritual practice found detailed in the Book of Creation, which is considered to be the first book of Kabala-a form of Jewish mysticism. Abraham, the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam-left behind several teachings.
In studying them, Edward J. Wilson, MD, and Baba Dao discovered that not only do Abraham's teachings precisely reflect the modern discoveries of genetics, the basis of this teaching-that we are but one people-is found in his yoga practice, as detailed in the Book of Creation. This practice involves a yoga of time, space, and being, and it shows how our own bodies can be a teacher of oneness. In so doing, we can cross the divide that religion often creates, and we can embrace the monotheistic concepts behind the practice to better love our fellow humans.
Using religious history, modern science, the tenets embodied in yoga and meditation, and the Abrahamic teachings, Wilson and Dao introduce the yoga of Abraham to the world.
About the Author: Edward J. Wilson, MD, Dean of Integrative Medicine at Beurin University, is a physician specializing in internal medicine. After graduating from McGill University in Canada, he continued his training at USC-County Hospital in Los Angeles. His experience with people from all walks of life, as well as his clinical training, led him to a deep understanding of how we are all essentially the same.
Born in Africa, Baba Dao is a mystic and teacher of the yoga of Abraham. Descended from the Sheikh Abu Ibrahim Abu al Afia, who eight hundred years ago discovered the basic tenets of chromosomal yoga, Baba Dao continues his journey through the teachings of many ancient cultures. He is thankful for and privileged to have learned from the kind teachers who helped build a language of the heart-a language to reach across the illusion of any separation between us and our fellow man.