Ram Vakkalanka

Are you curious about who are some of the ancient Yoga Philosophers, apart from Patanjali,  who contributed to the vast repertoire Yoga Philosophy? Well, here is a list of some of the ancient Yoga philosophers and some of their principal works:
*Dattatreya – predates Patanjali, taught the eight limbs of Yoga in what is known as the Darshanopanishat
*Vyasa – wrote the commentary on Yoga Sutras and helped us understand the Sutras better
*Adi Shankara – authored Yoga Taravali and many other texts on Yoga
*Yogi Gorakhnath – wrote Goraksha Samhita
*Gheranda – the author of Gheranda Samhita
*Yogi Swatmarama – authored Hatha Yoga Pradipika
*Srinivasabhatta Mahayogindra – wrote Hatharatnavali
*Narada – author of Bhakti Sutras, contributed greatly to Bhakti Yoga
All these great Yogis contributed immensely to the Yoga Philosophy