Millions of Americans practice yoga as a workout, a spiritual exercise or a combination of the two. Those who wonder if their pigeon pose or sun salute carry centuries of Hindu tradition from India to ...
Millions of Americans practice yoga as a workout, a spiritual exercise or a combination of the two. Those who wonder if their pigeon pose or sun salute carry centuries of Hindu tradition from India to ...
The history of yoga practice is primarily a history of men. While today’s superstar female teachers may salute the sun in spandex and headsets, women have been disciples rather than leaders in the ...
Indra Devi, Russian-born actress-dancer who popularized yoga in America and taught numerous Hollywood thesps, died April 25 in Buenos Aires, where she had lived and taught since the mid-1980s. She was ...
In the heyday of post-WWII Hollywood, Indra Devi found an audience she could bend to her will. Her clients included the bored housewives of Hollywood heavyweights and starlets like Greta Garbo. She ...
A trailblazer in the world of yoga, Indra Devi was born as Eugenie Peterson in Latvia (then Russian empire) in 1899, she became known as the "First Lady of Yoga" for her pioneering efforts in ...
She was a queen known for her boldness in every way. First, she called off her engagement to the Maharaja of Gwalior. Then, against her parents’ wishes, she went ahead with a love marriage. She earned ...
Indra Devi, one of the first Western women to study yoga in India, who later taught it to several Hollywood stars, has died. She was 102. Devi, who at 99 was still performing demanding yoga poses, ...
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