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Goddess Pose: The Audacious Life of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West
Goddess Pose: The Audacious Life of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West | Michelle Goldberg
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When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India. By the time of her death, in 2002, it was being practiced everywhere, from Brooklyn to Berlin to Ulaanbaatar. In "The (…more)
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heatherspoetlife
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I loved this audiobook. For starters, I'm a big yoga fan and I had no idea how many people were involved in popularizing it in the US. Then the style is fun and so is the life of Indra Devi itself. She was one of those women who could reinvent themselves. I find that fascinating.

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heatherspoetlife
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Laying in my new yoga hammock listening to The Goddess Pose. I love the yammock already and haven't even tried doing yoga in it yet. I did try a few posts and look forward to figuring out some beginner asanas with it.

Samplergal My daughter has one. So fun. 6y
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Now my calendar is adding to my TBR pile.

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I loved this book! It's the biography of Indra Devi - one of the first women to evangelize yoga in the U.S. She led an amazing life across Europe, SE Asia and Russia. She saw all the scandals and followed a slew of different yogis. I also love candlelight yoga with my girls! 🙏🏼

BooksForYears Namaste 🕉 9y
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